Question

Sharon wrote this when she was 16 and in the 11th grade. Her goal is to become an international diplomat and peace-maker.

It was my first day at school. I felt   36   and scared. I went to all my classes with no  37  . It felt like no one   38  . I listened anxiously to all the lessons and waited for lunch  39   at one. Then finally the bell rang. It was time to talk and have   40 .

In the lunch line I met a new friend who wore a hijab (穆斯林婦女戴的面紗) on her head, and though I am   41  , we got along fine, and I was so   42   when she said, “Sit with us, at our table.” She pointed to the one next to the door.

So I   43  , and took my tray and was   44   to walk with her across the floor, when suddenly I felt a nudge (輕推). “Hey, I saw you on the bus,” said a tall girl in a long skirt. “I see your Jewish star necklace. You   45   sit with us.”

At that moment I looked around, and that’s when I   46  , to my surprise, the nations of the world,   47  themselves. That’s what I saw through my own eyes.

The Spanish only sat with Spanish, the Hindus only with Hindus, the Russians always with the Russians, and   48   the Arabs with the Jews.

I saw the reason why   49   got started. Everyone   50   to their own kind. The   51   was a map of the world. Why was everyone so   52  ?

And so I turned   53   this girl, and went with the first, and there was no enmity (敵對). I built a   54   between two worlds when I sat with those   55   from me.

36. A. frightened                  B. generous                 C. nervous                    D. excited

37. A. textbooks                   B. teachers                   C. friends                            D. classmates

38. A. cared                         B. mattered                   C. understood               D. helped

39. A. hours                         B. stop                         C. period                      D. break

40. A. rest                           B. fun                          C. food                        D. discussion

41. A. Spanish                      B. Arab                         C. Russian                    D. Jewish

42. A. worried                      B. relieved                    C. anxious                    D. bored

43. A. adapted                      B. adopted                    C. agreed                      D. admitted

44. A. about                         B. ready                       C. willing               D. likely

45. A. might                         B. would                      C. could                       D. should

46. A. saw                           B. noticed                     C. knew                       D. recognized

47. A. developing                  B. expanding                 C. separating                 D. defending

48. A. only                           B. always                            C. sometimes                D. never

49. A. conversations             B. friendships                C. wars                        D. arguments

50. A. stuck                         B. catered                     C. turned                      D. saw

51. A. table                          B. classroom                 C. restaurant                 D. lunchroom

52. A. quiet                          B. blind                        C. deaf                         D. tough

53. A. down                         B. up                            C. off                           D. away

54. A. tunnel                        B. platform                   C. bridge                      D. path

55. A. opposite                     B. different                   C. separate                   D. apart

Answer 1

 36—40 CCADB     41----45 DBCAD   46---50 BCDCA   51---55 DBACB