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We live in a fastpaced and anxietyfilled world that often time seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had struggled with anxiety. After I left university, I made friends with a Moroccan woman at work. One day she invited me to __1__ her and her family back home. I wanted to, but I would have to travel there __2__ and I knew we would be in a very rural area. How would I cope with my __3__?
Then one day it __4__ to me that I had a life to live. I could choose to let anxiety __5__ me or I could go to Morocco and __6__ something different. I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone.
The journey to Morocco __7__ something inside me. I managed to cope with my anxiety. The sense of __8__ was overwhelming and still to this day when I get afraid of going somewhere alone, I remember how __9__ it felt when I arrived in Morocco.
Upon arrival I was so __10__ for the generous welcome I received. My friend's family had arranged a welcome party. The people were so loving towards me. As a moment of __11__ felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that I was “good enough”， which helped to __12__ my anxiety.
Waking up the next day, in the morning light, I saw the area where we were. I was __13__ by how rural it was—and the realization that these people had very few __14__.
In the days afterwards, I travelled around Morocco. We went to Marrakesh and __15__ the Atlas mountains. We had the most amazing food—lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
At the end of my __16__ something inside me had changed. I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.
Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what really __17__， and with that my anxiety __18__. When I returned home I was much more active in __19__ my anxiety. Working with people, helping them __20__ their anxiety, is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.
1. A. send B. consult
C. call D. visit
2. A. alone B. soon
C. free D. safe
3. A. work B. curiosity
C. homesickness D. worries
4. A. appeared B. hit
C. struck D. occurred
5. A. impress B. control
C. reach D. persuade
6. A. enjoy B. experience
C. take D. experiment
7. A. changed B. moved
C. supported D. impressed
8. A. achievement B. fear
C. disappointment D. embarrassment
9. A. good B. ashamed
C. afraid D. proud
10. A. sorry B. confused
C. confident D. thankful
11. A. doubt B. luck
C. love D. surprise
12. A. improve B. hold
C. protect D. reduce
13. A. inspired B. moved
C. pleased D. shocked
14. A. lands B. difficulties
C. resources D. friends
15. A. discovered B. explored
C. examined D. recognized
16. A. opportunity B. rush
C. stay D. life
17. A. rules B. exists
C. matters D. hurts
18. A. disappeared B. expanded
C. remained D. removed
19. A. expressing B. challenging
C. forgetting D. remembering
20. A. drop B. notice
C. pass D. overcome
