When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared going to another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and huge glasses. Besides, I was ______ (35) and not very popular.
Getting on the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the words “She’s huge!” Clearly, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus ______ (36) in silence.
The following day was even worse. I did not notice that a few boys had tied a rope across the aisle(通道) and then fell face first on the bus, ______ (37) everything I was carrying. ______ (38) I was uneasily gathering my things, I could hear the laughter, and then the words “That felt like an earthquake!” Anyway, I ______ (39) to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I held back the tears running out of my eyes.
It was then that I went into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would walk through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a church. I began ______ (40) the afternoon school bus on purpose, walking home instead. Then, ______ (41), I started losing weight. And as I became satisfied with myself, I began making ______ (42).
One of my newly-found friends also fought with her weight. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and ______ (43) together. This became a daily activity with talking and laughing ______ (44) the way--different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn’t have to be perfect. I just had to be me, and be happy with myself.
While I would no longer want to experience that time of loneliness and sadness again, I am ______ (45) I made it through. Whenever I am fighting with any other problem in life, I always remember the saying “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles(障碍), it probably doesn’t ______ (46) anywhere.
35. A. outgoing B. overweight C. smart D. friendly
36. A. drive B. lift C. ride D. travel
37. A. throwing B. losing C. leaving D. dropping
38. A. While B. Though C. Since D. Because
39. A. decided B. forgot C. failed D. managed
40. A. catching B. missing C. driving D. stopping
41. A. unexpectedly B. uncertainly C. unluckily D. uninterestedly
42. A. changes B. friends C. efforts D. decisions
43. A. run B. play C. chat D. walk
44. A. along B. across C. around D. above
45. A. excited B. worried C. proud D. regretful
46. A. appear B. step C. lead D. stay