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MyfatherdiedwhenIwasafewmonthsold.Afterhisdeath,mymothermovedbacktoLouisville,Kentucky,whereshehadgrownup.Welivedinasmallhousewithheroldersister,Marion,andtheirmother.Thiswasatimewhenbeingasingleparentwasstillconsideredunusual.

WhenIwassmall,therewasachildren’sbookcalledTheHappyFamily,anditwasarealpieceofwork.Dadworkedalldaylogattheoffice,Momcookedinthekitchen,andbrotherandsisteralwayshadfriendssleepingover.Theimageofthefamilyinthisbookwastypical(典型的)ofthetime.Itlookednothinglikemyfamily,butluckilythatwasn’tthewayIheardit.ThewaymyAuntMarionreadittomemadethestoryreallyfunny

Kind-heartedandopen-minded,myauntwastheonewhoplayedbaseballwithme,whotookmehorsebackriding,whotookmetothefather-sondinnersandwhogavemelessonsonhowtodrive.Believingthatanythingunusual

wasprobablygoodfor,she__40__togetaloan(贷款)sothatIcouldgotoAfricatoworkasavolunteer,whichwasmymostimportantexperience.

Asayounggirl,AuntMarionalwaysplannedtohavealargenumberofchildrenofherown,butshenevergotmarried.Thismeantthatshewasfreetospendallhertimetakingcareofme.Manypeoplesaywehavealotincommon.Shealways__42__metodomybest.Shenever__43__tomakemebelievethatIcoulddoanythingwithmylifethatIwanted,ifIonlytriedhardenough.

Formorethansixtyyears,AuntMariondidn’tandstilldon’tthinkofherself.Unlesssheisforcedtocomeuptothefront,myauntwillstandinthebackinfamilyphotos,andshedoesn’tthinkthathereffortshavemademuchdifferenceIhonormyaunt,whotaughtmethethingsmyfathercouldn’t.soeveryJuneforthepast40years,ingrowingthankfulnesstomyAuntMarion,I’vesentheraFather’sDaycard.

40.A.decidedB.affordedC.offeredD.prepared

42.A.allowedB.affordedC.offeredD.forced

43.A.hopedB.agreedC.stoppedD.tailed

36~40CADDC

41~45BBDAA

中的40和43我不理解我40选A43选C

40好像D也可以,42也不懂