“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

“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.

1.A.relaxed  B. nervous  C. scared  D. energetic

2.A.struggled  B. decided  C. continued  D. preferred

3.A.different  B. wrong  C. sick  D. alone

4.A.everything  B. something  C. anything  D. nothing

5.A.surprised  B. satisfied C. frightened  D. worried

6.A.simply  B. especially  C. obviously  D. probably

7.A.criminal  B. victim  C. suspect  D. enemy

8.A.unpopular  B. unlucky  C. unkind  D. unusual

9.A. attacking  B. arguing  C. bringing  D. pulling

10.A. shouting  B. keeping  C. fighting  D. crying

11.A. because   B. although  C. after  D. unless

12.A. play with  B. agree with   C. deal with  D. help with

    People often fall ill because of me. However, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own   36  . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to  37  places with polluted air.  A sudden change in  38  is another factor(因素).In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner(空调)as soon as they return home. They will catch a cold easily.

    My latest victim is an   39   Student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though he was   40   , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

    I took this golden chance to attack him. He tried to get rid of me, but l was already reproducing deep in his throat(咽喉).He kept sneezing and his nose was running.   41   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work because there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept upsetting(使难过)him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  42   .

    The next day he couldn't go to school. He had lost his appetite(胃口)and was not as active as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery(恢复)．

    For two days he was  43  by his mother. As he rested more, his defense(防御)strengthened and I began to feel the pressure. I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I   44   every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel disappointed now, for his defense system was starting an all-out   45   against me. I became weaker and finally my time was over.

    Do you know what I am?

36. A. business           B. responsibility          C. excuse                  D. fault

37. A. cleaned            B. crowded                C. controlled       D. covered

38. A. temperature      B. season                   C. place              D. condition

39. A. humorous        B. easy-going             C. energetic        D. selfish

40. A. excited             B. tired                      C. interested       D. worried

41. A. Since               B. Once                     C. Whether         D. Although

42. A. managed          B. failed                     C. refused          D. succeeded

43. A. looked             B. trained                   C. nursed                  D. avoided

44. A. tried                B. brought                 C. did                 D. paid

45. A. action              B. attraction               C. attention         D. attack

  People often fall ill because of me. However, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own   36  . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to  37  places with polluted air.  A sudden change in  38  is another factor(因素).In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner(空调)as soon as they return home. They will catch a cold easily.

    My latest victim is an   39   Student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though he was   40   , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

    I took this golden chance to attack him. He tried to get rid of me, but l was already reproducing deep in his throat(咽喉).He kept sneezing and his nose was running.   41   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work because there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept upsetting(使难过)him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  42   .

    The next day he couldn't go to school. He had lost his appetite(胃口)and was not as active as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery(恢复)．

    For two days he was  43  by his mother. As he rested more, his defense(防御)strengthened and I began to feel the pressure. I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I   44   every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel disappointed now, for his defense system was starting an all-out   45   against me. I became weaker and finally my time was over.

    Do you know what I am?

36. A. business           B. responsibility          C. excuse                  D. fault

37. A. cleaned            B. crowded                C. controlled       D. covered

38. A. temperature      B. season                   C. place              D. condition

39. A. humorous        B. easy-going             C. energetic        D. selfish

40. A. excited             B. tired                      C. interested       D. worried

41. A. Since               B. Once                     C. Whether         D. Although

42. A. managed          B. failed                     C. refused          D. succeeded

43. A. looked             B. trained                   C. nursed                  D. avoided

44. A. tried                B. brought                 C. did                 D. paid

45. A. action              B. attraction               C. attention         D. attack