Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents 1. my entire world and turned it upside down 2. they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to 3. . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often 4. , I still wanted my family to stay the same.
My life changed completely 5. the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, 6. my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a 7. whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no 8. in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no 9. that things could change back to the way they were.
Even though I 10. all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very 11. to him, he never gave up on me. 12. , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in 13. , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We 14. a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed 15. on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. 16. , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.
I now realize my parents were 17. about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he 18. and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I learned an important 19. —change is not always the worst thing that can 20. . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.
21. A. created B. shook C. entered D. occupied
22. A. unless B. if C. when D. until
23. A. break up B. hold up C. keep up D. show up
24.A. whispered B. fought C. talked D. competed
25.A. throughout B. beyond C. before D. after
26.A. where B. although C. while D. that
27.A. visitor B. relative C. neighbor D. stranger
28. A. confidence B. interest C. fear D. anger
29. A. doubt B. difference C. point D. way
30.A. forgot B. supported C. resisted D. valued
31. A. serious B. nice C. bad D. generous
32. A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Usually D. Regularly
33. A. mind B. trouble C. common D. order
34.A. spent B. wasted C. lost D. saved
35.A. experience B. information C. impression D. advice
36.A. However B. Besides C. Eventually D. Occasionally
37. A. wrong B. confident C. guilty D. right
38.A. remarried B. returned C. changed D. left
39. A. method B. truth C. skill D. word
40. A. exist B. remain C. continue D. happen
--- How do you find the concert in the Beijing Grand Theatre last night?
--- _________. But the conductor was perfect.
A. I couldn’t agree more B. I don’t think much of it
C. I was crazy about it D. I really like it
I ________ to help you with your homework, but I couldn’t spare any time. I ________ a composition last night and I’ll finish it today.
A. wanted; wrote B. had wanted; was writing
C. have wanted; wrote D. wanted; have been writing
Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge _______ our thinking.
A. which to be based on B. which to base on
C. on which to base D. which to base
Recently we held a discussion about what we shall use for power when all the oil in the world has _________?
A. run out of B. used up C. given out D. put out
--- What do you think of the jacket and the hat I wear today?
--- I don’t think this jacket _________ you and that your hat _______ this jacket perfectly.
A. suits; fits B. meets; fits C. matches; suits D. fits; matches
