OnthefirstdayoftheeighthgradeIwaitedatthestopfortheschoolbus.WhenitarrivedIgotonandsaidhellotothebusdriverMrRolland.ThenInoticedonelittlegirlcalledAmy.Shewasdifferentfromeveryoneelseonthebus."Don'ttalktoAmy"warnedLaurenwhosatbesideme."Oreverybodywillmakefunofyou."
Amyhadmanyphysicaldifferences―hereyesweren'tstraightherglasseswereaninchthickandshehadreallyuneventeeth.EverydayaswerodetoandfromschoolkidswouldshoutinsultsatAmy.
"Godwhatastrangeface!Stoplookingatme!""MrRolland!Amytookoffherglassesandnowhereyesarescaringme.Makeherputthembackon!"theywouldsay.ForawhileIshoutedmyshareofinsultsjusttofitin.AfterallIdidn'twanttheotherkidstotreatmethesamewaytheydidtoAmy.ButwhileIwasinsultinghermyheartachedforthegirl.
Ibegantopityher.ThenIwantedtostandupforher.Ijustdidn'tknowhowtostopmyschoolmatesuntilthenightofourclassrollerskatingparty.OurwholeclasswasthereincludingAmy.Amydidn'tknowhowtoskatebutIcouldseehowmuchshewantedtohavefunliketherestofus.SoIskatedovertoherandtookherbythehand.Islowlypulledherawayfromthewallandtogetherwebeganaroundtheskatingring.Ineversaidawordtoherandsheneverspoketome.Shejustsmiledandeveryonceinawhileshewouldlaughinexcitement.
OntheschoolbusthenextmorningtherewasmuchnewsaboutAmyandmeskatingtogether.Butnobodyinsultedheranymore.Whentheschoolyearendedmyfamilymovedaway.AndIneverheardfromAmyagain.ButI'vealwayshopedthatIchangedherlifeforthebetter.
Infactshechangedmylife.AfterbecomingherfriendInolongertriedtoimpresspeoplebytryingtoactlikethemordresslikethem.Ibecamemyself.
( )11.ThewritermadefunofAmytoshow
A.hewasonthekidsside B.hewastalented
C.Amywasugly D.hewasgoodattricks
( )12.Amywasdifferentfromeveryoneelseonthebusbecauseshe.
A.wasverystupid B.hadsomephysicalshortcomings
C.wasnotabitfriendly D.worethickglasses
( )13.Theunderlinedsentence"Iwasinsultingher"inthethirdparagraphmeans
A.Ishoutedtoherwithhumorousword