I sat in the same seat every day on the school bus， just in front of Jessica and Cory． One day， they asked to see my lunch box． "Wow， it's really cool，" they said． I couldn't（1）　　the two ninth graders liked me that much． They returned my lunch box and thanked me for letting them see it． "Oh， my pleasure，" I said， filled with（2）　　both inside and out．

    When I opened my box at noon， my lunch was gone． The empty box seemed to be（3）　　at me． I never even tried to think of another possibility． In one single moment， everything made such a painful（4）　　． They were never interested in me， they were not my friends， and this whole time I was some kind of（5）　　 to them． I felt like a fool． That was how they saw me； that's who I really was． Some little stupid seventh grader thinking she was fitting in with the（6）　　 kids．

    I never cried． I never said a word． I didn't tell the teacher because I didn't want to get them in trouble．They（7）　　 thought I was stupid． I didn't want to add "unkind" to the list． I just closed the box and sat in（8）　　 for the rest of the lunch period．

    The next morning I tried not to even look to the back seat， which of course I did（9）　　． It was only Jessica alone． As soon as I sat down in the front seat， someone patted me on the shoulder． It was Jessica． I turned around and（10）　　a slight smile． "Look，" she said， "I'm so sorry about the lunch thing． Cory has been making a lot of trouble lately and gotten kicked out of school．" With that， Jessica handed me a brown paper bag filled with a freshly made lunch． "Hope this would make up for it．"

（1）A． accept	B． believe	C． expect	D． prove
（2）A． tricks	B． fears	C． smiles	D． ideas
（3）A． shouting	B． pointing	C． looking	D． laughing
（4）A． effort	B． sense	C． cause	D． mess
（5）A． joke	B． star	C． wonder	D． enemy
（6）A． richer	B． poorer	C． older	D． newer
（7）A． once	B． only	C． almost	D． already
（8）A． silence	B． support	C． surprise	D． success
（9）A． anyway	B． anytime	C． instead	D． indeed
（10）A． missed	B． managed	C． refused	D． remained