These days having a best friend seems so important to girls. However I have learned that having one best friend is not the way to go. It's so much better to have many great friends.

As I was coming into middle school, I was really excited because my friend Jennifer was going to be in the same middle school! At first things were great, she introduced me to her friend Amy and we had lots of fun together. Then_things_started_to_change. Jennifer was very controlling: I couldn't make new friends, and pretty soon being Jennifer's friend was a struggle.

Jennifer wanted to be the “leader” of our little group. Amy and I were never partners with each other in class projects or gym; it was always, “Who gets the privilege(ÌØȨ) of being Jennifer's partner£¿” Amy and I both wanted to be Jennifer's number one.

I always waited for Jennifer and Amy after class. They chatted by Jennifer's desk as Jennifer packed her books up and I waited by the door. Sometimes when they left, they'd walk right past me. No “Thanks for waiting.” No “Sorry we took so long.” It was as if they couldn't even see me.

After months of living through school this way, I had really changed. I was moody, depressed, lonely. I spent lots of days trying not to cry, I felt so left out.

Finally, near the very end of the school year, I was so incredibly sick of having to battle for friendship. I stopped sitting with Jennifer at lunch and stopped waiting for her after class.

It was tough at first, but now, I have tons of friends. We have fun and happy times together and I love them all to bits. It amazes me how easy our friendship is. There's no struggling to be on top. I wish Jennifer could understand. Maybe one day she'll look back at what happened and she'll change, but even though I lost a friend, I am a happier person

21£®What is the purpose of the writer writing this passage?

A£®To describe her school life.

B£®To talk about the way Jennifer treated her friends.

C£®To advise girls to make many friends instead of one.

D£®To show her regret towards losing a friend.

22£®What does the sentence “Then_things_started_to_change” (Paragraph 2) refer to?

A£®The writer lost interest in study.

B£®Being Jennifer's friend became a struggle.

C£®Lessons became more and more difficult.

D£®The writer gave up the friendship with Jennifer.

23£®What can be implied from the last paragraph?

A£®All of the writer's new friends are equal.

B£®The writer regretted a lot about losing a friend.

C£®Jennifer has changed herself.

D£®The school life is always difficult for the writer.