The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop(主教) in the Crypts of Westminster Abbey(西敏寺):
When I was young and free and my 【小题1】 (imagine) had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. 【小题2】 I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I 【小题3】 (short) my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country. But _【小题4】 ， too, seemed immovable.
As I grew _【小题5】 my twilight years (晚年), in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family，those 【小题6】 (close) to me, _【小题7】_alas, they would have _【小题8】 of it.And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed myself first, then by example I 【小题9】_ (change) my family.
From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able 【小题10】_(better) my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.imagination
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(答案→)imagination
解析：改变世界从改变自己开始，因为在我们改变自己的同时也潜移默化地影响着家庭。在他们的鼓舞和激励下，我们可能会使我们的国家变得更美好，从某种角度来看，也正改变着世界。
【小题1】imagination 在形容词性物主代词后要用名词形式。
【小题2】As 表示“随着”，要用as引导时间状语从句。
【小题3】shortened 作谓语要用动词，由上下文可知，要用一般过去时。
【小题4】it 替代前文中的to change only my country。
【小题5】into 表示“长成”用grow into。
【小题6】closest “家人”是“最亲近的人”。
【小题7】but 前后是转折关系。
【小题8】none have none of (＝refuse to accept)意为“不接受，不理睬”。
【小题9】would have changed 与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。
【小题10】to better 固定搭配：be able to do。