Allstudentshavetofacetheirownproblemswhentheyaregrowingup.Youmaynotthinkthathavingagoodfamilyisaproblem.Butformeitwas.IhadtofacetheproblemofbeingtheyoungestoftheSmithgirls.

WeliveinasmalltowninPennsylvaniaUS.TherearethreegirlsintheSmithfamilyAmandaTheresaandme.Peopleoftensaythingstomelike"Ohthethreeofyouyou'resuchnicegirls.Yoursistersaresoprettyandsothin!You'rereallynothinglikethem."Thatmademesad.

Atschoolallofmyteachershadtaughtmysisters.Onthefirstdayofschooltheysaid"Ohtheyoungestofthethree!Ihopeyou'rejustlikeyoursisters.They'resuchwonderfulstudents."

Peoplealwayscomparedmewithmysisters.SoIcouldn'thelpcomparingmyselfwiththemtoo.TheresawassmarterAmandawasprettier.Ibegantoworkhardtobemorelikethem.WhatmysistersdidIdidtoo.AtlastIbecamedrummajor(主鼓手)ofourschool'smarchingband.BothAmandaandTheresahadbeendrummajors.Ibecameeditoroftheschool'snewspaper.Theresahadbeentheeditortwoyearsbefore.

ButlastyearAmandawenttocollegeandTheresawenttohighschool.NowI'mbymyselfatjuniorhigh.EveryoneknowsmebecauseI'mthedrummajorandthenewspaper’seditor.

NowIdon'tfeellikeaSmithgirlanymoreIfeellikemyself.I'mproudofdoingallofthesamegreatthingsthatmysistersdid.ButthebestthingIdidwastolearntostopcomparingmyselfwiththem.

( )1.Whenpeoplecomparetheauthorwithhersistersshefeels____________.

A.happy B. nervous

C.sad D.comfortable

( )2.Theauthor______________.

A.hadthesameteacherswithhersisters

B.haddifferentteachersfromhersisters

C.wastaughtbysomeofhersisters'teachers

D.wastaughtbyherself

( )3.Whydidtheauthorbecomedrummajorofherschool'smarchingband?

A.Becauseshelikedthat.

B.Becauseherparentsaskedherto.

C.Becausehersistersdidthatbefore.

D.Becauseherteacheraskedherto.

( )4.Totheauthornowthebestthingisthat______________.

A.shebecomesmuchbetterthanhers