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After all these experiences, I learned a lot and began to grow up. One autumn night, when my parents and I returned from my uncle’s house, my mother said that we might leave for Australia soon. I was crying on the bus, and some people were turning around to look at me. I could not stop the thought of never hearing the morning radio programmes in school again.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving, I couldn’t wait to think about all the places I was going to see— the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving was hardly in my head then.

The following years taught me to think all was going to turn out well, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years, I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not know very clearly what I was or what I should be. Father died and Mother then married again… and things became even more complex（复杂）. More than two years passed, my stepfather and I got used to each other at last. I was often sad, and saw no end to“the hard times.”

My responsibilities in the family increased since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, taught my mother to fill out forms, translated at interviews with immigration officers（移民局官员），took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there…

I have learned that all common troubles go away at last if we don’t give up. My life will turn out all right, even though it will be so hard.

1.When the writer first knew they would leave for Australia, she felt .

A.bored B.angry C.confused D.sad

2.Before the writer went to a new place, she learned something about it from .

A.friends and schoolmates B.books and pictures

C.school radio programmes D.her parents and relatives

3.The underlined words this reason in Paragraph 2 refer to .

A.leaving the writer’s friends and relatives B.missing fun radio programmes

C.getting away from the writer’s parents D.being not able to see new places

4.For the first two years in Australia, the writer .

A.thought a lot about her future B.studied in different schools

C.often lost her way in the school D.got on well with her stepfather

5.From Paragraph 4, we can know that the writer .

A.began to work as a translator B.attended a lot of job interviews

C.helped the family with her English D.taught children English

6.The writer has learned that .

A.it is difficult to learn to be patient B.there are more difficult things in the future

C.the future will be hard without friends D.good things will happen if one keeps trying

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