America's Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom,and there is no exception for Muslim women.I ____ the freedom of religion and speech.But mostly,I believe it's OK to be ____,and to stand up for who and what you are.So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering,like a scarf.I am Muslim,and keeping my head covered is a ____ of maturity and respect toward my ____ and to Allah's will.____,I also like to wear it to be different.I don't usually like to do what everyone else is doing.I want to be a(n) ____,not just part of the crowd.But when I first wore it,I was also afraid of the ____ that I'd get at school.
I ____ on my own that sixth grade was the ____ I should start wearing the hijab.I was ____ about what the kids would say or even do to me.I thought they might make fun of me,or ____ be scared of me and ____ my headscarf.Kids at that age usually like to be all the same,and there's little or no ____ of differences.
On the first day of school,I put all those ____ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high.I was holding my breath a little,but ____ I was also proud to be a Muslim,proud to be wearing the hijab,proud to be different.
I was ____ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering.Most of the kids would come and ask me questions—____—about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me,___ there was one girl—she wasn't even in my class,and we never really talked much—and she spoke ____ me,and I wasn't even there!I made a lot of new friends that year,friends that I still have until this very day,five years later.
Yes,I'm different,but everyone is different here,in one way or another.This is the ____ of America.
小题1: | A.believe in | B.stick to | C.carry out | D.push for |
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小题2: | A.independent | B.free | C.sensitive | D.different |
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小题3: | A.signal | B.sign | C.reminder | D.cause |
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小题4: | A.religion | B.country | C.parents | D.status |
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小题5: | A.In a word | B.In general | C.To be exact | D.To be honest |
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小题6: | A.princess | B.heroine | C.individual | D.adult |
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小题7: | A.praise | B.punishment | C.reaction | D.reflection |
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小题8: | A.hoped | B.expected | C.realized | D.decided |
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小题9: | A.time | B.chance | C.case | D.occasion |
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小题10: | A.disappointed | B.scared | C.enthusiastic | D.angry |
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小题11: | A.still | B.already | C.even | D.ever |
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小题12: | A.show off | B.pull off | C.pick up | D.put up |
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小题13: | A.rejection | B.ignorance | C.awareness | D.acceptance |
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小题14: | A.negative | B.optimistic | C.serious | D.strange |
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小题15: | A.often | B.inside | C.only | D.outside |
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小题16: | A.concerned | B.particular | C.wrong | D.convinced |
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小题17: | A.respectfully | B.cautiously | C.suspiciously | D.critically |
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小题19: | A.in terms of | B.in front of | C.in charge of | D.in favor of |
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小题20: | A.significance | B.beauty | C.value | D.power |
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