Those days life was so hard that I finally wished that I could just be “left alone”.
The thought of going somewhere by myself would give me so much  1 . but then I’d remember when I was alone. Not that  2 _ left me. I was alone by myself in crowded places. It was the   3  that I built around me that would not  4  the outside in or the inside out.
When I was a child, I would play this silly   5 . It was always   6 _ because a place in a corner or under a table would do. My favorite place was simply to pull a blanket over my head. I would lie there and   7 , “Right now no one in the world knows where I am!” That thought was so   8 .
If you knew me well enough this wouldn’t   9  you…I still do it at 60. It drives my dogs crazy, because they find me and start digging at the blanket until they find a way in. All three of them  10  me. That thought is so satisfying, too.
I want you to know that at times we all wish that we could be left _11  . The fact that you can be alone with yourself and enjoy it shows clearly who you are. Imagine for a  12  being locked in a room with someone you  13 . It would be torture. So, if you find peace with being with yourself, that is good. However, if you are trying to build a wall so no one can ever  14 , it can’t happen.
The light of love can find a  15  through the tiniest cracks. You can pull the covers over your head and love will find you.

小题1:	A．trouble B．experience C．pleasure D．worry

小题2:	A．anybody B．everyone C．nobody D．someone

小题3:	A．idea B．place C．house D．wall

小题4:	A．permit B．stop C．find D．turn

小题5:	A．match B．program C．competition D．game

小题6:	A．interesting B．disappointing C．easy D．different

小题7:	A．shout B．think C．cry D．dream

小题8:	A．satisfying B．shocking C．important D．strange

小题9:	A．fear B．meet C．surprise D．excite

小题10:

A．bite B．join C．watch D．excite

小题11:

A．quiet B．calm C．alone D．silent

小题12:

A．change B．moment C．rest D．chance

小题13:

A．respect B．admire C．notice D．dislike

小题14:

A．go out B．come to C．get in D．leave for

小题15:

A．way B．help C． love D．hope