Once I failed my comprehensive exam at university. Suddenly, I felt I was a_________. For the first time, I felt completely out of control. I started to go on a(n)_________to deal with my stress and anxiety that_________my desire for perfection.
What began as a seemingly_________“lifestyle change” turned into an eating disorder. I spent more time_________rice, cakes and other foods than studying. To eat “_________” meals at home, I often turned down social gatherings.
Over 9 months, as my stress and anxiety_________, I ate smaller and smaller dishes and denied (拒绝给予) my_________the food it needed. Sometimes I would almost_________upon standing and I became a walking skeleton (骨瘦如柴的人).
My family and adviser asked whether I was OK and__________time away from my lab, but my brain made excuses for how I was feeling and behaving. I__________believed I was making myself better.
I didn’t put a name to the__________until I came across an article about disordered eating. I finally sought the help of a(n)__________. He told me that my eating disorder had__________to do with food, exercise, or weight.__________, it was about my desire to be exceptional. Through weekly sessions, I unpacked 25 years of needing to be__________. I learned tools to acknowledge and process my feelings, not by means of__________calories.
Now, having been on the road to__________for one year and a half, I enter my final year of graduate school with a completely__________mindset about the person I want — rather than need — to be. Yes, I still want to__________. But I don’t want to seek perfection.
【小题1】A.fool | B.failure | C.pest | D.patient |
【小题2】A.diet | B.journey | C.exercise | D.relaxation |
【小题3】A.caused | B.weakened | C.discouraged | D.accompanied |
【小题4】A.harmless | B.timely | C.useless | D.wonderful |
【小题5】A.purchasing | B.digesting | C.throwing | D.weighing |
【小题6】A.cheap | B.delicious | C.safe | D.colorful |
【小题7】A.arose | B.disappeared | C.increased | D.stretched |
【小题8】A.system | B.spirit | C.mouth | D.stomach |
【小题9】A.black out | B.break down | C.back off | D.pull through |
【小题10】A.banned | B.passed | C.saved | D.suggested |
【小题11】A.hardly | B.firmly | C.finally | D.obviously |
【小题12】A.affair | B.desire | C.problem | D.situation |
【小题13】A.adviser | B.physician | C.professor | D.scientist |
【小题14】A.anything | B.everything | C.nothing | D.something |
【小题15】A.Instead | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
【小题16】A.ambitious | B.perfect | C.popular | D.healthy |
【小题17】A.collecting | B.consuming | C.storing | D.restricting |
【小题18】A.growth | B.recovery | C.competition | D.treatment |
【小题19】A.different | B.special | C.realistic | D.simple |
【小题20】A.explore | B.learn | C.succeed | D.change |