By the time I was in middle school, my family had already moved many times. And this time I was  36   that we were moving to Ohio. This was to be my second middle school.

I had bright red hair, freckles(雀斑),big glasses, and, even worse, I was too fat. It was not gong to be  37  for me. In addition, I was very shy and making friends did not come easily to me. But I expected what was coming.

Getting on the school bus the first day, I felt all eyes  38  at me. I could hear the whispers(低语). “Who’s that?” and even “She is huge!”  39  , the kids had known each other over the years and I was a  40  .

The following day was even worse. Some boys thought it  41  to tie(系) a shoelace(鞋带) across the passage(过道) to the bottom of the bus seats. I did not notice the shoelace and fell over. I could hear the  42   I managed to  43   any eye contact and found a seat. I looked out of the bus window and held back my tears.

It was then that I sank into myself. I   44   that I was thin and pretty with a lot of friends. I started losing weight, and I became more   45   with myself, and be happy with myself.

Unbelievably, one of my new-found friends said that I didn’t have to be   46  . I just had to be me, and be happy with myself.

Whenever I am  47   with any of life’s issues(问题), I always remember the proverb, “This too shall pass.”

36. A. taught          B. told        C. warned         D. ordered

37. A. interesting      B. important    C. easy           D. unfair

38. A. looking        B. arriving     C. knocking        D. firing

39. A. Secretly        B. Curiously   C. Carelessly       D. Obviously

40. A. stranger        B. director     C. leader          D. head

41. A. major          B. funny      C. silly            D. clever

42. A. noise          B. voice       C. cry             D. laughter

43. A. return         B. discover     C. avoid           D. meet

44. A. learned        B. found       C. regretted        D. imagined

45. A. satisfied       B. busy        C. patient          D. comfortable

46. A. eager         B. perfect       C. careful         D. cheerful

47. A. concerning    B. communicating   C. struggling    D. fighting