I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  41  a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too  42  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   43  and my stepmother had   44  us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no  45_  what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   46 .
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   47  their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   48   with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   49  I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders.  50 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no  51 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I 52 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew  53 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _54 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   55__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
 56 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (憤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n)  57 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed by my _58  , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
I   59  family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was  60 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

【小題1】
A.lived B.shared C.possessed D.bought
【小題2】
A.cheap B.noisy C.small D.limited
【小題3】
A.in trouble B.in sight C.in place D.in parts
【小題4】
A.struck B.removedC.kicked D.knocked
【小題5】
A.plan B.choice C.chance D.idea
【小題6】
A.looked after B.showed up C.turned over D.came across
【小題7】
A.so B.because C.until D.while
【小題8】
A.worked B.traveled C.lived D.learned
【小題9】
A.worked out B.called up C.watched out D.made sure
【小題10】
A.As long as B.As far asC.As soon as D.As many as
【小題11】
A.change B.problem C.conflict D.difference
【小題12】
A.set off B.left forC.entered into D.a(chǎn)dmitted into
【小題13】
A.a(chǎn)ll B.little C.something D.nothing
【小題14】
A.supplyB.teach C.encourage D.raise
【小題15】
A.different B.unfair C.easy D.hopeful
【小題16】
A.Thanks to B.In spite of C.Except for D.But for
【小題17】
A.home B.house C.a(chǎn)bility D.lesson
【小題18】
A.choice B.failure C.past D.present
【小題19】
A.doubt about B.call on C.center on D.believe in
【小題20】
A.born B.a(chǎn)ccepted C.educated D.deserted


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】D
【小題6】B
【小題7】B
【小題8】C
【小題9】D
【小題10】B  51-55
【小題11】D
【小題12】B
【小題13】A
【小題14】D
【小題15】B
【小題16】D
【小題17】A
【小題18】C
【小題19】D
【小題20】A

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