Unit 1 Women of achievement using language课时作业
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From the first week of high school, my best friend, Trisha, was always going out with the popular girls. 1 I thought, "It's okay; she's just making new friends." But soon I realized that Trisha wasn't interested in me anymore. I'd 2 my best friend. It really hurt.
One day, I told Trisha that we should 3 pretending (假装) to be friends when we really weren't anymore. I wasn't trying to make her mad, 4 she was. After that, Trisha started talking about me behind my back, telling people that I was 5 . Some of our friends 6 with her. I felt like she was taking them away from me.
The more I thought about it, the 7 I got. Finally, I 8 a picture of Trisha and drew lines on her face. I wrote, "I 9 this person" across the bottom. And then I did something I'll always 10 : I put it on a website I thought was 11 . I thought people would see it, and it felt good to vent (发泄).
A week later, Trisha's mom saw the 12 . She called my mom, who made me take it off the website right away. However, it was already too 13 . Lots of people had seen it, and I was in a lot of 14 .
That whole day, I felt 15 . I had to say sorry to Trisha face to face. She said she accepted my apology (道歉), but I felt she was 16 angry with me.
Posting that picture was one of the worst 17 I've ever made. I realize now I could have found a much better way to deal with my 18 . If I'd just told Trisha how much I 19 her, maybe things would have turned out 20 . It's too late for me to change things, but I hope you'll learn from my mistake.
语篇解读:本文是记叙文。作者最好的朋友上了高中后不断结交新朋友并开始冷落作者,作者因此感到不满,做了一件让她懊悔终生的事情。
1.A.At least B.At first
C.In general D.In public
解析:选B 根据下文中的"But soon I realized that"可知,作者"一开始(At first)"觉得Trisha是在结交新朋友,可以接受。
2.A.lost B.met
C.found D.made
解析:选A 根据上一句中的"Trisha wasn't interested in me anymore"可知,作者的好朋友不再对她感兴趣,因此作者"失去了(lost)"这个好朋友。
3.A.enjoy B.suggest