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America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity     America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I  36  the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be   37  , 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   38   of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my   39   and to Allah’s will.   40  , 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)   41  , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the   42   that I’d get at school. I   43  on my own that sixth grade was the   44   I should start wearing the hijab. I was  45   about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or   46   be scared of me and   47   my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no   48   of differences. On the first day of school, I put all those   49   thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but   50   I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different. I was   51   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 —  52  — about the hijab and why I wore it. I did hear some kid was making fun of me,   53   there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke   54   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   55  of America. 36. A. believe in   B. stick to C. carry out    D. push for 37. A. independent  B. free     C. sensitive    D. different 38. A. signal   B. sign C. reminder D. cause 39. A. religion B. country  C. parents  D. status 40. A. In a word    B. In general               C. To be exact  D. To be honest 41. A. princess B. heroine  C. individual   D. adult 42. A. praise   B. punishment   C. reaction D. reflection 43. A. hoped    B. expected C. realized D. decided 44. A. time B. chance   C. case D. occasion 45. A. disappointed B. scared   C. enthusiastic D. angry 46. A. still    B. already  C. even D. ever 47. A. show off         B. pull off C. pick up  D. put up 48. A. rejection    B. ignorance    C. awareness    D. acceptance 49. A. negative B. optimistic   C. serious  D. strange 50. A. often    B. inside   C. only D. outside 51. A. concerned    B. particular           C. wrong            D. convinced 52. A. respectfully B. cautiously   C. suspiciously D. critically 53. A. and  B. so   C. but  D. or 54. A. in terms of  B. in front of  C. in charge of D. in favor of 55. A. significance B. beauty   C. value    D. power 答案：36-40 ADBAD   41-45 CCDAB  46-50 CBDAB   51-55 CACDB

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