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(成熟) 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 kids were 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 小题2: A．dependent B．free C．sensitive D．different 小题3: A．signal B．sign C．reminder D．cause 小题4: A．religion B．country C．parents D．status 小题5: A．In a word B．In general C．To be exact D．To be honest 小题6: A．princess B．heroine C．individual D．adult 小题7: A．praise B．punishment C．reaction D．reflection 小题8: A．hoped B．expected C．realized D．decided 小题9: A．time B．chance C．case D．occasion 小题10: A．disappointed B．scared C．enthusiastic D．angry 小题11: A．still B．already C．even D．ever 小题12: A．show off B．pull off C．pick up D．put up 小题13: A．rejection B．ignorance C．awareness D．acceptance 小题14: A．negative B．optimistic C．serious D．strange 小题15: A．often B．inside C．only D．outside 小题16: A．concerned B．particular C．wrong D．convinced 小题17: A．respectfully B．cautiously C．suspiciously D．critically 小题18: A．and B．so C．but D．or 小题19: A．in terms of B．in front of C．in charge of D．in favor of 小题20: A．significance B．beauty C．value D．power