Abbie, shy and quiet, started her ninth grade in a new school. She soon found herself 1 her old class. This new school was much too cold and 2 !
No one at this school seemed to 3 if Abbie felt welcome or not. She walked the halls every day almost invisible; her 4 was never heard.
Her parents were very worried about her and they knew since they got divorced（離婚）,she probably needed a 5 very badly. They tried everything they 6 to help her fit in. They bought her clothes and CDs, but it didn’t 7 .
Believing that no one would ever become her real friend, Abbie often 8 herself to sleep. She was all alone with 9 to do but let her mind run 10 .
She once tried 11 a Christian youth group at a local church, hoping to make friends but her 12 failed her again. Abbie was so upset that she was thinking of ending her life. She decided that she would jump 13 the local bridge on Christmas Eve, while her parents were at a party.
14 she left her warm house for the bridge, she decided to leave her parents a note in the mailbox. When she opened the mailbox, she found some letters already there.
She 15 the letters out and found one addressed to her. It was a card from one of the guys in the youth group:
Dear Abbie,
I want to apologize for not talking with you 16 You know, my parents are in the middle of a divorce, so I am hoping you could help me with some questions I have about divorced kids. I think we could become friends. See you at Youth Group on Sunday!
Sincerely your friend, Wesley Hill
She 17 at the card and read it over and over again. “Become friends,” she smiled, 18 that someone cared about her life and wanted her as a friend. She felt so special.
She called Wesley. I guess you could say he was 19 Christmas miracle（奇跡）because
20 is the best gift you can give anyone.
1．A．missing B．enjoying C．impressing D．reminding
2．A．cruel B．lonely C．painful D．unfriendly
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4．A．sound B．whisper C．noise D．voice
5．A．relative B．friend C．roommate D．brother
6．A．should B．would C．could D．might
7．A．a(chǎn)ffect B．match C．work D．a(chǎn)ttract
8．A．screamed B．cried C．waited D．fought
9．A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．nothing D．something
10．A．sad B．calm C．excited D．wild
11．A．joining B．forming C．creating D．inserting
12．A．pride B．shyness C．guilt D．shame
13．A．beyond B．a(chǎn)cross C．off D．into
14．A．Though B．Unless C．Since D．As
15．A．opened B．pulled C．read D．tore
16．A．faster B．sooner C．quicker D．longer
17．A．glanced B．stared C．pointed D．worked
18．A．realizing B．judging C．meaning D．guessing
19．A．the B．a(chǎn) C．this D．that
20．A．friendship B．satisfaction C．security D．marriage
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
A Simple Christmas Card
Abbie, shy and quiet, started tenth grade in a new school. It never occurred to her that she would be 1 . But soon she found herself dreaming of her old 2 . It had been small and friendly. This new school was much too 3 and unfriendly. Her new friend Tammy took advantage of her 4 by cheating her. She used her to do homework by pretending to need help, but left Abbie out of the fun she had.
Her parents were worried about her. 5 they were divorced(離婚), they thought she needed a friend badly.
Things 6 over the summer. Abbie often cried herself to sleep, believing that no one would ever love her enough to be her 7 . Abbie was thinking of 8 her life.
She started the eleventh grade and joined a Youth Group, hoping to make friends. People there seemed to 9 her, but on the inside they wished she’d stay out of their group. This only 10 Abbie closer to edge.
By Christmastime Abbie was so 11 that she was taking sleeping pills to help her sleep. On Christmas Eve, she 12 that she would jump off the local bridge. As she left her warm house, she decided to 13 her parents a note in the mailbox. When she pulled down the door to the mailbox, she saw a letter to her. She tore it open. A(n) 14 dropped out.
Dear Abbie,
I want to 15 for not talking with you sooner, but my parents are in the middle of a divorce, so I didn’t have a chance to talk with anyone. I was hoping you could help me with the 16 I have with divorced kids. I think we could become friends. See you at Youth Group on Sunday!
Merry Christmas!
Sincerely yours,
Wesley Hill
She 17 at the card for a while, reading it over and over again. “Become friends,” she smiled, realizing that someone 18 about her and wanted plain, quiet Abbie Knight as a friend. She felt so 19 .
She rushed back to her house and 20 Wesley.
1．A．a(chǎn)ngry B．stupid C．lonely D．nervous
2．A．class B．classroom C．teachers D．moments
3．A．dull B．cold C．strange D．noisy
4．A．honesty B．kindness C．knowledge D．patience
5．A．Although B．Since C．Before D．Unless
6．A．settled B．remained C．worsened D．developed
7．A．friend B．classmate C．sister D．partner
8．A．living B．ending C．continuing D．saving
9．A．recognize B．believe C．excuse D．welcome
10．A．sent B．pulled C．pushed D．helped
11．A．weak B．tired C．upset D．noisy
12．A．decided B．supposed C．considered D．hoped
13．A．mail B．send C．leave D．make
14．A．note B．card C．letter D．invitation
15．A．a(chǎn)rgue B．write C．call D．a(chǎn)pologize
16．A．challenges B．problems C．suggestions D．experiences
17．A．laughed B．glanced C．shouted D．stared
18．A．worried B．thought C．talked D．cared
19．A．surprised B．curious C．special D．confused
20．A．met B．invited C．visited D．called
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