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潮阳区2020-2021学年上学期高二级期末教学质量监测试卷英语试卷共8页，满分130分。考试用时120分钟。第一部分：情景交际（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列简短对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出

最佳答案，将对话补全。1.A:HappyNewYear!B:____________.A.ThesametoyouB.IhopesoC.That’sagoodideaD.That’sOK2.A:I’msorryI’vebrokenthe

window.B:____________.I’llrepairit.A.IwillforgiveyouB.YouaresocarelessC.PleasetakecareD.Don’tworry3.A:____________,isthisyourbook?B:Yes

,itis.Thankyou.A.SorryB.ExcusemeC.HelloD.Tellme4.A:Remembertowritedownyournameonthepaper.B:_________

______.A.NevermindB.WithpleasureC.That’sallrightD.Sure,Iwill5.A:It’sverykindofyoutoseemeoff.B:______________.A.Noproblem

B.IhopetoseeyousoonC.It’smypleasureD.Idon’twantyoutoleave6.A:DoyoumindifIturnontheTV?B:____________.Let’swatchthesportsnewsnow.A

.NowayB.GoaheadC.You’dbetternotD.Ithinkso7.A:Wouldyoupleasehelpmetotaketheclothesdownstairs,Tom?B:_______

________.A.NevermindB.That’srightC.NoproblemD.Let’sgo8.A:Iwillgototheamusementparknextweekend.B:_________________.A.Excus

emeB.HaveagoodtimeC.I’mafraidIcan’tD.It’suptoyou9.A:IamsorryIcan’thelpyou.B:_________________.A.Mypleasur

eB.AllrightC.ThankyouallthesameD.Iamsorrytohearthat10.A:Iwillhaveamathtesttomorrow.B:________________.A.GoodluckB.Th

ankyouC.WelldoneD.Thesametoyou第二部分：阅读理解第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATheWorld’sCoolestBookstoresWheredid

youbuyyourlastbook?ChancesarethatyouboughtitontheInternet.Butifyoudid,youmissedtheextraordinaryexperienceofbrowsinginarealbookstore.Thesedaysboo

kstoresofferlotsofgreatbooksandplentymore.Taipei’sEsliteDunnanStoreTimemagazineoncenamedEsliteDunnanStore

inTaipei“Asia’sbestbookstore”.Onevisittothestoretellsyouwhy.Thestore,spreadingacrossfivefloors,offersaco

mbinationofrestaurants,musicandover200,000books.Withitscosyreadingspots,visitorssometimessaysit’slikealibrary.Othershavec

alleditthe“7-Elevenofbookstores”becauseit’sopen24hoursaday.BookGardenTheworld’sbiggestbookstoreisTehran,Iran’sBookGardenwith700,000squarefeetofspace

.Inadditiontorestaurantsandatheater,theBookGardenfeaturesaparkontheroof.LibreriaAcquaAltaVenice,Italy,isacitysurroundedbywater.Itseems

thatoneofitsmostinterestingbookstoresisLibreriaAcquaAlta.Itsbooksaredisplayedinallthingsrelatedtowaters

uchasboats,bathtubsandmore.LaCaverneauxLivresLaCavermeauxLivres--thecaveofbooks--wasonceatrain.TodaythisuniqueFrenchbookstore,locatednorthof

Paris,ishometothousandsofsecond-handbooks.Bart’sBooksManyreadersliketositinsidewithagoodbook.ButatBart’sBooksinCalifornia,gu

estscanenjoyagoodbookandsomefreshair.Bart’sBooksisbelievedtobethelargestindependently-ownedoutdoorbookstoreintheUS.Whetheryouenjoyrea

dinginsideoroutside,there’salwaysaninterestingbookstoretobediscovered.11.WhatisspecialaboutTaipei’sEsliteDunnanStore?A.Therearesomeplaceswhereyou

canenjoyyourmeal.B.Youcantakebooksfromthisstorewithoutpayingmoney.C.Youcanvisitthisbookstoreatanytimeoftheday.D.Itis

characterizedbyaparkontheroof.12.WhatwillyouprobablydoinLaCaverneauxLivres?A.Enjoyagoodbookandoutdoorscenery.B.Readsome

booksandhavearestinaboatorabathtub.C.Searchforsomeinformationabouttrains.D.Browsedifferentkindsofusedbooks.

13.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A.Tourgepeopletoreadbooksinsideoroutside.B.Toencouragepeopleto

gototherealbookstore.C.Toinspirebooksellerstoopensomemorecreativebookstores.D.Toappealtobooksellerstopayattentiontothislist.BJimDenevanisanamazinga

rtistwhoseworkisadmiredbyall,butownedbynone--that’sbecauseallofJim’sartiscreatedonanunusualcanvas--thesoftsand.Hesometimesspe

ndsdaysworkingonapiece,onlytoseeitwashedawaybytheseaorastormandthatisjustthewayhelikesit.Denevandiscoveredhisartistictalentsabouttenyearsago,

whenhewaswanderingaimlesslyonthebeachwithastick.Heendedupdrawinga12-foot-longfish.Sincethen,Jimhastraveled

over1,800mileswhilecreatingover600piecesofsandart.Overtheyears,hisdrawingshavebecomebigger,butthetoolsheuseshave

n’tchanged--Allheneedsisastick,agardenrakeandmostimportantly,hislivelyimagination!Justlikeanygoodartist,Jimisquiteparticularaboutthe“quality”ofhis

canvas,sometimeswalkingformiles,insearchofperfectsand.Hislatestpieceofwork,whichisalsotheworld’slargestfreelancedrawing,wascreatedinthedeserts

andsofNevada.IttookJimthreetrips,eightdaysandover100milesofwalkingtocreatethis3-mileworkofart.Ittookthestormjustonenighttodestroyit!How

ever,Jimsaysheactuallyenjoyswatchingthewavesorrainwashhispaintingsaway.Jim’sarthasbecomeverypopularovertheyearsandwaseventhetopicofadocumentary

named“Sandman”in2005.JimDenevanisnotjustaboutartinthesand--heisalsoanexcellentchefandfounderofanorganizationcalled“OutstandingintheField”,w

hosemottoistocelebratefoodatitssource.Accordingly,groupdiningeventsareheldoutdoorsonfarms,withthedinersbeingtreatedtoadeliciousmeal.Theevents,whi

chareheldindifferentfarmsthroughoutAmerica,arealwayssoldouttheminutethescheduleisannounced.14.Itcanbelearnedfromthet

extthat_________.A.DenevanwalksalottocompletehisworkB.itisnothardforDenevantofindsuitablesandtodrawonC.itusuallyt

akeslongforthestormtodestroyDenevan’sworkD.Denevanisveryparticularabouthisdrawinginstruments15.WhatdoesDenevanenjoyabouthisworkaccordingtothetext？A

.Walkingalongdistance.B.Waitingforthestormtocome.C.Lookingforasuitablecanvas.D.Watchinghisworkbeingdestroyedbynature.16.W

hichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDenevan?A.Generous.B.Open-minded.C.Imaginative.D.Traditional.17.Denevanisalso

popularasachefbecause_________.A.Hefoundedanorganizationcalled“OutstandingintheField”B.HelikestotreatdinerstodeliciousfoodatitssourceC.Healw

aysholdseventsindifferentfarmsD.HewaseverthetopicofadocumentaryCIfyouhaveeverfeltsickatthebackofabusorafteraboatcruise,thenyoumighthav

eexperiencedmotionsickness.Thecondition’smostcommonsymptomsaredizziness,headaches,sweatingandvomiting.Humanshaven’talwayse

xperiencedthisreaction.AccordingtoFredMast,aprofessorattheUniversityofBern,motionsicknessbegantoaffectuswhenwecreatedvehiclesforget

tingtoplacesfaster.“Ourbodieswerenotpreparedforit,”hesays,explainingthathuman-madeaccelerationcreatesadisturbancebetwe

enourvestibularsystem(前庭系统),whichisresponsibleforcontrollingbalance,andourvision.Whiletravellingonaboatorinacar,you

maynotbewatchingthemovementofthevehicle,butyourvestibularsystemregistersit.Sincethehumanbrainhasnote

volvedenoughyettoresolvethatconflict,itleadstomotionsickness.Motionsicknesscanalsostrikewhenthereissimulate

dacceleration,suchasinsomevideogamesormoviescenesinthetheatrethatmaketheviewer’sbrainthinkit’smovingwhenit’snot.Whileoneinthreepe

opleexperiencesmotionsicknessatsometime,certainpeoplearemoreeasilyaffected.Theseinclude:childrenandyoungadults(

accordingtoaGermansurvey,halfofthoseundertheageof30reportbeingaffected);patients;andwomen.Suffererscanavoidmotionsicknessb

ymakingchangestohowtheytravel.Forinstance,sittingfacingforwardatthefrontofabusallowsyoutoseethemovement.Sittinginthemiddl

eofaboatornexttothewingofanairplanewillreducetheamountofmovementyoufeel.Stayingawayfromalcoholandheavymealsahead

ofcar,boatorplanetripscanalsobehelpful.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulated”inParagraph2mean?A.fakeB.suddenC.fre

quentD.visible19.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainly?A.Thesymptomsofmotionsickness.B.Thecauseofmotionsickness.C.Thefunctionofvestibu

larsystem.D.Theevolutionofhumans’brains.20.Whoismorelikelytosuffermotionsickness?A.Theold.B.Theyoung.C.Themale.D.Thehungry.21.Whatcanbedonetoavoidm

otionsicknesswhiletravelling?A.Closingeyestofeelthemovement.B.Sittingclosetothebusdriver.C.Fillingthestomachbeforeaboattrip.D.Ch

oosingamiddleseatintheairplane.DStevenSteinlikestofollowgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabitmakessensewhenyou

considerthathe’sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshowtoreducelitter,includingthingsthatfalloffgarbagetrucksastheydrivedowntheroad.Whatiseve

nmoreinterestingisthatoneofStein’sjobsisdefendinganindustrybehindtheplasticshoppingbags.Americansusemoreth

an100billionthinfilmplasticbagseveryyear.Somanyendupintreebranchesoralonghighwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallowthematcheckouts(收银台).The

bagsareprohibitedinsome90citiesinCalifornia,includingLosAngeles.Eyeingtheseheadwinds,plastic-bagmakersarehiringscientistslikeSteintomakethec

asethattheirproductsarenotasbadfortheplanetasmostpeopleassume.Amongthebagmakers’argument:manycitieswithbansstillal

lowshopperstopurchasepaperbags,whichareeasilyrecycledbutrequiremoreenergytoproduceandtransport.Andwhileplasticbagsma

ybeuglytolookat,theyrepresentasmallpercentageofallgarbageonthegroundtoday.Theindustryhasalsotakenaimattheprodu

ctthathasappearedasitsreplacement:reusableshoppingbags.Thestrongerareusablebagis,thelongeritslifeandthemoreplastic-baguseitcancelsout.However,l

onger-lastingreusablebagsoftenrequiremoreenergytomake.Onestudyfoundthatacottonbagmustbeusedatleast131timestobebetterfortheplanetthanplastic.Environ

mentalistsdon’tdispute(质疑)thesepoints.Theyhopepaperbagswillbebannedsomedaytooandwantshopperstousethes

amereusablebagsforyears.22.WhathasStevenSteinbeenhiredtodo?A.Helpincreasegrocerysales.B.Recyclethewa

stematerial.C.Stopthingsfallingofftrucks.D.Arguefortheuseofplasticbags.23.Whatdoestheword“headwinds”inparagraph2referto?A.Bansonplastic

bags.B.Effectsofcitydevelopment.C.Headachescausedbygarbage.D.Plasticbagshungintrees.24.Whatisadisadvantageofreusablebagsaccordingtoplasti

c-bagmakers?A.Theyarequiteexpensive.B.Replacingthemcanbedifficult.C.Theyarelessstrongthanplasticbags.D.P

roducingthemrequiresmoreenergy.25.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Plastic,PaperorNeitherB.Industry,PollutionandEnvironmentC.RecycleorT

hrowAwayD.GarbageCollectionandWasteControl第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。“Communicationisthemostessent

ialandsociableofallhumanbehaviors”,whichisabsolutelytrueasforhumancommunity.Communicationisthemajorityofeveryone’ssocial

life.“Withoutcommunication,lifewouldbeascoldasarock.26Becausethesecertainconversationscanmakepeopleattracted.Personally,weshouldconsiderth

efollowingthreeaspectstomakegoodcommunication.Tostartgoodcommunication,wecanmakecertainadequatepreparations,especiallysomerelativequ

estions.27Wecanasksomequestionstoshowourpoliteness,respectandsincerecare.Forexample,haveyoubeencarryingonwellrecently?

Whatdoyoufavorinyoursparetime?Remembertothinkagainbeforeyouputforwardaquestion.Themostimportantpartofcommunicationistolist

en.28Permitotherstodomostofthetalking.Bepatientandholdinterestintheircomments,makingnecessarygesturesto

showyouarelistening.Donotinterruptotherswhentheyexpressexcitedly.Beingagoodconversationalistaswellasagoo

dlistenerwillhelpyoualot.29Appropriateeyecontactislikeagreatelementofthemaindishwhichmakesitmoredelicious.Dur

ingcommunicatingwithothers,weshouldlookthespeakersintheeyekindly.Itwillhelpustoimprovemutual(相互的)understanding.Donothesitatetolookintothem.Butyouha

dbetternotstareatthemandnotlookatthemfortoolong.30A.Enjoygoodcommunication,beingfriendswiththem.B.Itisusuallysaidthateyesarewindows

tothesoul.C.Itwouldmakeothersfeeluneasyandunwillingtocontinuetalking.D.Theybelievetheywanttoknowandevenconvinceus.E.We

shouldconcentrateonothers’sayingandthinkintheirshoes.F.Itisconsideredtobefairlycomfortabletobeaskedfinequ

estions.G.Furthermore,goodcommunicationisaninterestingattractioninourdailylife.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、

C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ItwasinthemiddleofDecemberyearsago.AlightsnowwasfallingoutsidebutIdidn’t31.Iwasgettingreadytoheadt

omydaughter’scollegetobringherhomefortheholidays.Theweatherforecasthad32calledforlightflurries(小雪)andIwasanexperienced

driverinsnowsoIwasn’t33asmytwosonsandIwalkeddowntothecar.Aswegotoutontheroad,134,Irealizedtheweatherforecast

hadbeenwrong.Thelightflurrieshadturnedinto35snow,whichwascoveringtheroads.Thesnowplows(扫雪车)wererapidl

y36andIknewatoncethatitwasn’tgoingtobeaneasydrive.Islowedmycarto37theslipperysurfaceoftheroads.OnceIwasontheinterstatehighway,

though,conditions38,andtherefore,Isloweddownfurther.39,Ifoundmyselfbehindavery140driver.Insteadofdrivingslowand41whenhehit

aslipperyspot,hewasbraking(刹车)hardandhiscarchangeddirectionsuddenlyandlostitsbalance.Toavoidhittinghim

,Ibrakedhardmyselfandslidintoaditch.Itriedpullingoutagainandagainbutcouldonly42spinningtires.Withmyheartpoundinginmychest,Iprayed

,“God,Ireallyneedyour43rightnow!”Itriedtopulloutagainandthecarstartedtomove.Itfeltasifitwasalmostbeing44outo

ftheditch.BythetimeIreachedthecollege,thesunwasout.Ipickedupmydaughterandslowlyheadedhome.Whenwearrived,thedogs145ushappilyatthedoorandIcouldseetheCh

ristmastreelightsshiningbrightly.Icouldfeelkindnessaroundmeandwithinmeaswell.31.A.stateB.escapeC.mindD.ignore32.A.almostB.usuallyC.neverD.only33.A.w

orriedB.confusedC.annoyedD.depressed34.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.howeverD.moreover35.A.wetB.hardC.freshD.heavy36.A.fallingbeh

indB.movingbackC.goingforwardD.speedingup37.A.weakenB.matchC.overlookD.quit38.A.progressedB.disappearedC.improvedD.worsened39.A.SuddenlyB.

ImmediatelyC.OccasionallyD.Accidentally40.A.cautiousB.professionalC.inexperiencedD.disabled41.A.remaini

ngB.adjustingC.relaxingD.polishing42.A.hearB.watchC.attainD.create43.A.insuranceB.presenceC.assistanceD.evidence44.A.madeB.carriedC.brokenD.pushed

45.A.calledB.admittedC.greetedD.observed第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheGreatBarrierReefisoneofEa

rth’sgreatest46____________(nature)wonders.It’sthelargestsystemofcoralreefsintheworld.Thecolorfulunderwaterhabitatprovidesfo

odandshelterformanyseaanimals.Butin2018,scientistsflyingoverthereef47____________(shock)bywhattheysaw.“Whereyouexpected48___________

_(see)colorfulhealthycorals,whatyousawwasjustwhite,”saysscientistMarkEakin.Whatthescientistssawisacondit

ioncalledcoralbleaching.It’sawarningsignthatthereefis49____________serioustrouble.Expertssay50____________isrisingoceantemperaturesthataremostlyto

blame.Coralreefslooklikeplants,butthey’reactuallytinyanimalsthatlivetogetherinhugegroups.Coralsgettheirnutrientsfromtinyplant-like

livingthingscalledalgae.Thealgaeliveinsidecoralsandgivethemtheircolor.Butwhentheoceangetstoowarm,coralsreleasethealgae.As51_______

_____result,thecoralsgetbleachedwhite.Scientistssaythatbleachingisbecomingmorewidespreadasoceansget52____________(warm).Someco

ralscanrecoverfrombleachingasthewater53____________(cool)inwinter,butthatisgettinglesslikelyaswinteroceantemper

aturesrisetoo.Reefsworldwidesufferfrom54____________(pollute),overfishing,andotherdangers,55____________scientistssayclimatechangeisth

ebiggestthreat.Theypredictthatnearly90percentofallreefswilldisappearby2050.第四部分基础运用第一节：单词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)根据括号中所提示的中文，结合句意，选用相应的英文单词，写出其正确形式。56.

Shewasforcedtohaveherbaby______________(收养).57.OfAmerica’smillionmillionairesin1985,the______________(平均的)agewas63.58.Shewassent

encedtotwentyyears’imprisonmentfor______________(投毒)andattemptedmurder.59.Asanabsolute______________(

最少量),youshouldspendtwohoursintheeveningstudying.60.______________(精神上的)illnessisnothingtobeashamedof.61.He______________(折叠)th

emapupandputitinhispocket.62.Hemadeverypositive______________(贡献)tothesuccessoftheproject.63.Fashionis________

______(不断地)changing.64.Thebosswouldbe______________(告知、通知)ofanyprocessthathisemployeeshadmade.65.Shekeptlo

oking______________(焦急不安)atherwatch.第二节：完成句子(共5个句子；每空一词，每句1分，满分5分)66.________________________________hisadvantageliesinhisabilitytoco

mmunicatewithforeignersinEnglish.毫无疑问，他的优势在于他能用英语与外国人交流的能力。67.OnlyafterMaryreadhercompositionthesecondtime__________noticethespe

llingmistake.直到玛丽第二次读了她的作文之后，她才意识到这个拼写错误。68.________________________hardatpoetry,Iwouldhavesurelybecomeapoet.如果我当时努力学习诗歌的

话，肯定会成为诗人。69.________________________thatreadingincreasesourknowledgeandbroadensourmind.人们认为，阅读能增加我们的知识，扩大我们的视野。70.Withallmysavings_______

_________,Ihavetoturntomyparents.我所有的积蓄快用光了，不得不向父母求助。第五部分写作——读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Asasi

xthgrader,Ibegannoticinghowotherkidswereseparatingintogroups.Iwasn’tsurewhereIbelonged.Ifoundithardtofitin.Ourteacherhadassigned“secretfriends

”forthecomingweek.Shewroteeachkid’snameonapieceofpaperandthrewthemintoabucket,andthenweeachclosedoureyesanddrewthenameof

aclassmatewhoweweretosecretlybefriendandsupportoverthenextfiveschooldays.Bythemiddleoftheweek,everyone,incl

udingme,hadturnedthisassignmentintoacontesttoseewhosesecretfriendcouldleavethebestgift.Weleftbubblegum,lollipopsandevenmoney.Itseemedthateveryonewa

sgettingcoolpresentsfromtheirfriend.Everyoneexceptme.Onthelastmorningofourassignment,Iwalkedintomyclassroomandnoticedtherewasapackageonmydesk.Iripped

openthewrappingpaperandjuststareddownatmydesk.Theresataboxofperfumedpowder(香粉).Thegirlssittingnearmegiggledandwentoffaboutthe“oldlady”gif

tIhadreceived.Tomakemattersworse,thepowderhadalreadybeenopened.IfeltmyfaceturnedredasIshoved(胡乱丢)itintomydesk.

Itriedtoforgetabouttheembarrassinggift,butwhenIwasinthebathroomduringthebreak,thesamegirlswhohadseenmeopent

hepowderstartedtalkingtrashaboutmysecretfriendofgivingittome.Iquicklyjoinedin.“Howterrible,”Iheardmyselfsaying.“Whatcould

myfiendbethinkingbygivingmesuchastupidgift?Mygrandmotherwouldn’tevenwantit.”Thegirlslaughedatmyremarksandfi

ledoutofthebathroom.IstayedtowashmyhandsandletthewaterrunthroughmyfingersasIthoughtaboutwhatIhadjustsaid.Itwasn’tnormallylikemetosaymeanthingsl

ikethataboutsomeone.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1ThenIsawmyclassmateJanetcomeoutofabathroombooth,tearsstreamingdow

nherface.________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_______________________________Paragraph2Alongwithmyapologies,Iexplainedthereason.______________________________________

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_潮阳区2020-2021学年上学期高二级期末教学质量监测试卷英语答案试卷共8页，卷面满分130分。考试用时120分钟。第一部分：情景交际（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1-5ADBDC6-10B

CBCA第二部分：阅读理解第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)11-13CDB14-17ADCB18-21ABBB22-25DADA第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）26-30GFEBC第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题

1分，满分15分)31-35CDACD36-40ABDAC41-45BACDC第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）46.natural47.wereshocked48.tosee49.in5

0.it51.a52.warmer53.cools54.pollution55.but第四部分基础运用第一节：单词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)56.adopted57.average58.poisoning59.minimum60.ment

al61.folded62.contributions63.constantly64.informed65.anxiously第二节：完成句子(共5个句子；每空一词，每句1分，满分5分)66.Thereisnodoubtthat67.didshe68

.HadIworked/studied69.Itisbelieved/known70.runningout第五部分写作——读后续写（满分25分）ThenIsawmyclassmateJanetcomeoutofabathroombooth,tearsstrea

mingdownherface.“Actually,I’myoursecretfriend;I’mterriblysorryaboutthegift,”shewhisperedtome,sobbingwithherfacehiddeninherhands.Frust

ratedandsomewhatgrieved,sheexplainedthatshecouldn’taffordafancypresentandhermotherhadgivenherthepowder

,theonlyluxuryinherfamily.Then,sheranoutofthebathroomwithsomegirlsstaringather.Regretfulandkindofembarrassed,Iwassicktomystomachasmymeanwordsranthr

oughmymind.Withthewaterrunningthroughmyfingers,IfeltmythroatwastightenedasifarockwerestuckinitbecauseIruinede

verythingshespeciallypreparedforme.Afterawhile,Ipluckedupmycourageandranoutforher.Thereshewas,sittinginatreeshadowwipinghereyes.Alongwithmyapolog

ies,Iexplainedthereason.Iwasnotameangirlbyjudgingpeople’spresents.ThereasonwhyIcomplainedinfrontofthegirlswasthatIwastryingtobecoolandfitintoth

egroup.Iaddedthathavingknownhowpreciousthepowderwastoherfamily,Iwasreallygratefulforreceivingthegiftfromher.Relievedanddelighted,sheflash

edasmiletome,lookingmeintheeyesandcomfortedmethatsheunderstoodmydifficultsituationsbecauseshehadbeentryingtofitin,too.“We

sharesomethingincommon,don’twe?”shesaid,withabroadsmilespreadingoverherface.Hersimplewords,spokenfromherheart,foundtheirwaystraightintomine.Touc

hedimmensely,Ifeltwarmthflowingthroughme.Thatday,Igainedareal“secretfriend”andalsolearnedtocherishrealfriendship.