There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 1 you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 2 friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 3 . I know she will always be my best friend. I could see the yellow leaves 4 in the cool wind. In such a 5 , I liked walking alone in the leaves, 6 to the sound of them. Autumn is a harvest season. However, 7 is uninteresting. The free days always get me 8 . But one day, the sound of a violin 9 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 10 in playing her violin. I had 11 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been 12 there for so long but my existence(存在)did not seem to disturb(打扰)her.
Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 13 I went downstairs to watch her performance. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 14 . Though we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good 15 .
One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 16 . To my surprise, the girl came over to me. “You must like violin, ”she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop? ”I asked. Suddenly, a 17 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 18 me, ”she said. “In fact, it was your playing 19 gave me a meaningful autumn, ”I answered. “Let’s be friends. ”The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影)of the girl. She is like a 20 —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off much light that makes the autumn beautiful.
1. A. with B. for C. against D. to
2. A. good B. true C. reliable D. stubborn
3. A. sound B. song C. partner D. violin
4. A. shaking B. hanging C. rising D. floating
5. A. season B. situation C. day D. weather
6. A. watching B. listening C. seeing D. hearing
7. A. journey B. work C. life D. view
8. A. bored B. determined C. excited D. concerned
9. A. flowed B. grew C. entered D. ran
10. A. lost B. active C. busy D. interested
11. A. once B. never C. frequently D. usually
12. A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. hearing
13. A. because B. but C. when D. before
14. A. interesting B. moving C. boring D. tiring
15. A. partners B. listeners C. players D. friends
16. A. stopped B. began C. went D. changed
17. A. happy B. sad C. strange D. calm
18. A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested
19. A. that B. which C. it D. who
20. A. song B. dream C. wind D. sister
