专题限时训练(二十三) [夹叙夹议型完形填空(二)]
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We live in a fastpaced and anxietyfilled world that often time seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had struggled with anxiety. After I left university, I made friends with a Moroccan woman at work. One day she invited me to __1__ her and her family back home. I wanted to, but I would have to travel there __2__ and I knew we would be in a very rural area. How would I cope with my __3__？
Then one day it __4__ to me that I had a life to live. I could choose to let anxiety __5__ me or I could go to Morocco and __6__ something different. I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone.
The journey to Morocco __7__ something inside me. I managed to cope with my anxiety. The sense of __8__ was overwhelming and still to this day when I get afraid of going somewhere alone, I remember how __9__ it felt when I arrived in Morocco.
Upon arrival I was so __10__ for the generous welcome I received. My friend's family had arranged a welcome party. The people were so loving towards me. As a moment of __11__ felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that I was “good enough”， which helped to __12__ my anxiety.
Waking up the next day, in the morning light, I saw the area where we were. I was __13__ by how rural it was—and the realization that these people had very few __14__.
In the days afterwards, I travelled around Morocco. We went to Marrakesh and __15__ the Atlas mountains. We had the most amazing food—lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
At the end of my __16__ something inside me had changed. I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.
Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what
