When I was thirteen years old, a girl gave me an important gift. It was a ___1___.

It was my first year at a ___2___ school. I didn’t know anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing. I felt ___3___. I could not talk to anyone about my ___4___, even my parents. And I did not want them to worry about me.

One day, my classmates were playing happily with their friends, ___5___ I just sat in silence. At that moment, a girl passed by and looked at me with a smile.

I did not know ____6____ she was, but I fell the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel ___7___. It was like a hidden treasure.

That smile ___8___ my life. I started to communicate with the other students. Day by day, I learnt to trust and join them. The girl with the bright smile has become my best friend now.

I never forgot that day. Later, I asked her why she smiled at me that day. She said she could not ___9___!

Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might ___10___ is be alone. My suggestion is: smile at the world and it will smile back

1.1.

A hug

B smile

C card

D letter

解析：选B。名词词义辨析 + 上下文呼应。选项均为名词。后文多次围绕 “smile”（微笑）展开，如 “looked at me with a smile”“That smile...my life”，可知这份重要礼物是 “微笑”；A（拥抱）、C（卡片）、D（信件）均无语境支撑，故选 B。

2.2.

A big

B old

C new

D small

解析：选C。形容词词义辨析 + 逻辑推理 选项均为形容词。根据后文 “I didn’t know anyone”（我不认识任何人）可推断，这是 “新” 学校；A（大的）、B（旧的）、D（小的）均与 “不认识他人” 的逻辑无关联，故选 C。

3.3.

A lonely

B excited

C comfortable

D relaxed

解析：选A。形容词词义辨析 + 情感呼应。选项均为情感类形容词。前文 “不认识任何人”“听着别人说笑”，结合后文 “无法倾诉”，可判断 “我” 的感受是 “孤独的”；B（兴奋的）、C（舒适的）、D（放松的）均与语境中的负面情绪矛盾，故选 A。

4.4.

A plan

B suggestion

C opinion

D problem

解析：选D。名词词义辨析 + 语境理解 选项均为名词。结合前文 “感到孤独”“不认识任何人”，可知 “我” 有 “烦恼 / 问题” 无法倾诉；A（计划）、B（建议）、C（观点）均不符合 “需要倾诉、怕父母担心” 的语境，故选 D。

5.5.

A but

B and

C because

D so

解析：选A。连词词义辨析 + 逻辑关系。选项均为连词。前半句 “同学们开心玩耍” 与后半句 “我沉默坐着” 是转折关系；A（但是）表转折，B（和）表并列，C（因为）表原因，D（所以）表结果，故选 A。

6.6.

A where

B what

C how

D who

解析：选D。疑问词词义辨析 + 语法搭配。选项均为疑问词。空格后 “she was” 缺表人的主语，结合语境 “我不认识她”，可知是询问 “她是谁”；A（哪里）表地点，B（什么）表事物，C（怎样）表方式，D（谁）表人，故选 D。

7.7.

A proud

B warm

C free

D nervous

解析：选B。形容词词义辨析 + 情感呼应。选项均为情感类形容词。前文提到女孩的微笑 “bright and friendly”（明亮而友善），这种触动应让人感到 “温暖”；A（骄傲的）、C（自由的）、D（紧张的）均与 “友善的触动” 不符，故选 B。

8.8.

A destroyed

B challenged

C changed

D broke

解析：选C。动词词义辨析 + 上下文逻辑 选项均为动词。根据后文 “I started to communicate with the other students”（开始和同学交流）可知，微笑 “改变” 了 “我” 的生活；A（摧毁）、B（挑战）、D（打破）均与 “融入他人” 的积极变化矛盾，故选 C。

9.9.

A remember

B forget

C believe

D understand

解析：选A。动词词义辨析 + 语境转折。选项均为动词。前文 “我问她为什么笑”，后文用 “but” 转折，说明她 “不记得” 了；B（忘记）与语境相反，C（相信）、D（理解）均不符合 “回应提问” 的逻辑，故选 A。

10.10.

A never

B sometimes

C always

D seldom

解析：选C。副词词义辨析 + 语义强调。选项均为频率副词。句意：如果你觉得孤独，你可能 “总会” 孤身一人（强调心态对现实的影响）；A（从不）、B（有时）、D（很少）均无法体现 “心态决定状态” 的强调语气，故选 C。