高中英语学习材料(灿若寒星 *制作整理)【2014届江苏省南京市金陵中学高三第四次模拟考试)】请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、 D 四个选项中 , 选出最佳选项
“ Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother
My heart plunged
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 single parent, I do my own 38 , 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 chores and duties so that I would learn to become 41 and trustworthy
I strive to display these 42 in all aspects of my life, and have seen the benefits
When I was only 11 years old, my 43 told me that