“You know,Ann,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Anita were just talking about you.” I immediately got
11. “They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”
I
12 to keep myself from crying, getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me, I felt I was
13 .Lisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像)
14 had happened.Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was
15 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship.
16 they’d said such hurtful things.
I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(谣言).
The tongue can be our worst
17 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking one’s dignity(尊严) into pieces. When we say
18 things abut others, we’re hurting their hearts.
So how was I to act next? I thought of
19 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started
20 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them
21 I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尴尬的) at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way it had been before. I still
22 rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others.
| 小题1: | | A．relaxed | B．nervous | C．scared | D．energetic |
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| 小题2: | | A．struggled | B．decided | C．continued | D．preferred |
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| 小题3: | | A．different | B．wrong | C．sick | D．alone |
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| 小题4: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题5: | | A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．frightened | D．worried |
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| 小题6: | | A．simply | B．especially | C．obviously | D．probably |
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| 小题7: | | A．criminal | B．victim | C．suspect | D．enemy |
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| 小题8: | | A．unpopular | B．unlucky | C．unkind | D．unusual |
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| 小题9: | | A．attacking | B．arguing | C．bringing | D．pulling |
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| 小题10: | | A．shouting | B．keeping | C．fighting | D．crying |
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| 小题11: | | A．because | B．although | C．after | D．unless |
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| 小题12: | | A．play with | B．agree with | C．deal with | D．help with |
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