Of course girls can be friends with boys. Some girls laugh at this because they don't really know any boys. Carry on enjoying your friendship. If the girls got to know this boy, they might stop teasing you. Why not invite one or two of them along next time you meet him?

语篇解读：本文是应用文。Dani就四个读者在交友过程中遇到的问题给予了合理的建议。

1．Whose friend has a big mouth?

　　A．Tom. B．Mary.

　　C．Anna. D．Daisy.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据Daisy写信的内容可知，她的朋友将她的秘密告诉了其他人，由此可知答案。

2．The underlined word "teasing" in the last paragraph probably means "________"．

　　A．avoiding B．hating

　　C．making fun of D．taking pity on

　　解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据最后一封信中的"some girls keep laughing at me about it"和"Some girls laugh at this"可知，tease意为"嘲笑"。

3．We can infer from the text that Dani is probably a(n) ________.

　　A．adviser B．storyteller

　　C．researcher D．teacher

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。文中的四封信都是写给Dani的而且Dani给他们一一回复并给出了建议，由此可知，Dani很可能是某个专栏的顾问。

　　B

　　In the book The Best Little Girl in the World, Kessa has a serious eating disorder (进食障碍) called anorexia nervosa. But she is not alone. Many people have this eating disorder.

　　In the beginning of her story, Kessa is a normal 15­year­old. She is good at many things, especially dancing. She has danced for many years and loves it. One day her dance teacher tells her to continue eating right, but maybe lose a few pounds. Once Kessa hears this, she takes things too far. Instead of cutting down on snacks and junk food, she decides not to eat at all. She does not eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner. She begins losing weight and becomes slimmer (更加苗条的) and slimmer. But she loses weight to a point where she is unhealthy.

As her poor eating habits continue, her parents start getting as much help as possible to cure (治疗) their beautiful daughter. But it is just as hard for Kessa's parents to deal with her disorder as it is for her. Everyday she exercises to lose more pounds and plans what and when she will eat. Her