IN the stillness of a sleepless Saturday evening, Linda and Cindy were lying in bed, their minds drawn to deliberate on the same thing．

They hadn’t been on speaking terms since last Saturday, when they had a fierce quarrel． The whole week was torture（折磨）．Both wished to make up, but neither was willing to break the ice．

 The clock was ticking rhythmically in the dorm． Both girls counted in their heads: "Five, four, three, two, one, speak．"

  "Shall we talk?" both started and stopped at the same time．Feeling embarrassed, they paused for a few uncomfortable seconds before starting again: "Sorry, I …"

 Again, both paused but soon began laughing heartily．

 Sitting up, Cindy gestured with her hand and said, "Look, Linda, I’m sorry, I really am．I was being unreasonable．"

"No, the fault’s all mine," said Linda． "I was too upset and I vented（發(fā)泄） it all on you．"

"Well, well, forget about it," Cindy said in a jokingly childish voice． "We are what we are．"

The once-thick wall had crumbled（崩潰，瓦解）．

"But, Cindy, do think of changing! Sorrows do not justify（證明…正確、有道理） your being so pessimistic（悲觀的） all the time．You are not alone; I will always be by your side．Don’t let the miseries of the past hold you back．"

"I just can’t get over all that’s happened． Death has carried away my parents and every other thing there is in me．"

"Come now," said Linda．"Life is in our own hands! Find a way out!"

    "OK, I’ll try．Anyway, there is a writing competition．I’ve already signed us up for it," said Cindy, a smile forming on her face．

1．Which statement is right according to the text? _____

A．After the quarrel, both Linda and Cindy were not unhappy．

B．Linda’s parents were dead．

C．There was no talk between them for more than a week．

D．Cindy would take part in a writing composition．

2．Why was the Saturday evening sleepless? _____

A．The evening was quiet and hot．

B．Both the girls were had things troubling them in their mind．

C．It was weekend so many people had nothing to do and couldn’t go to sleep．

D．There were lots of unfortunate things happening during the week．

3．We can infer from the text that _____．

A．Linda and Cindy made an agreement to count in their heads．

B．Linda was an optimistic and confident girl．

C．Both Linda and Cindy wished to make up．

D．They had talked with each other since last Saturday．

4．The underlined word “deliberate” most probably means “________”．

A．easily damaged or broken

B．think about something carefully

C．intended or planned, and not happening accidentally

D．on purpose．

5．Which one has the least connection with the rest?

A．“make up”

B．“break the ice”

C．“The once-thick wall had crumbled”

D．“Find a way out”

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