It was my first day at school. I felt nervous and (71) (scare). I went to all my classes with no friends. I listened (72) (anxious) to all the lessons and waited for lunch break at one. Then finally the bell rang (73) (announce) the time to talk and have fun.
In the lunch line I met a new friend with a hijab (头套) on her head, and though I am Jewish, we got (74) fine, and I was so relieved when she said, “Sit with us, at our table.” I agreed, took my dish and was about to walk with her (75) I felt a soft push on my shoulder. “Hey,” said a tall girl in a long skirt. “I see your Jewish star necklace. You should sit with us.”
At that moment I looked around, and that’s when I noticed, to my surprise, the nations of the world, separating (76) (them) from others. That’s what I saw through my own (77) . The Spanish only sat with Spanish, the Russians always with the Russians, but the Arabs (78) with the Jews.
I saw the (79) why war gets started. Everyone sticks to their own kind. The lunchroom was a map of the world. Why was everyone so blind? So I turned down this girl, and went with the first. I (80) (build) a bridge between two worlds when I sat with those different from me!