When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a 41 .
It was the early autumn of my 42 year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 43 , no one knew who I was. I was very 44 , and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart 45 . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to 46 me.
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily 47 . At that moment, a boy 48 the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and, 49 a word, smiled.
Suddenly, I 50 the touch of something bright and friendly. 51 made me feel happy and warm..That smile 52 my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became 53 to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t 54 smiling at me!
It doesn’t 55 because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
41. A. book B. help C. smile D. surprise
42. A. first B. second C. third D. last
43. A. For example B. In other words C. In the end D. As a result
44. A. happy B. sleepy C. lonely D. friendly
45. A. beat B. break C. strike D. shake
46. A. think about B. worry about C. talk about D. care about
47. A. as usual B. in fact C. as well D. once again
48. A. entered B. left C. watched D. locked
49. A. in B. with C. b esides D. without
50. A. found B. saw C. felt D. knew
51. A. It B. Nothing C. They D. He
52. A. helped B. changed C. lived D. spent
53. A. closer B. quicker C. easier D. nicer
54. A. remember B. forget C. mind D. stop
55. A. remain B. affect C. appear D. matter