Sixteenyearsagoaboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschool,andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult,nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasverylonely,andafraidtospeak
Sixteenyearsagoaboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.
Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschool,andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult,nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasverylonely,andafraidtospeaktoanyone.
EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing,Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn'ttalkwithanyoneaboutmyproblems.
Thenoneday,whenmyclassmatesweretalkinghappilywiththeirfriends,Iwassittingatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthatmoment,aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.Hepassedbymeandthenturnedback.Helookedatme,withasmile.
Suddenly,Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeelhappyandwarm.Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwithotherstudentsandmadefriends.Daybyday,Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybestfriendnow.
OnedayIaskedhimwhyhehadsmiled,buthecouldn'trememberdoingso!
Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshavegone.Ibelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.Ifyouthinkitislonely,youmightalwaysbealone.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.
1.Whydidn'tthewritertalktoanyoneinhernewschoolaboutherproblems?
A.Becauseshewasalwaysunhappy.
B.Becauseshedidn'tknowanyoneatthetime.
C.Becauseshewasinthefirstyearatthejuniorhighschool.
D.Becauseshedidn'twantherparentstoworryabouther.
2.Wheredoesshenowthinkherfeelingofunhappinesscamefrom?
A.Fromheroldschool.
B.Fromherparents.
C.Fromherself.
D.Fromherclassmatesatthenewschool.
3.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ASurprisingGiftB.AnExcitingBirthdayGift
C.AnImportantGift—SmileD.ABoringGift