I believe I’ve gotten this more than once. One lady told me she thought I was 12 and even told her 14-year-old daughter the same. I saw lots of surprised faces because people were told I was actually 19 years old.

I’m actually 19 years old, which isn’t much of a problem. I’m like the oldest of my friends and the shortest, which is pretty funny. That’s probably one of the reasons I fit in so well with them.

I volunteered at a weekend school teaching young children. Parents always looked me up and down like “why is this 13-year-old girl teaching my child?!??!?” I guessed it was because I’m also petite(嬌小)，and I didn’t know whether I had a childish face…??? Sometimes I found it funny, sometimes I found it annoying(令人氣惱). But I just shrugged(聳肩)it off at last. You know, soon enough people got to know me and then realized I was not actually a 13-year-old girl.

This short thing used to be a problem for me, though. I was very very small when I was younger, so kids would pick on me. When I was 12, 8-year-old girls would look down at me like “I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ’RE TWELVE!” I had always wanted to be tall．But now that I'm older, I got used to it, and I actually love it．You know, I'm fun sized!

1.How old is the writer now?_______.

A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 19

2.Many people felt surprised when told the writer’s age because they thought she ________．

A. was certainly over 19 B. should be only 12

C. was 13 D. was over 14

3.Which of the following words can’t be used to describe（描繪） the writer?_______.

A. short B. petite C. childish D. tall

4.The underlined phrase “pick on” means _______.

A. like very much B. help friendlily

C. behave to unkindly D. enjoy very much

5.How does the writer feel when others say she is 12?_______.

A. Not surprised B. Annoying C. Angry D. Sad

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