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This Too Shall Pass

       When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared attending another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and enormous glasses. In addition, I was  31  and not very sociable.

       Boarding the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the  32  "She's huge!" Obviously, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus  33  in silence.

       The following day was even  34 . I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle and thus fell face first on the bus,  35  everything I was carrying.  36  I was embarrassingly gathering my supplies, I could hear the laughter, and then the  37   "That felt like an earthquake!" Anyway, I  38  to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I  39  the tears welling up in my eyes.

       It was then that I sank into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would wander through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a  40  about two miles down the road, where I would chat silently with God. I began  41  the afternoon school bus  42  , walking home instead. Then,  43 , I started losing weight. And as I became content with myself, I began making   44 .

       One of my newly-found friends also  45  with her weight, wanting to be a "perfect" cheerleader. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and  46  together. This became a daily activity with talking and laughing  47  the way—different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn't have to be perfect. I just had to be me, and be happy with  48 .

       While I would not want to relive that time of loneliness, sadness and embarrassment, I am  49  I made it through. Whenever I am struggling with any other problem in life, I always remember the proverb “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't  50  anywhere.

31. A. outgoing        B. intelligent            C. overweight              D. friendly

32. A. whistles         B. whispers             C. rumors                   D. laughs

33. A. ride                B. lift                       C. drive                       D. travel

34. A. duller             B. longer                 C. funnier                   D. worse

35. A. finding          B. losing                 C. dropping                D. leaving

36. A. While             B. Though              C. Since                     D. Because

37. A. opinions        B. comments           C. statements             D. discussions

38. A. determined   B. attempted           C. managed                D. pretended

39. A. kept away      B. took back           C. put away                D. held back

40. A. garden          B. church                 C. market                   D. library

41. A. escaping       B. stopping              C. delaying                 D. missing

42. A. on purpose    B. by chance           C. in reality                 D. at ease

43. A. uninterestedly                              B. uncertainly         C. unexpectedly             D. unfortunately

44. A. changes        B. friends           C. efforts                     D. decisions

45. A. struggled      B. competed           C. dealt                      D. lived

46. A. run                B. walk                     C. chat                       D. play

47. A. along             B. across         C. by               D. in

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

49. A. excited          B. upset                   C. regretful                 D. proud

50. A. lead               B. stretch                C. exist                       D. stay

【回答】

31—40. CBADC, ABCDB  41—50. DACBA, BABDA

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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