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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’vebrokenthewindow.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.NoproblemB.IhopetoseeyousoonC.It’smypleasur

eD.Idon’twantyoutoleave6.A:DoyoumindifIturnontheTV?B:____________.Let’swatchthesportsnewsnow.A.NowayB.GoaheadC.Y

ou’dbetternotD.Ithinkso7.A:Wouldyoupleasehelpmetotaketheclothesdownstairs,Tom?B:_______________.A.NevermindB.That’srightC.

NoproblemD.Let’sgo8.A:Iwillgototheamusementparknextweekend.B:_________________.A.ExcusemeB.HaveagoodtimeC.I’mafraidIcan’tD.It’suptoyou9.

A:IamsorryIcan’thelpyou.B:_________________.A.MypleasureB.AllrightC.ThankyouallthesameD.Iamsorrytohearthat10.A:Iwillhaveamathtesttomorrow

.B:________________.A.GoodluckB.ThankyouC.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’sCoolestBookstoresWheredidyoubuyyourlastbook?ChancesarethatyouboughtitontheInternet.Butifyoudid,youmissedtheextraordi

naryexperienceofbrowsinginarealbookstore.Thesedaysbookstoresofferlotsofgreatbooksandplentymore.Taipei’sEsliteD

unnanStoreTimemagazineoncenamedEsliteDunnanStoreinTaipei“Asia’sbestbookstore”.Onevisittothestoretellsyouwhy

.Thestore,spreadingacrossfivefloors,offersacombinationofrestaurants,musicandover200,000books.Withitscosyre

adingspots,visitorssometimessaysit’slikealibrary.Othershavecalleditthe“7-Elevenofbookstores”becauseit

’sopen24hoursaday.BookGardenTheworld’sbiggestbookstoreisTehran,Iran’sBookGardenwith700,000squarefeetofspace.Inadd

itiontorestaurantsandatheater,theBookGardenfeaturesaparkontheroof.LibreriaAcquaAltaVenice,Italy,isacitysurroun

dedbywater.ItseemsthatoneofitsmostinterestingbookstoresisLibreriaAcquaAlta.Itsbooksaredisplayedinallthingsrelatedtowatersuchasboats,bathtub

sandmore.LaCaverneauxLivresLaCavermeauxLivres--thecaveofbooks--wasonceatrain.TodaythisuniqueFrenchbookstore,locatednorthofParis,ishometothousa

ndsofsecond-handbooks.Bart’sBooksManyreadersliketositinsidewithagoodbook.ButatBart’sBooksinCalifornia,guestscanenjoyagoodbooka

ndsomefreshair.Bart’sBooksisbelievedtobethelargestindependently-ownedoutdoorbookstoreintheUS.Whetheryouenjoyreadingi

nsideoroutside,there’salwaysaninterestingbookstoretobediscovered.11.WhatisspecialaboutTaipei’sEsliteDunnanStore?A.Therearesomeplaceswhereyoucanenjo

yyourmeal.B.Youcantakebooksfromthisstorewithoutpayingmoney.C.Youcanvisitthisbookstoreatanytimeoftheday.D.Itischaracterizedbyaparkontheroof.1

2.WhatwillyouprobablydoinLaCaverneauxLivres?A.Enjoyagoodbookandoutdoorscenery.B.Readsomebooksandhavearestinaboatorabathtub

.C.Searchforsomeinformationabouttrains.D.Browsedifferentkindsofusedbooks.13.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A.Tou

rgepeopletoreadbooksinsideoroutside.B.Toencouragepeopletogototherealbookstore.C.Toinspirebooksellerstoopensomemorecreativebookstores.D.Toa

ppealtobooksellerstopayattentiontothislist.BJimDenevanisanamazingartistwhoseworkisadmiredbyall,butown

edbynone--that’sbecauseallofJim’sartiscreatedonanunusualcanvas--thesoftsand.Hesometimesspendsdaysworkingonapiece,onlytoseeitwashedaway

bytheseaorastormandthatisjustthewayhelikesit.Denevandiscoveredhisartistictalentsabouttenyearsago,whenhewaswanderingaimlesslyonthebeachwithastick.He

endedupdrawinga12-foot-longfish.Sincethen,Jimhastraveledover1,800mileswhilecreatingover600piecesofsandart.Overtheyears,hisdrawingshavebe

comebigger,butthetoolsheuseshaven’tchanged--Allheneedsisastick,agardenrakeandmostimportantly,hislivelyimag

ination!Justlikeanygoodartist,Jimisquiteparticularaboutthe“quality”ofhiscanvas,sometimeswalkingformil

es,insearchofperfectsand.Hislatestpieceofwork,whichisalsotheworld’slargestfreelancedrawing,wascreatedinthedese

rtsandsofNevada.IttookJimthreetrips,eightdaysandover100milesofwalkingtocreatethis3-mileworkofart.Ittookthestormjustonenighttodestroyi

t!However,Jimsaysheactuallyenjoyswatchingthewavesorrainwashhispaintingsaway.Jim’sarthasbecomeverypopularovertheyearsandwaseventhetopicofa

documentarynamed“Sandman”in2005.JimDenevanisnotjustaboutartinthesand--heisalsoanexcellentchefandfounderofanorganizationc

alled“OutstandingintheField”,whosemottoistocelebratefoodatitssource.Accordingly,groupdiningeventsareheld

outdoorsonfarms,withthedinersbeingtreatedtoadeliciousmeal.Theevents,whichareheldindifferentfarmsthrough

outAmerica,arealwayssoldouttheminutethescheduleisannounced.14.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_________.A.Denevanwalksalottoc

ompletehisworkB.itisnothardforDenevantofindsuitablesandtodrawonC.itusuallytakeslongforthestormtodestroyDenevan’swor

kD.Denevanisveryparticularabouthisdrawinginstruments15.WhatdoesDenevanenjoyabouthisworkaccordingtothetext？A.Walkingalongdi

stance.B.Waitingforthestormtocome.C.Lookingforasuitablecanvas.D.Watchinghisworkbeingdestroyedbynature.16.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribe

Denevan?A.Generous.B.Open-minded.C.Imaginative.D.Traditional.17.Denevanisalsopopularasachefbecause_________.A.Hefoundedanorganizationcalled“Outstand

ingintheField”B.HelikestotreatdinerstodeliciousfoodatitssourceC.HealwaysholdseventsindifferentfarmsD.Hewasevert

hetopicofadocumentaryCIfyouhaveeverfeltsickatthebackofabusorafteraboatcruise,thenyoumighthaveexperiencedmotionsickness.Theconditi

on’smostcommonsymptomsaredizziness,headaches,sweatingandvomiting.Humanshaven’talwaysexperiencedthisreaction.AccordingtoFredMast,

aprofessorattheUniversityofBern,motionsicknessbegantoaffectuswhenwecreatedvehiclesforgettingtoplacesfaster.“Ourbodiesweren

otpreparedforit,”hesays,explainingthathuman-madeaccelerationcreatesadisturbancebetweenourvestibularsystem(前庭系统),whichisresponsibleforcontrol

lingbalance,andourvision.Whiletravellingonaboatorinacar,youmaynotbewatchingthemovementofthevehicle,butyourvestibularsyste

mregistersit.Sincethehumanbrainhasnotevolvedenoughyettoresolvethatconflict,itleadstomotionsickness.Motionsicknesscanalso

strikewhenthereissimulatedacceleration,suchasinsomevideogamesormoviescenesinthetheatrethatmaketheviewer’sbrainthinkit’smovingwhe

nit’snot.Whileoneinthreepeopleexperiencesmotionsicknessatsometime,certainpeoplearemoreeasilyaffected.Theseinclude:childrenandyoungadults(accordingto

aGermansurvey,halfofthoseundertheageof30reportbeingaffected);patients;andwomen.Suffererscanavoidmotionsickn

essbymakingchangestohowtheytravel.Forinstance,sittingfacingforwardatthefrontofabusallowsyoutoseethemovement.Sittingint

hemiddleofaboatornexttothewingofanairplanewillreducetheamountofmovementyoufeel.Stayingawayfromalcoholandheavymealsaheadofcar,boatorplanetripscanalso

behelpful.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulated”inParagraph2mean?A.fakeB.suddenC.frequentD.visible19.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainly?A.Th

esymptomsofmotionsickness.B.Thecauseofmotionsickness.C.Thefunctionofvestibularsystem.D.Theevolutionofhumans’brains.20.Whoismorelikelyto

suffermotionsickness?A.Theold.B.Theyoung.C.Themale.D.Thehungry.21.Whatcanbedonetoavoidmotionsicknesswhiletravelling?A.Closingeyestofe

elthemovement.B.Sittingclosetothebusdriver.C.Fillingthestomachbeforeaboattrip.D.Choosingamiddleseatintheairplane.DStevenSteinlikestofoll

owgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabitmakessensewhenyouconsiderthathe’sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshowtoreducelitter,inc

ludingthingsthatfalloffgarbagetrucksastheydrivedowntheroad.WhatisevenmoreinterestingisthatoneofStein’sjobsisdefendinga

nindustrybehindtheplasticshoppingbags.Americansusemorethan100billionthinfilmplasticbagseveryyear.Somanyendupintree

branchesoralonghighwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallowthematcheckouts(收银台).Thebagsareprohibitedins

ome90citiesinCalifornia,includingLosAngeles.Eyeingtheseheadwinds,plastic-bagmakersarehiringscientist

slikeSteintomakethecasethattheirproductsarenotasbadfortheplanetasmostpeopleassume.Amongthebagmakers’argume

nt:manycitieswithbansstillallowshopperstopurchasepaperbags,whichareeasilyrecycledbutrequiremoreenergytoproduceandtransport.Andwhile

plasticbagsmaybeuglytolookat,theyrepresentasmallpercentageofallgarbageonthegroundtoday.Theindustryhasalsotakenaimattheproductthathasapp

earedasitsreplacement:reusableshoppingbags.Thestrongerareusablebagis,thelongeritslifeandthemoreplastic-baguseitcancelsout.However,

longer-lastingreusablebagsoftenrequiremoreenergytomake.Onestudyfoundthatacottonbagmustbeusedatleast131timestobebetterfortheplanetthanpla

stic.Environmentalistsdon’tdispute(质疑)thesepoints.Theyhopepaperbagswillbebannedsomedaytooandwantshopp

erstousethesamereusablebagsforyears.22.WhathasStevenSteinbeenhiredtodo?A.Helpincreasegrocerysales.B.Recyclethewastematerial.C.Stopthin

gsfallingofftrucks.D.Arguefortheuseofplasticbags.23.Whatdoestheword“headwinds”inparagraph2referto?A.Bansonpl

asticbags.B.Effectsofcitydevelopment.C.Headachescausedbygarbage.D.Plasticbagshungintrees.24.Whatisadisadvantageofreusablebagsaccordingtopla

stic-bagmakers?A.Theyarequiteexpensive.B.Replacingthemcanbedifficult.C.Theyarelessstrongthanplasticbags.D.

Producingthemrequiresmoreenergy.25.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Plastic,PaperorNeitherB.Industry,PollutionandEnvironmentC.Recy

cleorThrowAwayD.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。“Commun

icationisthemostessentialandsociableofallhumanbehaviors”,whichisabsolutelytrueasforhumancommunity.Communicationisthemajori

tyofeveryone’ssociallife.“Withoutcommunication,lifewouldbeascoldasarock.26Becausethesecertainconversationscanmakepeopleattracted.Persona

lly,weshouldconsiderthefollowingthreeaspectstomakegoodcommunication.Tostartgoodcommunication,wecanmakecertainadequatepreparations,e

speciallysomerelativequestions.27Wecanasksomequestionstoshowourpoliteness,respectandsincerecare.Forexample

,haveyoubeencarryingonwellrecently?Whatdoyoufavorinyoursparetime?Remembertothinkagainbeforeyouputforwardaquestion.Themostimportantpartofcommu

nicationistolisten.28Permitotherstodomostofthetalking.Bepatientandholdinterestintheircomments,makingnecessaryges

turestoshowyouarelistening.Donotinterruptotherswhentheyexpressexcitedly.Beingagoodconversationalistaswellasa

goodlistenerwillhelpyoualot.29Appropriateeyecontactislikeagreatelementofthemaindishwhichmakesitmoredelicious.Duringcommunicatingwithothers,weshould

lookthespeakersintheeyekindly.Itwillhelpustoimprovemutual(相互的)understanding.Donothesitatetolookintothem.Butyouhadbetternotstareatthemandnotlookatth

emfortoolong.30A.Enjoygoodcommunication,beingfriendswiththem.B.Itisusuallysaidthateyesarewindowstothesoul.C.Itwouldmakeothersfeeluneasyandunwillingto

continuetalking.D.Theybelievetheywanttoknowandevenconvinceus.E.Weshouldconcentrateonothers’sayingandthinkintheirshoes

.F.Itisconsideredtobefairlycomfortabletobeaskedfinequestions.G.Furthermore,goodcommunicationisaninterestingat

tractioninourdailylife.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。Itwasint

hemiddleofDecemberyearsago.AlightsnowwasfallingoutsidebutIdidn’t31.Iwasgettingreadytoheadtomydaughter’

scollegetobringherhomefortheholidays.Theweatherforecasthad32calledforlightflurries(小雪)andIwasanexperienceddriverinsnows

oIwasn’t33asmytwosonsandIwalkeddowntothecar.Aswegotoutontheroad,134,Irealizedtheweatherforecasthadbeenwrong.Thelightflurrieshadturnedinto35snow,w

hichwascoveringtheroads.Thesnowplows(扫雪车)wererapidly36andIknewatoncethatitwasn’tgoingtobeaneasydrive.Islowedmyc

arto37theslipperysurfaceoftheroads.OnceIwasontheinterstatehighway,though,conditions38,andtherefore,Isloweddownfurther.39,Ifoundmyselfb

ehindavery140driver.Insteadofdrivingslowand41whenhehitaslipperyspot,hewasbraking(刹车)hardandhiscarchang

eddirectionsuddenlyandlostitsbalance.Toavoidhittinghim,Ibrakedhardmyselfandslidintoaditch.Itriedpullingoutagainandagainbutco

uldonly42spinningtires.Withmyheartpoundinginmychest,Iprayed,“God,Ireallyneedyour43rightnow!”Itriedtopulloutagainandthecarstar

tedtomove.Itfeltasifitwasalmostbeing44outoftheditch.BythetimeIreachedthecollege,thesunwasout.Ipickedupmydaughterandslowlyheadedhome.Whenwearrive

d,thedogs145ushappilyatthedoorandIcouldseetheChristmastreelightsshiningbrightly.Icouldfeelkindnessaroundmeandwithinmeaswell.31.A.

stateB.escapeC.mindD.ignore32.A.almostB.usuallyC.neverD.only33.A.worriedB.confusedC.annoyedD.depressed34.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.howeverD.moreover35

.A.wetB.hardC.freshD.heavy36.A.fallingbehindB.movingbackC.goingforwardD.speedingup37.A.weakenB.matchC.overlookD.quit38

.A.progressedB.disappearedC.improvedD.worsened39.A.SuddenlyB.ImmediatelyC.OccasionallyD.Accidentally40.A.cautiousB.professionalC.inexperiencedD.disab

led41.A.remainingB.adjustingC.relaxingD.polishing42.A.hearB.watchC.attainD.create43.A.insuranceB.presence

C.assistanceD.evidence44.A.madeB.carriedC.brokenD.pushed45.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。TheGreatBarrierReefisoneofEarth’sgreatest46____________(nature)

wonders.It’sthelargestsystemofcoralreefsintheworld.Thecolorfulunderwaterhabitatprovidesfoodandshelter

formanyseaanimals.Butin2018,scientistsflyingoverthereef47____________(shock)bywhattheysaw.“Whereyouexpected48____________(see)colorfulhealthycora

ls,whatyousawwasjustwhite,”saysscientistMarkEakin.Whatthescientistssawisaconditioncalledcoralbleaching.It’sawarningsignthatthereefis49____________s

erioustrouble.Expertssay50____________isrisingoceantemperaturesthataremostlytoblame.Coralreefslooklikeplants,butthey’reactuallytinyan

imalsthatlivetogetherinhugegroups.Coralsgettheirnutrientsfromtinyplant-likelivingthingscalledalgae.Theal

gaeliveinsidecoralsandgivethemtheircolor.Butwhentheoceangetstoowarm,coralsreleasethealgae.As51____________result,thecoralsgetbleache

dwhite.Scientistssaythatbleachingisbecomingmorewidespreadasoceansget52____________(warm).Somecoralscanrecoverfrombleachingasthewat

er53____________(cool)inwinter,butthatisgettinglesslikelyaswinteroceantemperaturesrisetoo.Reefsworldwidesufferfrom54_________

___(pollute),overfishing,andotherdangers,55____________scientistssayclimatechangeisthebiggestthreat.Theypredictthatnearly90percentofallre

efswilldisappearby2050.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.Shewasforcedt

ohaveherbaby______________(收养).57.OfAmerica’smillionmillionairesin1985,the______________(平均的)agewas63.58.Shewass

entencedtotwentyyears’imprisonmentfor______________(投毒)andattemptedmurder.59.Asanabsolute______________(最少量),youshouldspendtwohoursintheeveningstu

dying.60.______________(精神上的)illnessisnothingtobeashamedof.61.He______________(折叠)themapupandputitinhis

pocket.62.Hemadeverypositive______________(贡献)tothesuccessoftheproject.63.Fashionis______________(不断地)changin

g.64.Thebosswouldbe______________(告知、通知)ofanyprocessthathisemployeeshadmade.65.Shekeptlooking______________(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.________________________________hisadvantageliesinhisabilitytocommunicate

withforeignersinEnglish.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__________not

icethespellingmistake.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,Iwouldhavesurely

becomeapoet.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。Asasixthgrader,Ibegannoticinghowotherkidswereseparatingintogroups.Iwasn’tsurewhereIbelonged.I

foundithardtofitin.Ourteacherhadassigned“secretfriends”forthecomingweek.Shewroteeachkid’snameonapieceofpaperandthre

wthemintoabucket,andthenweeachclosedoureyesanddrewthenameofaclassmatewhoweweretosecretlybefriendandsupporto

verthenextfiveschooldays.Bythemiddleoftheweek,everyone,includingme,hadturnedthisassignmentintoacontesttoseewhosesecretfriendcou

ldleavethebestgift.Weleftbubblegum,lollipopsandevenmoney.Itseemedthateveryonewasgettingcoolpresentsfromtheirfriend.Everyoneexceptme.Onth

elastmorningofourassignment,Iwalkedintomyclassroomandnoticedtherewasapackageonmydesk.Irippedopenthewrappingpaperandjuststared

downatmydesk.Theresataboxofperfumedpowder(香粉).Thegirlssittingnearmegiggledandwentoffaboutthe“oldlady”giftIhadreceived.Tomakemattersworse,thepowderha

dalreadybeenopened.IfeltmyfaceturnedredasIshoved(胡乱丢)itintomydesk.Itriedtoforgetabouttheembarrassinggift,butwhenIwasinthebathroomduringt

hebreak,thesamegirlswhohadseenmeopenthepowderstartedtalkingtrashaboutmysecretfriendofgivingittome.Iquicklyjoinedin.“Howterrible,”Iheardmyselfsaying

.“Whatcouldmyfiendbethinkingbygivingmesuchastupidgift?Mygrandmotherwouldn’tevenwantit.”Thegirlslaughedatmyremark

sandfiledoutofthebathroom.IstayedtowashmyhandsandletthewaterrunthroughmyfingersasIthoughtaboutwhatIhadjustsaid.I

twasn’tnormallylikemetosaymeanthingslikethataboutsomeone.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。Paragraph1Then

IsawmyclassmateJanetcomeoutofabathroombooth,tearsstreamingdownherface.___________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2Alongwithmyap

ologies,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1

30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）1-5ADBDC6-10BCBCA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)11-13CDB14-17A

DCB18-21ABBB22-25DADA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.in50.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.mental61.folded62.contributions63.constantly64.informed

65.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.Itisbelieve

d/known70.runningout第五部分写作——读后续写（满分25分）ThenIsawmyclassmateJanetcomeoutofabathroombooth,tearsstreamingdownherface.“Actually,I’myoursecretfrie

nd;I’mterriblysorryaboutthegift,”shewhisperedtome,sobbingwithherfacehiddeninherhands.Frustratedandsomewhatgrieved,sheexplainedthatshecouldn’ta

ffordafancypresentandhermotherhadgivenherthepowder,theonlyluxuryinherfamily.Then,sheranoutofthebathroomwithsomegirlsstaringather

.Regretfulandkindofembarrassed,Iwassicktomystomachasmymeanwordsranthroughmymind.Withthewaterrunningthroughmyfingers,Ifeltmythroatwastightened

asifarockwerestuckinitbecauseIruinedeverythingshespeciallypreparedforme.Afterawhile,Ipluckedupmycourageandranoutforher.Thereshewas,sittinginatreesh

adowwipinghereyes.Alongwithmyapologies,Iexplainedthereason.Iwasnotameangirlbyjudgingpeople’spresents.ThereasonwhyIcomplainedinfron

tofthegirlswasthatIwastryingtobecoolandfitintothegroup.Iaddedthathavingknownhowpreciousthepowderwastoherfa

mily,Iwasreallygratefulforreceivingthegiftfromher.Relievedanddelighted,sheflashedasmiletome,lookingmeint

heeyesandcomfortedmethatsheunderstoodmydifficultsituationsbecauseshehadbeentryingtofitin,too.“Wesharesomethingincom

mon,don’twe?”shesaid,withabroadsmilespreadingoverherface.Hersimplewords,spokenfromherheart,foundtheirwaystraightintomine.Touchedimmensely,Ifeltwarmth

flowingthroughme.Thatday,Igainedareal“secretfriend”andalsolearnedtocherishrealfriendship.