“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.

11, A relaxed  B nervous  C scared  D energetic

12, A struggled  B decided  C continued  D preferred

13, A different  B wrong  C sick  D alone

14, A everything  B something  C anything  D nothing

15, A surprised  B satisfied C frightened  D worried

16, A simply  B especially  C obviously  D probably

17, A criminal  B victim  C suspect  D enemy

18, A unpopular  B unlucky  C unkind  D unusual

19, A attacking  B arguing  C bringing  D pulling

20, A shouting  B keeping  C fighting  D crying

21, A because   B although  C after  D unless

22, A play with  B agree with   C deal with  D help with

The model plane isn’t as nice as my partner’s, but _____ it was made by myself.

A. at last                     B. at least                         C. at times                  D. at present

A: Hi, Han Mei! What are you doing now?

B: I’m studying for tomorrow’s test. What about you?     

A: I’m learning English by l  81   to the tapes. Can you tell me how you learn English?

B: I learn by practicing conversations with my partner.

A: That’s a good idea. I think it can i  82   your speaking skills. Who’s your partner？

B: Liu Ying, one of your classmates at primary school.

A: Oh, wow! It’s her! I remember she u  83   to be short and be very quiet.

B: But now she’s much 84 than before and very outgoing.

A: By the way, do you have lots of rules at school?

B: Yes, we do. For example, we must w  84   uniform at school.

A: Should students be allowed to have part-time job?

B: No. But I think it is necessary for students to have s  85   rules at school.

A: That’s right.

—       do you speak English so well?　　

—Because I practice it with my partner every day.　　

A. Why     B. When   C. Who