题目内容：

For years, I followed the materialistic standards around me. I thought that without the purses, shoes, and all the other “____” things, I would not be as pretty, smart, or important as others of my age.

As a freshman (新生) of my high school, I thought top social status could be gained by doing everything to ____. So I became a(n)____ and bought fake (伪造的) designer purses. I felt popular and important, and I ____ it.

But, my parents couldn’t understand my strong ____ to be someone just to ____ others. They tried endlessly to convince me that I was hurting myself,____ I wouldn’t listen. I felt ____ with this way of my life until one day I looked at myself in the mirror and saw someone with makeup and the product-filled hair wasn’t me. That person was ____.

So I quit cheerleading and ____ swimming again, something I had loved for eight years before high school. I also attended my school’s top vocal (声乐) performance group, and ____ myself whole-heartedly to community service.

I wrote articles in my school newspaper that questioned the materialistic ____ of many students at my school. I started ____ my limits academically, which I ____ considered less important than improving my social status.

I found a new group of friends who ____ me, unlike my old friends. I found I no longer needed to impress others materialistically. Starting over was ____. My classmates looked at me as if they didn’t know me.

I am to ____ the materialistic culture. I am confident, talented, and optimistic. I know who I am. I’m motivated to explore even more of my ____ as a student and a member of my community.

I took one of the worst ____ in my life but I turned it around and ____ something beautiful——a life that fits me, with meaning and happiness.

1.A. strange    B. necessary    C. conventional    D. stupid

2.A. fit in    B. come back    C. get out    D. set off

3.A. assistant    B. winner    C. actress    D. cheerleader

4.A. disliked    B. loved    C. improved    D. adopted

5.A. promise    B. refusal    C. desire    D. failure

6.A. hide    B. admire    C. impress    D. appreciate

7.A. so    B. but    C. until    D. because

8.A. pleased    B. tired    C. confused    D. bored

9.A. happy    B. busy    C. attractive    D. sad

10.A. started    B. suggested    C. regretted    D. a voided

11.A. forgave    B. admitted    C. devoted    D. collected

12.A. doubts    B. systems    C. reforms    D. behaviors

13.A. pushing    B. clarifying    C. finishing    D. remembering

14.A. permanently    B. finally    C. immediately    D. previously

15.A. protected    B. supported    C. discovered    D. blamed

16.A. natural    B. simple    C. hard    D. special

17.A. team up with    B. make up for    C. take advantage of    D. say goodbye to

18.A. history    B. belief    C. potential    D. experience

19.A. situations    B. changes    C. remarks    D. decorations

20.A. tested    B. created    C. taught    D. affected