On the first day of Grade 6，I waited at the stop for the school bus．I was  1  to know what kind of person I would get to know on the bus．

  When it arrived，I  2  and noticed a little girl．She was  3  from everyone else on the bus．“Don’t talk to Amy，”  4  Lauren，who sat beside me．“or everybody will make fun of you．”Amy had many  5  differences．Her eyes weren’t straight．Her glasses were an inch thick．And she had really irregular  6  ．

    Every day as we rode to and from school，kids would shout  7  at Amy．For a while I would shout my  8  ，too，because I didn’t want the other kids to  9  me the same way．But while I was doing that，my heart  10  for the girl．I could see that the insults were almost making her look  11  ，because she was so ashamed and alone．

    I began to pity her．Then l wanted to  12  her．One night，our whole class were on a roller —skating party．Amy didn’t know how to  13  ，but I could see how much she wanted to have  14  like the rest of us．So I skated over and took her by the hand．I slowly pulled her away from the wall，and together we began the  15  around the skating rink．She just smiled，and every once in a while she would laugh in  16  ．

    The next morning there was much news about Amy and me skating together．  17  nobody insulted her or me．And they didn’t for the rest of the year．

   I’ve  18  hoped that I changed her life for the better．She changed my life．After becoming her friend．I no longer tried to  19  people by trying to act like others．I became  20  ．

1．A．unwilling        B．eager            C．determined      D．delighted

2．A．looked around   B．turned back      C．came up          D．got on

3．A．banned           B．tired             C．different          D．absent

4．A．declared         B．announced              C．screamed               D．warned

5．A．physical          B．mental          C．attractive         D．spiritual

6．A．habit              B．teeth             C．feet                D．speech

7．A．insults           B．remarks         C．statements       D．comments

8．A．opinion           B．puzzle           C．share               D．preference

9．A．abuse             B．regard          C．treat                      D．drag

10．A．opened         B．sank             C．beat                D．ached

11．A．angrier          B．uglier           C．braver                 D．cleverer

12．A．stand up for    B．put up with      C．show respect for    D．make fun of

13．A．dance           B．prepare         C．jump                      D．skate

14．A．luck             B．fun               C．courage               D．experience

15．A．competition    B．conversation    C．practice                 D．experiment

16．A．shame          B．anxiety          C．embarrassment       D．excitement

17．A．Still              B．Therefore       C．But                        D．And

18．A．always          B．never           C．ever                       D．even

19．A．tease           B．impress         C．identify                  D．appreciate

20．A．myself          B．herself          C．oneself                   D．itself