英语阅读,开头是WhenIwasabouttwelveyearsold,IhadanenemyWhenIwasabouttwelveyearsold,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtotellmeaboutmyshortcomings(缺点).Weekbyweekherlistbecame(1):Iwasveryshort,andIwasn'tagoods

　　英语阅读,开头是WhenIwasabouttwelveyearsold,Ihadanenemy

　　WhenIwasabouttwelveyearsold,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtotellmeaboutmyshortcomings(缺点).Weekbyweekherlistbecame(1):Iwasveryshort,andIwasn'tagoodstudent,Italkedtoomuch,andsoon.ItriedtostandalloftheseaslongasIcould.Finally,Ibecamevery(2).Irantomyfatherwithtears(眼泪)inmyeyes.

　　Helistenedtome(3),andthenasked,"Arethethingsthatshesaidtrueornot?Jane,haveyouever(4)whatyou'rereallylike?Nowyouhavethatgirl's(5)Goandmakeallstofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthatare(6).Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsthatshesaid.

　　Idid(7)hetoldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Ifoundthatabouthalfofthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn't(8),likebeingveryshort,butagoodnumberofthemIcould.Iwantedtochangethebadthingsinale,andforthe(9)timeIknewsomethingaboutmyselfinaveryclearway.

　　Ibroughtthelistbacktomyfather.He(10)totakeit."That'sjustforyou,"hesaid,"Youknowbetterthan(11)elsethetruthsaboutyourself,butsometimesothers'opinionsarealsoimportant,soyouhavetolearnhowto(12),andnotjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelhurt.Whensomething(13)issaidaboutyouistrue,you'llfindthatitwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfallofpeoplewhothinkthattheyknowyou.Don'tshutyourears.Listentoallofthem,(14)hearthetruthanddowhatyouthinkistherightthingtodo."Ihaverememberedmyfather's(15)atmanyimportantmoments.Ihaveneverhadabetterpieceofadviceinmywholelife.