I __8__ on my own that sixth grade was the __9__ I should start wearing the hijab. I was __10__ about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or __11__ be scared of me and __12__ my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there's little or no __13__ of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those __14__ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but __15__ I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was __16__ 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——__17__——about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kids were making fun of me, __18__ there was one girl——she wasn't even in my class; we never really talked much——and she spoke __19__ 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 beauty of America, which lies in its __20__.
文章大意:一位生活在美国的穆斯林女性用她的亲身经历阐释了美国人对多元文化的包容。
1.A.believe inB.stick to
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