When she was a child, Yue-Sai Kan was told by her father that she should always aim to be the first to walk on the moon because no one remembers the second.
What her father said has been a _______ inspiration (鼓舞) over the years for her. Her new book Be a Pioneer was _______ after three years in the making. It was also inspired _______ by her father’s words.
“Actually many people have asked me to write a(n) _______ . I have been asked numerous times already _______ I always felt that it was not the right time for me to sit down and give thanks for my life. ” says Kan. However, her publisher thought _______ .
“All the things I have done can be a good _______ to young people, which is the main reason why I wrote the book,” says Kan, adding that the year 2022 gave her the unexpected _______ to do some thinking about her life.
When writing an autobiography, the biggest _______ are not only how to present one’s life, but also remembering it in the first place. To help with reconstructing her story, Kan asked her friends to write down their ________ of her from earlier times. So besides ________ Kan’s own words, the new book is also filled with those of her friends, which gave Kan new ________ into herself.
“My housekeeper ________ me that before the launch of one of my events, she found that I had fainted in the bathroom. I was so ________ that I was getting sick. They know more about me than myself,” Kan says. “I am by nature very ________ . I believe that what I do will benefit the world,” says Kan.
Throughout her life, Kan has never stopped doing what she loves.
1.A.boosting | B.wrestling | C.driving | D.demanding |
2.A.relieved | B.released | C.restricted | D.revealed |
3.A.mildly | B.secretly | C.logically | D.partly |
4.A.novel | B.autobiography | C.story | D.essay |
5.A.but | B.meanwhile | C.while | D.so |
6.A.opposite | B.somehow | C.otherwise | D.though |
7.A.example | B.lesson | C.advice | D.lifestyle |
8.A.turn | B.ability | C.potential | D.opportunity |
9.A.benefits | B.risks | C.challenges | D.values |
10.A.memories | B.stories | C.books | D.lists |
11.A.limiting | B.featuring | C.remarking | D.analysing |
12.A.knowledge | B.understanding | C.insight | D.access |
13.A.convinced | B.warned | C.suspected | D.reminded |
14.A.bored | B.tired | C.disappointed | D.excited |
15.A.adorable | B.ambitious | C.optimistic | D.patient |