7.Students in high schools can be cruel and we certainly were to a young man named Matt who was in my class.We laughed at him about his size.He was at least fifty pounds overweight.
One day he sat near me in gym class.Someone pushed him and he(33)Con me and hurt my foot quite badly.With the whole class(34)D,I had to choose either to laugh it off or pick a fight with Matt.I chose to(35)Ain order to keep my face.
I shouted,"Come on,Matt,let's fight."He said he didn't want to.But peer pressure (同辈压力)(36)Dhim into the fight whether he liked it or not.He came toward me with his fists(拳头) in the air.With one(37)BI bloodied his nose and the class went wild.Just then the teacher walked into the room.He saw that we were fighting and sent us out to the running track.
He followed us with a(38)Don his face and said,"I want you two boys to go out there and run that mile holding each other's hands."The room broke into(39)B.The two of us were(40)C,but Matt and I went out to the track and ran our mile-hand in hand.
At some point during the course of our run,I looked at him,with blood still flowing from his nose and his weight slowing him down.I realized that he was a boy as me.I no longer saw Matt as(41)C.It was amazing what I learned when I was forced to go hand-in-hand with someone for only one mile.
For the rest of my life I have never so much as(42)Da hand against another person.
| 33.A.called | B.rode | C.fell | D.lay |
| 34.A.waiting | B.singing | C.listening | D.watching |
| 35.A.fight | B.talk | C.shout | D.laugh |
| 36.A.brought | B.turned | C.changed | D.forced |
| 37.A.beat | B.hit | C.touch | D.knock |
| 38.A.happiness | B.sadness | C.puzzle | D.smile |
| 39.A.noise | B.laughter | C.tears | D.pieces |
| 40.A.brave | B.painful | C.shy | D.afraid |
| 41.A.dirty | B.foolish | C.fat | D.slow |
| 42.A.held | B.gave | C.lent | D.raised. |