Edie was nine years old, and she was tinier than other children of her age. One day, she r

Edie was nine years old, and she was tinier than other children of her age. One day, she ran home crying loudly, because she was   36  by the three new girls of her school. They picked her as the object of their   37  and threatened to beat her up. Edie’s mother held her   38  and forted (安慰)her. She 39  the next day that the girls had been troublemakers at several other schools and they were being given one more   40   at a new beginning.
Edie’s _41  said ,“Be kind to your enemies, Edie.”She _42  said, “When the girls 43   to threatened you next time ,tell them you want to be their friend.”“Are you 44 enough to do that?”Edie’s mother asked. The   45  girl answered, “Yes, Mom, I’ll try.”
Every day, the girls pushed Edie and called her names and  46  to get in a poke(戳) or two. Each time, Edie looked up at them and said, “ I’d really like to be your 47 .”But it seemed that this wasn’t working.
Then one day the following week, Edie ran home as 48   as she could , shouting ,“Mom, guess what happened today ! Just like I 49 did, I said I’d really like to be their friend, and one of the 50  said ,‘Okay, Edie, we  51  and we’ll be your friends’”A short time later, Edie sat at a table with them and  52  their tutor (私人教师).
Towards the end of the school year,   53   Edie’s parents went to school for a parent-teacher conference, the teacher told   54  ,“Because of Edie’s kindness, those girls have pleted 55   and are model students in the class.”
【小题1】A．frightenedB．encouragedC．cheatedD．saved【小题2】A．shameB．surpriseC．angerD．fear【小题3】A．suddenlyB．unwillinglyC．curiouslyD．softly【小题4】A．expressedB．admittedC．learnedD．believed【小题5】A．timeB．chanceC．lessonD．trouble【小题6】A．sisterB．fatherC．motherD．teacher【小题7】A．againB．alsoC．onceD．just【小题8】A．startB．agreeC．refuseD．forget【小题9】A．kindB．braveC．strongD．clever【小题10】A．weakB．foolishC．selfishD．tiny【小题11】A．choseB．promisedC．volunteeredD．tried【小题12】A．friendB．classmateC．enemyD．neighbor【小题13】A．fastB．carefullyC．lateD．safely【小题14】A．neverB．seldomC．alwaysD．often【小题15】A．boysB．studentsC．playersD．girls【小题16】A．grow olderB．give upC．set offD．bee worse【小题17】A．becameB．helpedC．invitedD．found【小题18】A．ifB．whenC．becauseD．before【小题19】A．herB．himC．usD．them【小题20】A．stayed upB．broken downC．turned aroundD．fallen behindA