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