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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It's always been a dream for Alex to take a
trip with her mother, but it was a death in the family that1made
them both realize how precious life really is.
"After losing my grandma, I2that
neither I nor my mum will3be here, and that I can't4the
right time to come," the 27-year-old girl told The Huffington Post.
"After a week of5,
my amazing mum and I are off to travel around the United States. We will be
travelling from New York to Los Angeles interviewing6who
are changing the world for the better and7the dream I had for a
very long time: to travel together with my mother. I have taken a month off
work and we are on our way.8are waiting!" Alex said.
So in August, Alex and her 63-year-old retired
mother, Halina, traveled to the United States for a three-week9that
took them from coast to coast.
Alex is the10of
Looking For Heroes, a social media project, in which she photographs many of
the interesting people she meets with,11unique tidbits (花边新闻) of their life stories at the same time. The12mother
and daughter traveled across the nation, visiting cities13Knoxville,
Tennessee, New York City, Los Angeles and Washington. Along the way they took
photos14famous backdrops (背景) in each city, making some15memories.
Meanwhile, Alex16much
from her mother. Her mother often said "My17to
young people would be to learn new things, and what you have learned will be
your biggest18in life. With age you stop19about
things that don't matter. With your priorities (优先)
changing,20and health become the most important."