Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents 小题1: my entire world and turned it upside down 小题2: they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to 小题3: . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often 小题4: , I still wanted my family to stay the same. My life changed completely 小题5: the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, 小题6: my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a 小题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 小题8: in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no 小题9: that things could change back to the way they were. Even though I 小题10: all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very 小题11: to him, he never gave up on me. 小题12: , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in 小题13: , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We 小题14: a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and get to 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 小题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. 小题16: , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted. I now realize my parents were 小题17: about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of u s. My father also found happiness—he 小题18: and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle. At 13, I learned an important 小题19: —change is not always the worst thing that can 小题20: . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most. 小题21: A．created B．shook C．entered D．occupied 小题22: A．unless B．if C．when D．until 小题23: A．break up B．hold up C．keep up D．show up 小题24: A．whispered B．fought C．talked D．competed 小题25: A．throughout B．beyond C．before D．after 小题26: A．where B．although C．while D．that 小题27: A．visitor B．relative C．neighbor D．stranger 小题28: A．confidence B．interest C．fear D．anger 小题29: A．doubt B．difference C．point D．way 小题30: A．forgot B．supported C．resisted D．valued 小题31: A．serious B．nice C．bad D．generous 小题32: A．Gradually B．Immediately C．Usually D．Regularly 小题33: A．mind B．trouble C．common D．order 小题34: A．spent B．wasted C．lost D．saved 小题35: A．experience B．information C．impression D．advice 小题36: A．However B．Besides C．Eventually D．Occasionally 小题37: A．wrong B．confident C．guilty D．right 小题38: A．remarried B．returned C．changed D．left 小题39: A．method B．truth C．skill D．word 小题40: A． exist B．remain C．continue D．happen