“You know,Ann,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Anita were just talking about you.”  I immediately got 11.  “They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”
I 12 to keep myself from crying, getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me, I felt I was 13 .
Lisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像) 14  had happened.Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was 15 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship. 16 they’d said such hurtful things.
I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(谣言).
The tongue can be our worst 17 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking one’s dignity(尊严) into pieces. When we say 18 things abut others, we’re hurting their hearts.
So how was I to act next? I thought of 19 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started 20 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them 21 I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尴尬的) at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way it had been before. I still 22  rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others.

小题1:	A．relaxed B．nervous C．scared D．energetic

小题2:	A．struggled B．decided C．continued D．preferred

小题3:	A．different B．wrong C．sick D．alone

小题4:	A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing

小题5:	A．surprised B．satisfied C．frightened D．worried

小题6:	A．simply B．especially C．obviously D．probably

小题7:	A．criminal B．victim C．suspect D．enemy

小题8:	A．unpopular B．unlucky C．unkind D．unusual

小题9:	A．attacking B．arguing C．bringing D．pulling

小题10:

A．shouting B．keeping C．fighting D．crying

小题11:

A．because B．although C．after D．unless

小题12:

A．play with B．agree with C．deal with D．help with