I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 36 I think about myself. I am happy that I am being a 37 person.
I think my 38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 41 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 42 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 43 to help. That was really a big 44 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new 46 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 47 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was 51 , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
【小题1】A．since B．before C．or D．unless【小题2】A．famousB．simpleC．different D．skilled【小题3】A．education B．careerC．tourD．change【小题4】A．balanceB．homeworkC．degreeD．interest【小题5】A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported【小题6】A．carefulB．lonelyC．curiousD．guilty【小题7】A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence【小题8】A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened【小题9】A．dream B．problemC．duty D．step【小题10】A．usB．which C．them D．whom【小题11】A．attitude B．hobbyC．hope D．luck【小题12】A．friendB．partnerC．guide D．guest【小题13】A．politeB．happy C．strange D．confident【小题14】A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted【小题15】A．explainB．guessC．declareD．see【小题16】A．homelessB．heartbrokenC．bad-tempered D．hopeless【小题17】A．quieterB．busier C．better D．richer【小题18】A．forget B．faceC．improve D．analyze【小题19】A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught【小题20】A．missB．like C．wonder D．expectB
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解析：
【小题1】根据前文，以前曾是一个以自我为中心的人，但过去两年已经开始改变。因此我已经开始为他人考虑了。为他人考虑就应该在考虑自己之前，故选before。
【小题2】我非常高兴，以为我正变成一个与以前那个以自我为中心的人不一样的人了。故选different。A,著名的，B，简单的，D，训练有素的。都不符合题意！
【小题3】我认为我的变化是开始于就读Palomar大学的时候。用change“变化”。而education教育，career职业生涯，tour旅行，观光 明显不符合。
【小题4】起初，我只是想要得到我的学历，所以单独呆着。故选C学历。A. balance平衡C. homework作业D. interest兴趣，显然不符！
【小题5】语境：我以为我比其他人都聪明，所以我很少跟班上的人说话。故选A。B. wrote写作；C. lied撒谎D. reported作报告
【小题6】根据后文：除了我每个人都交了朋友，都很快乐。因此，我确实很孤独。故选B。而A仔细的；C好奇的；D为内疚、有罪的意思。
【小题7】根据后文，我开始询问周围的人怎么样，可知我开始尝试与人交流。此处experiment“实验”，表示我开始尝试一个实验。Argument为争论，game游戏，defence辩护、防御等明显语意不符。
【小题8】offer to help“主动提出帮助”，根据前后文语境，作者询问他人是否有他可以帮忙的麻烦。
【小题9】对我来说，那确实是一个很大的进步。step“步伐，迈步”。此处意为我有了一次很大的迈步。而梦想，问题，责任等其他选项则不合适。
【小题10】此题辨析并列句和关系从句。根据两句间连词and可知两句关系为并列，故使用人称代词；根据句意：我交了几个新朋友，其中两个至今也是我最好的朋友。
【小题11】根据本段的叙述，我在Vista Nursing Home做兼职的时候所遇到的一件事是使他有了彻底转变以前态度的动机。故此处选attitude（态度）别的选项的意思依次为爱好、希望和运气。
【小题12】一个有阿尔茨海默氏病的老人成为了我的朋友。从后文可以看出她们的关系很好。此题很好的考差了做完形填空题要前后文联系的方法，别的选项，搭档、向导和客人显然文不达意。
【小题13】因为老人认为我是她女儿，所以每次我去她房间的时候，她很高兴（happy）。语境考察，A礼貌；C陌生、奇怪；D自信。
【小题14】她的女儿从来都没来看望（visit）她，因此我就取代了她女儿的位置。A、B、D依次为打扰、回答和信任的意思。
【小题15】她让我明白，让他人心情愉快同时也会让自己心情很好。此处see的意思为明白的意思，而不是作看见讲。
【小题16】当她去世的时候，我很伤心。经常相处的老人去世了，我应该很伤心（heartbroken）。别的选项的意思依次为：无家可归、坏脾气和无望，用在此处不合适。
【小题17】比起以前，我觉得我现在是一个更好的人。Better为比较级，表示更好，别的选项也都是比较级，但是意思不符合此处语境，此题比较简单。
【小题18】因为这些经历对我来说意义非凡，所以我希望不会忘记（forget）。B、C、D依次为面对、提高和分析的意思。
【小题19】这些经历教会（taught）我更多地关注他人而不是自己。此处比较而言，只有taught更符合题意！
【小题20】我是喜欢现在的我，而在几年前我却不能这么说。Miss错过，wonder想知道，expect期望，这三个选项不符合题意和语境