Ⅴ. 完形填空
We， Patty and I， had been best friends since Grade Four. Just about everywhere we went， people knew we were best friends. We __1__
A
secrets over popcorn and soda year after year. But the best part about having a best friend was taking __2__
C
sleeping over on Friday nights.
Then in Grade Eight， everything changed. Suddenly， my interest in make-up and clothes __3__
A
even my mum. I couldn't believe Patty started the first day of school __4__
A
the same pigtails (辫子) she had worn forever. What was happening? Other girls seemed more __5__
B
than Patty.
I started avoiding her and making excuses. __6__
A
， during the middle of the year， as we were sitting in my backyard， the __7__
B
broke out. I said， "Go home， Patty， and don't come back." I ran into the house crying. Mum sat me down and I told her everything. I'll never forget her words. She said， "__8__
B
will come and go in and out of your life forever. You are changing and it's okay for both of you to make new friends. What is happening is hard but perfectly __9__
D
."
Time healed (治愈) a lot of the __10__
A
， and over the next few years， we clearly went down __11__
D
paths. Still， when I saw her in the halls of high school， I __12__
C
a strange sadness. I thought if I went back and "fixed" everything between us， we could somehow start all over __13__
B
friends. But that was a fantasy (幻想). Our differences were too great， and I could only __14__
C
she understood.
I'll always remember the years when Patty and I were best friends， but Mum was right. __15__
C
can change， and we have to let them go when it's time.
( )1. A. shared B. spared C. kept D. reminded
( )2. A. beds B. places C. turns D. sides
( )3. A. surprised B. scared C. frightened D. satisfied
( )4. A. wearing B. designing C. keeping D. staying
( )5. A. boring B. interesting C. pleased D. exciting
( )6. A. Finally B. Naturally C. Generally D. Especially
( )7. A. tears B. words C. anger D. hate
( )8. A. Interests B. Friends C. Sadness D. Childhood
( )9. A. formal B. daily C. regular D. normal
( )10. A. unhappiness B. similarity C. memory D. emotion
( )11. A. narrow B. same C. hard D. separate
( )12. A. remembered B. thought C. felt D. lost
( )13. A. like B. as C. with D. on
( )14. A. suppose B. believe C. hope D. suggest
( )15. A. Environments B. Opinions C. Friendships D. Impressions
