Once， there was a little girl named Meredith． Meredith enjoyed spending （1） 　　free time with her friends， but there was something different about Meredith． She was always interested in things （2） 　　chemistry and history． Meredith never wanted to （3） 　　about these interests because she was afraid she would be judged（评头论足）． she always learned more about these topics when she was by herself， （4） 　　no one could find out about this． One day， a new girl ， Josie， joined her sixth﹣grade class， and the new girl was （5） 　　to say three things about herself． Josie stood up and（6） 　　to talk about her interests． First ，she said she was （7） 　　in reading and writing stories． Second， she said she liked history． （8） 　　，she said she enjoyed chemistry． Meredith's eyes lit up with joy． Finally， she had found someone who had common interests as her． （9） 　　that day， Meredith found Josie on the playground and ran over to talk to her． They immediately（立刻） became （10） 　　and start to play at each other's houses on the weekend．