Those days life was so hard that I finally wished that I could just be “left alone”.

The thought of going somewhere by myself would give me so much  1 . but then I’d remember when I was alone. Not that  2 _ left me. I was alone by myself in crowded places. It was the   3   that I built around me that would not  4   the outside in or the inside out.

When I was a child, I would play this silly   5 . It was always   6 _ because a place in a corner or under a table would do. My favorite place was simply to pull a blanket over my head. I would lie there and   7  , “Right now no one in the world knows where I am!” That thought was so   8  .

If you knew me well enough this wouldn’t   9   you…I still do it at 60. It drives my dogs crazy, because they find me and start digging at the blanket until they find a way in. All three of them  10   me. That thought is so satisfying, too.

I want you to know that at times we all wish that we could be left _11  . The fact that you can be alone with yourself and enjoy it shows clearly who you are. Imagine for a  12   being locked in a room with someone you  13  . It would be torture. So, if you find peace with being with yourself, that is good. However, if you are trying to build a wall so no one can ever  14 , it can’t happen.

The light of love can find a  15  through the tiniest cracks. You can pull the covers over your head and love will find you.

1.A. trouble                B. experience   C. pleasure     D. worry

2. A. anybody           B. everyone     C. nobody       D. someone

3.A. idea               B. place            C. house        D. wall

4.A. permit             B. stop         C. find         D. turn

5.A. match              B. program      C. competition  D. game

6. A. interesting           B. disappointing    C. easy         D. different

7. A. shout             B. think            C. cry          D. dream

8.A. satisfying         B. shocking     C. important        D. strange

9. A. fear              B. meet         C. surprise     D. excite

10. A. bite             B. join         C. watch        D. excite

11.A. quiet             B. calm         C. alone            D. silent

12. A. change           B. moment       C. rest         D. chance

13. A. respect          B. admire       C. notice       D. dislike

14. A. go out               B. come to      C. get in           D. leave for

15. A. way              B. help         C. love         D. hope