【Elliewasthedaughterofournext-doorneighbors,andourmothersintroducedusbeforewewereamonthold.Wewenttothesameschool,andwespentnearlyallourfreetimetogether.Wekneweachothersowellthatwecouldcommunicatewithoutaword.I】

　　Elliewasthedaughterofournext-doorneighbors,andourmothersintroducedusbeforewewereamonthold.Wewenttothesameschool,andwespentnearlyallourfreetimetogether.Wekneweachothersowellthatwecouldcommunicatewithoutaword.

　　Itwasaroundeighthgradethatmyclassmatesbeganrebelling(叛逆)----boysandgirlsdating,shoplifting(入店行窃),smoking.Suchactivitymademeuncomfortable.EllieandIhadbothalwaysdonewellinschool.AndIdidn’twanttogetintotroublewithmyparents.Besides,smokingsmelledbadandmadeyoucough.

　　ButIcouldfeelthatsomeofmyfriendsbeganturningawayfromme.WhenItriedtotalkaboutthiswithEllie,shewouldsimplysay,“Thingsarechanging,Caroline.”

　　OneSaturday,IwastoldElliegotdrankatapartyandfelldownthestepsandcutherforehead.What?HowhadInotknownaboutthis?SincewhenElliehadbeenadrinker?Why?Whathappenedtous?

　　WhenIcalledEllie,shemadesomeexcusetogetoffthephone.FromthatmomentIknewthatthingsbetweenushadchanged.Ihadlosther.

　　Throughoutmostofhighschool,Iwaslonely.Mydecisionnottodrinkorsmokeorlietomyparentscausedmealotofpain.ButIdon’tregret(后悔).Iknownowthatbeingyourselfisneverworsethannotbeingyourself.Ispentmuchofmyhigh-schoolyearsstudying,anditpaidoffwhenIgotintomyfavoritecollege.

　　AsforEllie,thelasttimeIsawherwasthesummerwhenIgraduatedfromcollege.Iknewshehadleftschooltowork,andsoonafter,becamepregnant(怀孕).Iwasafraidtoask,butIwasprettysurethatshewasn’tmarried.

　　Mydearstudents,Ithinkthisisagoodarticleforyou,afteryoureadit,pleaseanswermyquestions:

　　1.Whendidthetwogirlsmeetforthefirsttime?

　　2.WhydidCarolinelostsomeofherfriends?

　　3.WhichparagraphtoldusCarolinerealizedthatElliewasnotsoclosetoherasbefore?

　　4.WhatdidCarolindoaftershegraduatedfromhighschool.

　　5.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?