Unit15LearningⅠ
完形填空MoneywasaconstantsourceoftensionandstresswhenIwasgrowingup
Myparentswere__1__,well-educatedandhard-working,buttheylivedfrompaychecktopaycheck
WhenIwas13,theysplitup
Thenmymom__2__toraisethreekids,oftenrelyingonfreelunchticketsandfoodstamps
Asmymother__3__retirementage,shewasfilledwith__4__overthefactthatshehadn'tsavedenoughforhergoldenretirementyears,__5__sheoftensighed
Myfatherhadalwaysbeen__6__towork—wehadalways__7__he'dworklessandspendmoretimewithus__8__.Butheisjustaworkaholic(工作狂).Myparentsweretryingsohardtomakeendsmeet,soIcouldn'tbecomea__9__onthem
Asaresult,I__10__collegeandspentthenextcoupleofyearsdriftingfromoneminimumwagejobtoanother
I__11__mybroken-downcar,wenttoworkonfoot,reducedmy__12__bysharingaone-bedroomapartmentwiththreeotherwomen,andgotfr