“Family” – the word had different meanings for different people， and even the dictionary gives us several definitions： “a group of people related __11__ blood or marriage，” “two adults and their children，” “all those people __12__ from a common ancestor，” “a household，” and so on. Some people think of a family __13__ a mother， a father， and their children； others include grandparents， aunts， uncles， and cousins. For __14__ of us， family means the group of relatives __15 __ far away from home. For others， having a __16__ simply means having children. Some families have long histories， __17__ others know very little about their ancestors. No__18__ if it is young or old， large or small， traditional or modern， every family has a sense of what a family is. It is that feeling of __19__， of love and security __20__ comes from living together， helping and sharing.
11.（ ） A. to B. for C. after D. by
12.（ ） A. derived B. separated C. distinguished D. descended
13.（ ） A. by B. as C. from D. for
14.（ ） A. some B. other C. most D. one
15.（ ） A. live B. living C. lived D. to live
16.（ ） A. parent B. relative C. family D. house
17.（ ） A. while B. why C. where D. which
18.（ ） A. problem B. thing C. matter D. question
19.（ ） A. belong B. belonging C. belonged D. having belonged
20.（ ） A. what B. this C. that D. such

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