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夹叙夹议型完形填空 (一) Sometimes a stepparent has to take a step back. When I was thirty-five, I met my husband and came to know his kids, aged 10 and 7.We __1__ playing basketball and shopping for cartoon books and became great friends. Then I got __2__. In most cases, stepkids live with their mom and stepdad. This makes our case quite __3__. Four years into our marriage, after going between their mom’s place and ours, the boys __4__in with us full-time. I was no longer a part-time friend, so everything changed. For example, __5__ the kids to help didn’t appear an important thing before, but now they became unwilling. Once, after I’d asked my elder stepson to set the table, he __6__ said, “You’re not my mother; I don’t have to __7__ you.” It was painful but I realized it was about keeping __8__clear in our new family life. I told him he was right—I wasn’t his mom; I was another person in his life who loved him, and we needed to get things done __9__. Even in a life-in situation, a stepparent isn’t the parent. You help with everything and __10__ lots of hugs and laughs. But you also have to learn to stand in the shadow. For example, when there were only enough __11__ for Mom and Dad to sit up front, I sat in back. It was hurtful, but I realized it wasn’t personal. Today, my stepsons know where to find me, whether it’s for long chats or a(n) __12__e-mail to say hi. And I know where to find them. The caring is surely there, even if the bloodline isn’t. | 
