1. We, Patty and I, had been best friends since Grade Four. Just about everywhere we went, people
we were best friends. We
secrets about popcorn(爆米花)and soda year after year. The best part about having a best friend was taking
sleeping over on Friday nights.
Then in Grade Eight everything changed. Suddenly, my interest in make-up and clothes
my mom. I
believe Patty started the first day of school
the same pigtails(辫子)she had worn forever. What was happening? Other girls seemed more
than Patty.
I started avoiding her and making excuses.
, during the middle of the year, as we were sitting in the backyard, the
broke out. I said, “Go home, Patty, and don’t come back.” Then I ran into the house crying. Mom sat me down and I told her
. I’ll never forget her words. She said, “
will come and go in and out of your life forever. You are
and it’s okay for both of you to make new friends.
is happening is hard but perfectly
.”
Time healed(治愈)a lot of the
, and over the next few years we clearly walked along
paths. Still, when I saw her in the halls of high school, I
5 a strange sadness. I thought if I went back and “fixed” everything between us, we could somehow start all over
friends. But that was a fantasy(幻想). Our differences were too great, and I could only
she understood.
I’ll always remember the years when Patty and I were best friend, but Mom was right.
can change, and we have to let them go when it’s time.
【小题1】 | A.realized | B.believed | C.knew | D.understood |
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【小题2】 | A.shared | B.spared | C.kept | D.remembered |
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【小题3】 | A.beds | B.places | C.turns | D.sides |
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【小题4】 | A.surprised | B.scared | C.frightened | D.satisfied |
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【小题5】 | A.wouldn’t | B.shouldn’t | C.couldn’t | D.needn’t |
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【小题6】 | A.wearing | B.dressing | C.keeping | D.staying |
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【小题7】 | A.boring | B.interesting | C.pleased | D.exciting |
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【小题8】 | A.Finally | B.Naturally | C.Generally | D.Especially |
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【小题9】 | A.tears | B.words | C.anger | D.hate |
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【小题10】 | A.matter | B.everything | C.trouble | D.nothing |
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【小题11】 | A.Interests | B.Friends | C.Sadness | D.Childhood |
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【小题12】 | A.changing | B.studying | C.quarreling | D.imagining |
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【小题14】 | A.common | B.ordinary | C.regular | D.normal |
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【小题15】 | A.unhappiness | B.loneliness | C.memory | D.emotion |
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【小题16】 | A.different | B.same | C.hard | D.separate |
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【小题17】 | A.remembered | B.thought | C.felt | D.lost |
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【小题19】 | A.suppose | B.believe | C.hope | D.suggest |
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【小题20】 | A.Environments | B.Opinions | C.Friendships | D.Attitudes |
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