DuringmythirdyearofuniversityIwassearchingforaplacetolive.OneSundayafterchurchthepastortoldmetostayinhisdaughter’sroombecausehisdaughterwasstudyingabroadforoneyear.Tobe16Ireallydidnotwant

　　DuringmythirdyearofuniversityIwassearchingforaplacetolive.OneSundayafterchurchthepastortoldmetostayinhisdaughter’sroombecausehisdaughterwasstudyingabroadforoneyear.

　　Tobe 16 Ireallydidnotwanttostaywith“thepastor’sfamily”.Hetoldmehowmuchthe 17 wouldbe—averylowfigurethat 18 onehome-cookedmealaday.Ithoughtaboutthe 19 anddecidedtomovein.

　　AttheendofthetermIhadplannedtofind 20 livingplacesincethedaughterwasto 21 home.Tomydelightthey 22 thatIsharearoomwiththeirson.Iseemedtohavebeenadoptedintotheir 23 —theirpeoplebecamemypeople.I 24 acceptedtheoffer.

　　AsIemptiedthedaughter’sbedroomIthoughtitmightbe 25 tohavealittlesistertolookafter.ButwhenIlatermetmynewsisterI 26 thatshewasmoreindependentthanIfirst 27 .

　　Wefinallyfellinlove 28 andhavelookedaftereachotherformanyyears.Therehavebeentimesthatlifeturnedoutmore 29 thaneitherofuscouldhaveknown.Butwehavealwaysbeenabletogo 30 largelybecauseweknewthatwearedeeply 31 .

　　Itisn’taboutmarriage—It’sabout 32 .Itisaboutmothersandfatherssistersandbrothersandspecialfriendswhoareas 33 asfamily.It’saboutanybodywhocansay”I’llbe 34 —youcountonme.I’lltrytolookafteryouandsometimesI’llneedyoutolookafterme.”

　　Isthereanybodyyoucanrelyon?Andareotherscountingonyou?Wetakeatripontheroadoflifebestwhenthereis 35 totakecareofandwhensomeoneistakingusofus.

　　16. A.honest B.surprised C.friendly D.pleased

　　17. A.price B.rent C.money D.pay

　　18. A.had B.included C.made D.contained

　　19. A.idea B.plan C.service D.offer

　　20. A.same B.different C.another D.extras

　　21. A.return B.go C.get D.leave

　　22. A.ordered B.agreed C.arranged D.suggested

　　23. A.house B.family C.group D.friend

　　24. A.happily B.sorrowfully C.evidently D.efficiently

　　25. A.bad