Question

last year, my family moved from a small town to st. louis, a large city. i(25) was unhappy at first but, soon the city began to feel like home. after only(26) a few months in fact i felt that i would always want to live there. i learned(27) to ice-skate, i studied art, and i made wonderful new friends.25a first; butb first, butc first, but,d correct as it is26f months, in factg months in fact,h months, in fact,j correct as it is27a ice-skate, i studied art and,b ice-skate i studied art and,c ice-skate, i studied, art andd correct as it is

Explanation:

1. For (25): The phrase "at first" is an introductory phrase, so it needs a comma after it. The conjunction "but" connects two independent clauses, so no semicolon is needed before it.
2. For (26): "in fact" is a parenthetical phrase here, so it should be set off by commas on both sides to fit the sentence flow correctly.
3. For (27): The sentence lists parallel actions ("learned to ice-skate", "studied art", "made wonderful new friends"), so the correct punctuation uses a comma before the final "and" to separate the last item in the list of three actions.

Answer:

(25) B. first, but
(26) H. months, in fact,
(27) A. ice-skate, I studied art and,