Hey, it’s me.

Well, actually, it’s you. I’m writing to my ____1____, bigger self. I’ve been thinking about you a lot recently as I’m leaving junior high school. I don’t know what the future holds, but I have some ____2____ for how things will turn out.

I hope you’re still ____3____. I’ve been writing daily for months, and I plan to keep it up for years and years. I don’t ____4____ wealth or fame (名誉); I just hope to make a living with a pen. More importantly, I hope writing continues to bring you as much ____5____ as it does now. At the same time, I hope your writing can make a difference to others.

I hope you have started a ____6____. I’ve always wanted to have kids since I was a little boy. I hope that your wife and you will be honest and fun parents. You won’t be perfect, but you’ll do your best to be caring and understanding, just like your parents. I hope your kids will grow up believing they can ____7____ anything they set their minds to.

I hope you are ____8____ with your life. I hope you can still make time for what you love: gardening, playing soccer, singing pop songs and, of course, reading. I hope you’re still a big fan of The Time Machine and Journey to the West—you always love to read them ____9____. I hope you wake up every morning feeling ____10____ for what you have: a roof (屋顶) over your head, a wonderful, loving family, and so much more.

With love

The past you

1.1.

A past

B present

C future

D

解析：选C。题型：完形填空・词义辨析 解析：后文是即将初中毕业的 “现在的我” 写给长大之后的自己，是future（未来的）；past 过去的，present 现在的，不符合文意。

2.2.

A reasons

B hopes

C secrets

D

解析：选B。题型：完形填空・词义辨析 解析：下文连续四段都是 I hope（我希望），说明是对未来的hopes（期许、希望）；reasons 理由，secrets 秘密，排除。

3.3.

A writing

B painting

C programming

D

解析：选A。题型：完形填空・原词复现 解析：后文 “I’ve been writing daily for months”，提到一直坚持写作，所以希望未来的自己依旧writing（写作）；painting 画画，programming 编程，排除。

4.4.

A accept

B expect

C spread

D

解析：选B。题型：完形填空・词义辨析 解析：句意：我并不期盼财富和名望。expect 期待、期盼；accept 接受，spread 传播，不符合语境。

5.5.

A silence

B fear

C joy

D

解析：选C。题型：完形填空・情感词辨析 解析：句意：希望写作依旧带给你现在这么多的joy（快乐）；silence 安静，fear 恐惧，都是负面词，排除。

6.6.

A job

B family

C business

D

解析：选B。题型：完形填空・上下文线索 解析：后文 “I’ve always wanted to have kids...your wife” 提到孩子、妻子，说明是组建family（家庭）；job 工作，business 生意，不符合。

7.7.

A achieve

B miss

C refuse

D

解析：选A。题型：完形填空・固定搭配 解析：achieve anything they set their minds to，固定表达：下定决心的事就能实现。achieve 实现；miss 错过、想念；refuse 拒绝。

8.8.

A bored

B careful

C happy

D

解析：选C。题型：完形填空・情感形容词辨析 解析：本段讲热爱的爱好、喜欢的书籍，希望对生活感到happy（幸福满意）；bored 无聊的，careful 小心的，排除。

9.9.

A crazily

B simply

C doubtfully

D

解析：选A。题型：完形填空・副词辨析 解析：crazily 狂热地、痴迷地。you always love to read them crazily：你一直痴迷地读这两本书。simply 简单地，doubtfully 怀疑地，不符合。

10.10.

A regretful

B sorrry

C thankful

D

解析：选C。题型：完形填空・情感词辨析 解析：be thankful for… 固定搭配：对…… 心怀感恩。希望醒来对拥有的一切心怀感恩。regretful 后悔的，sorry 遗憾的，排除。