It was my first day at school. I felt __1__ and scared. I went to all my classes with no friends. I felt no one really __2___ me. I listened anxiously to all the lessons and waited for the lunch break. Then finally the bell __3____. It was time to get free of the uneasy atmosphere.

During the lunch I met a new friend who wore a hat, and __4___ I am Jewish, we got along well, and I was so __5___ when she said, “Sit with us, at our table.” She __6__ to the one next to the door.
So I __7___, and took my tray and was about to walk with her ___8__ the floor, when suddenly I felt a nudge. “Hey, I saw you on the bus,” said a __9__ girl in a long skirt. “I __10___ your Jewish star necklace. You should sit with us.”
At that moment I _ 11__ around, and to my surprise, I __12__ the nations of the world, isolated themselves. The Spanish only sat with Spanish, the Hindus __13___ with Hindus, the Russians with the Russians, and __14___ the Arabs with the Jews. That’s what I saw __15___ my own eyes.

Suddenly, I saw the reason why wars got started in the world. Everyone __16____ to their own kind. The lunchroom was a ___17___ of the world. Why was everyone so __18___? I was puzzled.
But I wanted a change. Determinedly, I turned __19___ this tall girl, and went with my new friend. There was no enmity(敵意) in the room. I felt relaxed. I built a ___20__ between two worlds when I sat with those different from me. The whole world should get close, not apart.

1. A. nervous 　　　 　 B. happy 　　 　 C. comfortable 　　　 D. sad

2. A. cared for　　 　 B. stared at 　　 C. believed in　　　 　D. thought of

3. A. sounded　　 B. rang 　　　　　 C. came 　　　　　　 D. cried

4. A. when　 　　 　 B. although　 　　C. if　　 　　　 D. while

5. A. disappointed B. relieved　 　 C. angry　　 　　　　 D. upset

6. A. went　　　 B. pointed 　　 C. ran　　　　　 D. got

7. A. approved 　　 B. allowed 　　　 C. permitted 　　　 D. agreed

8. A. through 　　　 　　B. past 　　　　 C. across 　　　 D. along

9. A. beautiful　 　 B. tall　 　　　 C. short　 　　　　 D. plain

10. A. find 　　　　 B. like 　　　　 C. see 　　　　　　 D. have

11. A. turned　　　 B. looked 　　　 C. walked 　　　 D. stepped

12. A. understood B. recognized 　 C. noticed 　　　　 D. knew

13. A. always　 　　 B. still　 　　　 C. normally　 　 D. occasionally

14. A. also 　　　　 B. ever 　　　　 C. never 　　　　　 D. even

15. A. through　 　 B. in　 　　　　 C. for　 　　　　　 D. within

16. A. stuck　　 　 B. turned 　 C. went　　　　　 　 D. walked

17. A. symbol 　　　 B. sign 　　　　 C. map 　　　　　　 D. view

18. A. lonely 　　　　　 B. blind 　　　　 C. strange 　　　　 D. independent

19. A. on　　　　　 B. to 　　　 C. down 　　　　　　 D. off

20. A. tie　　　　　　 B. bridge　　　 C. friendship　　　 　 D. relation