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完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged (急降). I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to ____36____. My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to ___37____ in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart.

Now that my mom is a ____38____ parent, I do my own laundry, make dinner and do extra chores around the house. ____39___ it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive ____40____ that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these ____41____ and duties so that I would learn to become self-disciplined (自律的) and trustworthy.

I strive to show these ___42___ in my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my ___43___ told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to ____44____ themselves. We ____45_____the championship, but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together.

36. A. fall apart    B. stand out       C. carry on       D. come true

37. A. fight         B. remain   C. accompany     D. practice

38. A. careless      B. cruel       C. nice      D. single

39. A. Although     B. Because       C. If            D. Since

40. A. attitude       B. experience  C. effect          D. situation