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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.Excuse

meC.HelloD.Tellme4.A:Remembertowritedownyournameonthepaper.B:_______________.A.NevermindB.WithpleasureC.That’sallrightD.Sure,Iwil

l5.A:It’sverykindofyoutoseemeoff.B:______________.A.NoproblemB.IhopetoseeyousoonC.It’smypleasureD.Idon’twantyoutolea

ve6.A:DoyoumindifIturnontheTV?B:____________.Let’swatchthesportsnewsnow.A.NowayB.GoaheadC.You’dbetternotD.Ithinkso7.A:Wouldyoupleasehelpmetotak

etheclothesdownstairs,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.Thankyouall

thesameD.Iamsorrytohearthat10.A:Iwillhaveamathtesttomorrow.B:________________.A.GoodluckB.ThankyouC.WelldoneD.The

sametoyou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’sCoolestBookstoresWh

eredidyoubuyyourlastbook?ChancesarethatyouboughtitontheInternet.Butifyoudid,youmissedtheextraordinaryexperienceofbrowsinginarea

lbookstore.Thesedaysbookstoresofferlotsofgreatbooksandplentymore.Taipei’sEsliteDunnanStoreTimemagazineoncenamedEsliteDunnanSto

reinTaipei“Asia’sbestbookstore”.Onevisittothestoretellsyouwhy.Thestore,spreadingacrossfivefloors,offer

sacombinationofrestaurants,musicandover200,000books.Withitscosyreadingspots,visitorssometimessaysit’slikealibrar

y.Othershavecalleditthe“7-Elevenofbookstores”becauseit’sopen24hoursaday.BookGardenTheworld’sbiggestbookstoreisTehran,Iran’sBookGard

enwith700,000squarefeetofspace.Inadditiontorestaurantsandatheater,theBookGardenfeaturesaparkontheroof.LibreriaAcquaAltaVenice,Italy

,isacitysurroundedbywater.ItseemsthatoneofitsmostinterestingbookstoresisLibreriaAcquaAlta.Itsbooksaredisplayedinallthingsrelatedtowatersuchasboa

ts,bathtubsandmore.LaCaverneauxLivresLaCavermeauxLivres--thecaveofbooks--wasonceatrain.Todaythisuniq

ueFrenchbookstore,locatednorthofParis,ishometothousandsofsecond-handbooks.Bart’sBooksManyreadersliketositinsidewithagoodboo

k.ButatBart’sBooksinCalifornia,guestscanenjoyagoodbookandsomefreshair.Bart’sBooksisbelievedtobethelargestindependently-ownedoutdoorbookstore

intheUS.Whetheryouenjoyreadinginsideoroutside,there’salwaysaninterestingbookstoretobediscovered.11.WhatisspecialaboutTaipei’sEsliteDu

nnanStore?A.Therearesomeplaceswhereyoucanenjoyyourmeal.B.Youcantakebooksfromthisstorewithoutpayingmoney.C.Youcanvisitthisbookstoreatanytimeoftheda

y.D.Itischaracterizedbyaparkontheroof.12.WhatwillyouprobablydoinLaCaverneauxLivres?A.Enjoyagoodbookandoutdoorscenery.

B.Readsomebooksandhavearestinaboatorabathtub.C.Searchforsomeinformationabouttrains.D.Browsedifferentkindsofused

books.13.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A.Tourgepeopletoreadbooksinsideoroutside.B.Toencouragepeopletogotothere

albookstore.C.Toinspirebooksellerstoopensomemorecreativebookstores.D.Toappealtobooksellerstopayattentiontothislist.

BJimDenevanisanamazingartistwhoseworkisadmiredbyall,butownedbynone--that’sbecauseallofJim’sartiscreatedonanunusualcanvas--thesoftsand.Hesome

timesspendsdaysworkingonapiece,onlytoseeitwashedawaybytheseaorastormandthatisjustthewayhelikesit.Denevan

discoveredhisartistictalentsabouttenyearsago,whenhewaswanderingaimlesslyonthebeachwithastick.Heendedupdrawi

nga12-foot-longfish.Sincethen,Jimhastraveledover1,800mileswhilecreatingover600piecesofsandart.Overtheyears,hisdrawing

shavebecomebigger,butthetoolsheuseshaven’tchanged--Allheneedsisastick,agardenrakeandmostimportantly,hislivelyimagination!Justlikeanygoodarti

st,Jimisquiteparticularaboutthe“quality”ofhiscanvas,sometimeswalkingformiles,insearchofperfectsand.Hislatestpieceofwo

rk,whichisalsotheworld’slargestfreelancedrawing,wascreatedinthedesertsandsofNevada.IttookJimthreetrips,eightd

aysandover100milesofwalkingtocreatethis3-mileworkofart.Ittookthestormjustonenighttodestroyit!However,Jimsaysheactuallyenjoyswatching

thewavesorrainwashhispaintingsaway.Jim’sarthasbecomeverypopularovertheyearsandwaseventhetopicofadocumentarynamed“Sandman”in2005.JimDenevanisnotju

staboutartinthesand--heisalsoanexcellentchefandfounderofanorganizationcalled“OutstandingintheField”,whosemottoistocelebratefoodatitssource.Accordingl

y,groupdiningeventsareheldoutdoorsonfarms,withthedinersbeingtreatedtoadeliciousmeal.Theevents,whichareheldindifferentfarmsthro

ughoutAmerica,arealwayssoldouttheminutethescheduleisannounced.14.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_________.A.DenevanwalksalottocompletehisworkB.it

isnothardforDenevantofindsuitablesandtodrawonC.itusuallytakeslongforthestormtodestroyDenevan’sworkD.Denevanisveryparticularabouthisdrawinginstrumen

ts15.WhatdoesDenevanenjoyabouthisworkaccordingtothetext？A.Walkingalongdistance.B.Waitingforthestormtocome.C.Looki

ngforasuitablecanvas.D.Watchinghisworkbeingdestroyedbynature.16.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDenevan?A.Generous.B.Open-minded.C.Imaginative

.D.Traditional.17.Denevanisalsopopularasachefbecause_________.A.Hefoundedanorganizationcalled“OutstandingintheField”B.Helikestotr

eatdinerstodeliciousfoodatitssourceC.HealwaysholdseventsindifferentfarmsD.HewaseverthetopicofadocumentaryCIfyouhaveev

erfeltsickatthebackofabusorafteraboatcruise,thenyoumighthaveexperiencedmotionsickness.Thecondition’smostcommonsymp

tomsaredizziness,headaches,sweatingandvomiting.Humanshaven’talwaysexperiencedthisreaction.AccordingtoFredMast,aprofessorat

theUniversityofBern,motionsicknessbegantoaffectuswhenwecreatedvehiclesforgettingtoplacesfaster.“Ourbodieswerenotpreparedforit,”hesays,expla

iningthathuman-madeaccelerationcreatesadisturbancebetweenourvestibularsystem(前庭系统),whichisresponsibleforcontrollingbalance,andourvisio

n.Whiletravellingonaboatorinacar,youmaynotbewatchingthemovementofthevehicle,butyourvestibularsystemregistersit.Sincethehumanbrainhasnote

volvedenoughyettoresolvethatconflict,itleadstomotionsickness.Motionsicknesscanalsostrikewhenthereissimulatedacceleration,sucha

sinsomevideogamesormoviescenesinthetheatrethatmaketheviewer’sbrainthinkit’smovingwhenit’snot.Whileoneinthreepe

opleexperiencesmotionsicknessatsometime,certainpeoplearemoreeasilyaffected.Theseinclude:childrenandyoungadults(accordingtoaGer

mansurvey,halfofthoseundertheageof30reportbeingaffected);patients;andwomen.Suffererscanavoidmotionsicknessb

ymakingchangestohowtheytravel.Forinstance,sittingfacingforwardatthefrontofabusallowsyoutoseethemovement.Sittinginthe

middleofaboatornexttothewingofanairplanewillreducetheamountofmovementyoufeel.Stayingawayfromalcoholandheavymealsaheadofcar,boatorplanetrips

canalsobehelpful.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulated”inParagraph2mean?A.fakeB.suddenC.frequentD.visibl

e19.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainly?A.Thesymptomsofmotionsickness.B.Thecauseofmotionsickness.C.Thefunct

ionofvestibularsystem.D.Theevolutionofhumans’brains.20.Whoismorelikelytosuffermotionsickness?A.Theol

d.B.Theyoung.C.Themale.D.Thehungry.21.Whatcanbedonetoavoidmotionsicknesswhiletravelling?A.Closingeyestofeelthemovemen

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

owgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabitmakessensewhenyouconsiderthathe’sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshowtoreducelitter,includingthingsthatfalloffgarb

agetrucksastheydrivedowntheroad.WhatisevenmoreinterestingisthatoneofStein’sjobsisdefendinganindustrybehi

ndtheplasticshoppingbags.Americansusemorethan100billionthinfilmplasticbagseveryyear.Somanyendupintreebranchesoralong

highwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallowthematcheckouts(收银台).Thebagsareprohibitedinsome90citiesinCalifornia,includi

ngLosAngeles.Eyeingtheseheadwinds,plastic-bagmakersarehiringscientistslikeSteintomakethecasethattheirproductsarenotasbadfortheplanetasmostpeopleass

ume.Amongthebagmakers’argument:manycitieswithbansstillallowshopperstopurchasepaperbags,whichareeasilyrecycledbutrequiremoreenergytoproduceandtran

sport.Andwhileplasticbagsmaybeuglytolookat,theyrepresentasmallpercentageofallgarbageonthegroundtoday.Theindustryhasalsotakenaimat

theproductthathasappearedasitsreplacement:reusableshoppingbags.Thestrongerareusablebagis,thelongeritslifeandthemoreplastic-baguseitcan

celsout.However,longer-lastingreusablebagsoftenrequiremoreenergytomake.Onestudyfoundthatacottonbagmustbeusedatleast131timestobebette

rfortheplanetthanplastic.Environmentalistsdon’tdispute(质疑)thesepoints.Theyhopepaperbagswillbebannedsomedaytooandwantshopper

stousethesamereusablebagsforyears.22.WhathasStevenSteinbeenhiredtodo?A.Helpincreasegrocerysales.B.Recyclethewastematerial.C.Stopthingsfallingofftruck

s.D.Arguefortheuseofplasticbags.23.Whatdoestheword“headwinds”inparagraph2referto?A.Bansonplasticbags.B.Eff

ectsofcitydevelopment.C.Headachescausedbygarbage.D.Plasticbagshungintrees.24.Whatisadisadvantageofreusablebagsaccordingtoplastic-bagmakers?A.Theyar

equiteexpensive.B.Replacingthemcanbedifficult.C.Theyarelessstrongthanplasticbags.D.Producingthemrequiresmoreenergy.25.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext

?A.Plastic,PaperorNeitherB.Industry,PollutionandEnvironmentC.RecycleorThrowAwayD.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。“Communicationisthemostessentialandsociableofallhumanbehaviors”,whichisabsolut

elytrueasforhumancommunity.Communicationisthemajorityofeveryone’ssociallife.“Withoutcommunication,lifewouldbeascoldasarock.26Becausethesecertai

nconversationscanmakepeopleattracted.Personally,weshouldconsiderthefollowingthreeaspectstomakegoodcom

munication.Tostartgoodcommunication,wecanmakecertainadequatepreparations,especiallysomerelativequestions.27Wecanasksomequestionstoshowourpolite

ness,respectandsincerecare.Forexample,haveyoubeencarryingonwellrecently?Whatdoyoufavorinyoursparetime?Remembertothinkagainbeforeyoup

utforwardaquestion.Themostimportantpartofcommunicationistolisten.28Permitotherstodomostofthetalking.Bepatienta

ndholdinterestintheircomments,makingnecessarygesturestoshowyouarelistening.Donotinterruptotherswhentheyexpressexci

tedly.Beingagoodconversationalistaswellasagoodlistenerwillhelpyoualot.29Appropriateeyecontactislikeagreateleme

ntofthemaindishwhichmakesitmoredelicious.Duringcommunicatingwithothers,weshouldlookthespeakersintheeyeki

ndly.Itwillhelpustoimprovemutual(相互的)understanding.Donothesitatetolookintothem.Butyouhadbetternotstareat

themandnotlookatthemfortoolong.30A.Enjoygoodcommunication,beingfriendswiththem.B.Itisusuallysaidthateyesarewindowstoth

esoul.C.Itwouldmakeothersfeeluneasyandunwillingtocontinuetalking.D.Theybelievetheywanttoknowandevenconvinceus

.E.Weshouldconcentrateonothers’sayingandthinkintheirshoes.F.Itisconsideredtobefairlycomfortabletobeaskedfinequestions.G.Furthermore,goodcommunication

isaninterestingattractioninourdailylife.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.Iwasgettingreadytoheadtomydaughter’sc

ollegetobringherhomefortheholidays.Theweatherforecasthad32calledforlightflurries(小雪)andIwasanexperienceddriverinsnowsoI

wasn’t33asmytwosonsandIwalkeddowntothecar.Aswegotoutontheroad,134,Irealizedtheweatherforecasthadbeenwr

ong.Thelightflurrieshadturnedinto35snow,whichwascoveringtheroads.Thesnowplows(扫雪车)wererapidly36andIknewat

oncethatitwasn’tgoingtobeaneasydrive.Islowedmycarto37theslipperysurfaceoftheroads.OnceIwasontheinterstatehighway,though,conditions38,andtherefore,Is

loweddownfurther.39,Ifoundmyselfbehindavery140driver.Insteadofdrivingslowand41whenhehitaslipperyspot,hewasbraking(

刹车)hardandhiscarchangeddirectionsuddenlyandlostitsbalance.Toavoidhittinghim,Ibrakedhardmyselfandslidintoaditch.Itriedpullingoutagainandaga

inbutcouldonly42spinningtires.Withmyheartpoundinginmychest,Iprayed,“God,Ireallyneedyour43rightnow!”Itriedtopulloutagainandthecarstartedtomov

e.Itfeltasifitwasalmostbeing44outoftheditch.BythetimeIreachedthecollege,thesunwasout.Ipickedupmydaughterandslowlyheadedhome.Whenwe

arrived,thedogs145ushappilyatthedoorandIcouldseetheChristmastreelightsshiningbrightly.Icouldfeelkindnessarou

ndmeandwithinmeaswell.31.A.stateB.escapeC.mindD.ignore32.A.almostB.usuallyC.neverD.only33.A.worriedB.confusedC.annoyedD.depr

essed34.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.howeverD.moreover35.A.wetB.hardC.freshD.heavy36.A.fallingbehindB.movingbackC.goingforwardD.speedi

ngup37.A.weakenB.matchC.overlookD.quit38.A.progressedB.disappearedC.improvedD.worsened39.A.SuddenlyB.ImmediatelyC.OccasionallyD.Accid

entally40.A.cautiousB.professionalC.inexperiencedD.disabled41.A.remainingB.adjustingC.relaxingD.polishing4

2.A.hearB.watchC.attainD.create43.A.insuranceB.presenceC.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。TheGreatBarrierReefisone

ofEarth’sgreatest46____________(nature)wonders.It’sthelargestsystemofcoralreefsintheworld.Thecolorfulunderwat

erhabitatprovidesfoodandshelterformanyseaanimals.Butin2018,scientistsflyingoverthereef47____________(shock)bywhattheysaw.“Whereyouexpected48____

________(see)colorfulhealthycorals,whatyousawwasjustwhite,”saysscientistMarkEakin.Whatthescientistssawisaconditi

oncalledcoralbleaching.It’sawarningsignthatthereefis49____________serioustrouble.Expertssay50____________isrisingoceantemperaturesthataremostlytobla

me.Coralreefslooklikeplants,butthey’reactuallytinyanimalsthatlivetogetherinhugegroups.Coralsgettheirnutrientsfromtinyplant-

likelivingthingscalledalgae.Thealgaeliveinsidecoralsandgivethemtheircolor.Butwhentheoceangetstoowarm,coralsr

eleasethealgae.As51____________result,thecoralsgetbleachedwhite.Scientistssaythatbleachingisbecomingmorewidespr

eadasoceansget52____________(warm).Somecoralscanrecoverfrombleachingasthewater53____________(cool)inwinter,buttha

tisgettinglesslikelyaswinteroceantemperaturesrisetoo.Reefsworldwidesufferfrom54____________(pollute),overfishing,andotherdangers,55

____________scientistssayclimatechangeisthebiggestthreat.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’smillionmi

llionairesin1985,the______________(平均的)agewas63.58.Shewassentencedtotwentyyears’imprisonmentfor______________(投毒)andattemptedmurder.59.A

sanabsolute______________(最少量),youshouldspendtwohoursintheeveningstudying.60.______________(精神上的)illnessi

snothingtobeashamedof.61.He______________(折叠)themapupandputitinhispocket.62.Hemadeverypositive______________(贡

献)tothesuccessoftheproject.63.Fashionis______________(不断地)changing.64.Thebosswouldbe______________(告知、通知)ofanyprocessthathisemplo

yeeshadmade.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.________________________________hisadvantageli

esinhisabilitytocommunicatewithforeignersinEnglish.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.OnlyafterMaryreadhercompositionthesec

ondtime__________noticethespellingmistake.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.________________________hardatpoe

try,Iwouldhavesurelybecomeapoet.如果我当时努力学习诗歌的话，肯定会成为诗人。69.________________________thatreadingincreasesourknow

ledgeandbroadensourmind.人们认为，阅读能增加我们的知识，扩大我们的视野。70.Withallmysavings________________,Ihavetoturntomyparen

ts.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,Ibegannoticinghow

otherkidswereseparatingintogroups.Iwasn’tsurewhereIbelonged.Ifoundithardtofitin.Ourteacherhadassigned“secretfriends”forthecomi

ngweek.Shewroteeachkid’snameonapieceofpaperandthrewthemintoabucket,andthenweeachclosedoureyesanddrewthe

nameofaclassmatewhoweweretosecretlybefriendandsupportoverthenextfiveschooldays.Bythemiddleoftheweek,everyone,includingme,

hadturnedthisassignmentintoacontesttoseewhosesecretfriendcouldleavethebestgift.Weleftbubblegum,lollipopsandevenmoney.Itseemedthateveryone

wasgettingcoolpresentsfromtheirfriend.Everyoneexceptme.Onthelastmorningofourassignment,Iwalkedintomyclassroomandnoticedtherewasapackageonmydesk

.Irippedopenthewrappingpaperandjuststareddownatmydesk.Theresataboxofperfumedpowder(香粉).Thegirlssittingnea

rmegiggledandwentoffaboutthe“oldlady”giftIhadreceived.Tomakemattersworse,thepowderhadalreadybeenopened.IfeltmyfaceturnedredasIshoved(胡乱丢)iti

ntomydesk.Itriedtoforgetabouttheembarrassinggift,butwhenIwasinthebathroomduringthebreak,thesamegirlswhohadseenmeopenthepowdersta

rtedtalkingtrashaboutmysecretfriendofgivingittome.Iquicklyjoinedin.“Howterrible,”Iheardmyselfsaying.“Whatcouldmyfiendbethinkingbygivingm

esuchastupidgift?Mygrandmotherwouldn’tevenwantit.”Thegirlslaughedatmyremarksandfiledoutofthebathroom.Istayedtowashmyhandsand

letthewaterrunthroughmyfingersasIthoughtaboutwhatIhadjustsaid.Itwasn’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。Paragraph1ThenIsawmyclassmateJanetcomeoutofabathroombooth,tearsstreamingdownherface._______________________

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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）1-5ADBDC6-10BCBCA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)11-13CDB14-17ADCB18-2

1ABBB22-25DADA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)31-35CDAC

D36-40ABDAC41-45BACDC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.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）ThenI

sawmyclassmateJanetcomeoutofabathroombooth,tearsstreamingdownherface.“Actually,I’myoursecretfriend;I’mter

riblysorryaboutthegift,”shewhisperedtome,sobbingwithherfacehiddeninherhands.Frustratedandsomewhatgrieve

d,sheexplainedthatshecouldn’taffordafancypresentandhermotherhadgivenherthepowder,theonlyluxuryinherfamily.Then,sheranoutofthebathro

omwithsomegirlsstaringather.Regretfulandkindofembarrassed,Iwassicktomystomachasmymeanwordsranthroughmymind.Withthewaterr

unningthroughmyfingers,IfeltmythroatwastightenedasifarockwerestuckinitbecauseIruinedeverythingshespeciallypreparedforme.Afterawhile,Ipluckedupmy

courageandranoutforher.Thereshewas,sittinginatreeshadowwipinghereyes.Alongwithmyapologies,Iexplainedthereason.

Iwasnotameangirlbyjudgingpeople’spresents.ThereasonwhyIcomplainedinfrontofthegirlswasthatIwastryingtobecoolandfitintothegroup.Iaddedt

hathavingknownhowpreciousthepowderwastoherfamily,Iwasreallygratefulforreceivingthegiftfromher.Relievedanddelighted,sheflashedasmiletome

,lookingmeintheeyesandcomfortedmethatsheunderstoodmydifficultsituationsbecauseshehadbeentryingtofitin,too.“Wesharesomethingincommon,don’twe?”she

said,withabroadsmilespreadingoverherface.Hersimplewords,spokenfromherheart,foundtheirwaystraightintomine.Touchedim

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