Sophia was outspoken, fashionable, and the “Queen Bee” in my school.
I looked up to her and idolized (崇拜) her. I listened to the music she listened to, wore the clothes she wore. I even took art class ________ I had really wanted to take theater. I finally fitted in her group.
One day, I skipped out of my last class a few minutes early to ________ seats for our group at the dining hall. Doing my homework, I didn’t notice they had sat down behind me. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were ________.
I listened silently. “She’s such a loser,” one girl said.
Another girl added, “Sophia, she always ________ you, trying to copy you.”
“I wish she would leave us alone. We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we’re best friends. The once familiar voice sounded so ________ and strange.
I was embarrassed. My hands were shaking. I couldn’t help crying ________. I felt heart-broken for the very first time. How did this happen? I ________ we were friends.
I ran home. My mother just held me while I sobbed for hours. The ________ she gave was so simple, and I had heard it a million times. “Just be yourself and people will like you for ________ you are.” This time it became so profound (深邃的). Then and there I ________ to find myself back. That was exactly what I did.
Over the next month, I went through a lot of ________. I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear. I no longer went to art class ________ them, and took theater. I began making new friends. I developed my own opinions and ________ again followed the crowd.
I had an amazing school year. ________ I look back, I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be. Despite the pain I felt that day, it was a ________ they had given me.
【小题1】A.though | B.because | C.as soon as | D.while |
【小题2】【小题3】A.thinking about | B.talking about | C.waiting for | D.asking for |
【小题4】A.follows | B.likes | C.listens to | D.helps |
【小题5】A.serious | B.special | C.weak | D.cold |
【小题6】A.sadly | B.happily | C.loudly | D.nervously |
【小题7】A.found | B.admitted | C.realized | D.thought |
【小题8】A.music | B.smile | C.advice | D.courage |
【小题9】【小题10】A.failed | B.forgot | C.decided | D.continued |
【小题11】A.pains | B.doubts | C.changes | D.troubles |
【小题12】A.with | B.about | C.against | D.without |
【小题13】A.never | B.sometimes | C.always | D.still |
【小题14】A.Before | B.Unless | C.When | D.If |
【小题15】A.gift | B.choice | C.promise | D.surprise |