Whitney didn't have many friends．She was shy and（36） ．She never wanted to be popular，but she did want to have someone to share（37） and laugh with．
Then it was time for her to go to college in another town．And she had to（38） with someone she didn't know．She had no idea whether she could make friends in that new environment．
But something happened during the first class．And it（39） Whitney's life．The teacher asked everyone to（40） a little about themselves．Whitney told everyone where she came from and some simple information．The last（41） for each student was﹣"What is your goal for this term？"（42） of the students said it was to get good grades，pass the tests or something similar．But Whitney said something（43） ．She said that her goal was to make just one good friend．
When most of the students sat quietly，one student came to Whitney．She reached out her hand and introduced herself．She asked（44） she could be Whitney's friend．Whitney was surprised and happy．She（45） and reached her hand out，too．
Their friendship lasted all through the college．
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36．A．careless |
B．quiet |
C．noisy |
D．weak |
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37．A．marks |
B．friends |
C．tests |
D．secrets |
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38．A．quarrels |
B．debate |
C．live |
D．discuss |
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39．A．changed |
B．controlled |
C．destroyed |
D．blocked |
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40．A．remember |
B．share |
C．recite |
D．write |
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41．A．require |
B．decision |
C．competition |
D．question |
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42．A．Most |
B．Few |
C．All |
D．None |
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43．A．interesting |
B．different |
C．similar |
D．strange |
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44．A．how |
B．why |
C．whether |
D．where |
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45．A．smiled |
B．watched |
C．rushed |
D．turned． |
The Value of a Dollar
When I was nineteen，I had a job at a local bookstore．One night，a young couple came in and walked here and there looking for a book．They seemed（1） （be） the usual type to give mall（2） （worker） a hard time．When they came to the register （收银处），she was a dollar or two short of（3） （buy） the book she wanted．
She looked（4） （disappoint）．I had a customer discount （折扣） card and it was still active．I told the girl（5） （gentle），"Hang on，don't worry，you'll have the money to buy the book．"I put in my password．
She gave me a（6） （thank） smile．With a dollar left，she and her boyfriend left the store．I believed that I would never see（7） （they）again．
I don't remember（8） long it was，but they did return later that evening just to bring me（9） beautiful card that said"It's people like you who make the world a（10） （good） place to live in．"
I'm deeply moved by the little girl and her boyfriend．Infact，they have also made the world a little brighter．
Don't be （害怕） of making mistakes in life，because you can improve yourself by correcting them．
It's very helpful to （讨论） your problems with your parents．
Believing in yourself is the first step on the road to （成功）．