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her also 10 happiness—he remarried and had another 11 , my halfsister, Michelle. At 13, I learned an important truth 12 is not always for the worse. Sometimes, it is just what we need most. ( ) 1. A. family B. school C. group D. class ( ) 2. A. walked B. ran C. flew D. moved ( ) 3. A. met B. had C. knew D. heard ( ) 4. A. nice B. clever C. cool D. pretty ( ) 5. A. in mon B. in order C. in need D. in surprise ( ) 6. A. waste B. spend C. save D. lose ( ) 7. A. around B. away C. off D. out ( ) 8. A. Although B. Before C. Once D. Until ( ) 9. A. plete B. new C. happy D. small ( ) 10. A. missed B. found C. gave D. thanked ( ) 11. A. father B. wife C. son D. child ( ) 12. A. pity B. change C. silence D. difference Passage 4 Anna lived on the side of a valley(山谷 ). One summer, there was a very big flood(洪水) , and a lot of 1 down below Anna?s were washed away. Anna?s house was 2 enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were 3 there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥) , her house was still quite all right. Her house was quite small and there were only two small bedrooms, her husband was dead when the children were very young, and she had four children, 4 Anna took in one of the families that had lost everything in the flood and she 5 her home with them until it was 6 for them to rebuild their house. Anna?s friends were puzzled(困惑) when they saw Anna do this. They could not 7 why Anna wanted to give herself so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a