题目内容

6、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(离婚), 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．angry                    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．argue                  B．write                   C．call                     D．apologize

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