Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents
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my entire world and turned it upside down
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they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to
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. Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often
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, I still wanted my family to stay the same.
My life changed completely
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the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,
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my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a
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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
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in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no
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that things could change back to the way they were.
Even though I
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all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very
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to him, he never gave up on me.
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, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in
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, especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We
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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
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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.
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, I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.
I now realize my parents were
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about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of u

s. My father also found happiness—he
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and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I learned an important
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—change is not always the worst thing that can
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. Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.
小题21: | A.created | B.shook | C.entered | D.occupied |
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小题22: | A.unless | B.if | C.when | D.until |
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小题23: | A.break up | B.hold up | C.keep up | D.show up |
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小题24: | A.whispered | B.fought | C.talked | D.competed |
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小题25: | A.throughout | B.beyond | C.before | D.after |
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小题26: | A.where | B.although | C.while | D.that |
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小题27: | A.visitor | B.relative | C.neighbor | D.stranger |
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小题28: | A.confidence | B.interest | C.fear | D.anger |
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小题29: | A.doubt | B.difference | C.point | D.way |
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小题30: | A.forgot | B.supported | C.resisted | D.valued |
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小题31: | A.serious | B.nice | C.bad | D.generous |
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小题32: | A.Gradually | B.Immediately | C.Usually | D.Regularly |
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小题33: | A.mind | B.trouble | C.common | D.order |
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小题34: | A.spent | B.wasted | C.lost | D.saved |
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小题35: | A.experience | B.information | C.impression | D.advice |
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小题36: | A.However | B.Besides | C.Eventually | D.Occasionally |
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小题37: | A.wrong | B.confident | C.guilty | D.right |
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小题38: | A.remarried | B.returned | C.changed | D.left |
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小题39: | A.method | B.truth | C.skill | D.word |
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小题40: | A. exist | B.remain | C.continue | D.happen |
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