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     Justin could not believe that he was really in high school.
     It is not as if he had never been in the building before. The previous year, he and his classmates went on a tour of the high school. Their teacher thought that knowing what the school was like would help them adjust to the change.
     Justin did not have any friends at his middle school. Because the other kids never saw him talking to anybody, they thought he was strange. Because they assumed there was something wrong with him, they never talked to him.
     Needless to say, they were all shocked when, on the day of the tour, high school kids began saying hello to Justin and screaming his name across the halls. They soon found out that Justin had lots of friends, all of whom went to high school.
     From that day forward, Justin’s classmates looked at him differently. Not only did they want to talk to him, but they asked him for advice on getting along with the older kids.
     As he walked down the halls on his first official day of high school, he radiated confidence. He looked forward not only to the rest of the day, but to the next four years.

49. Which of the following best describes why Justin's classmates do not talk to him before the tour of the high school?

They did not like the fact that all his friends were older kids.

They assumed he was weird because he was always alone.

Justin told his classmates that he did not need any friends.

Justin was always doing or saying strange things to them.

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     Shori and Phillip had been best friends since they were five years old. That’s when Shori had moved to Phillip’s block. He spotted Shori sitting on her stoop and decided to say hello. Once they realized they shared the same last name and the same birthday, they were inseparable.
     No one ever believed that a boy and a girl could be just friends. Shori’s girlfriends teased her about Phillip mercilessly.
     “I can’t seem to find a date for this weekend for the life of me,” Nora sighed. “I guess I’ll make this another Friday night filled with washing my hair and watching reruns of Grey’s Anatomy.”
     “I know just what you mean,” Shori laughed. “I can’t remember the last time I had a date that wasn’t with my family.”
     “Shori’s not going to be sitting home alone on Friday night,” Cindy said. “She’s just agreeing to make us feel better about ourselves.”
     “What do you mean?” Shori asked. “I’m single just like you are!”
     “Single with Phillip to chauffeur you around everywhere you want to go,” Cindy replied.
     “Phillip and I are just friends,” Shori said.
     “Sure you are,” Cindy said. "I wish I had a friend as good as Phillip." All the other girls fell out laughing.
     One of Phillip’s teammates even suggested that he stop being friends with Shori.
     “If you’re not going to date the girl, the least you could do is get out of the way and give other guys a fair shot,” Tim said.
     “What? Shori’s just my best friend. I don’t understand how I’m in anybody’s way,” Phillip said.
     “As long as she’s got you, she doesn’t need a boyfriend. You take her out to eat and to the movies,” Tim said. “You walk Shori home from school every day.”
     Phillip thought about what Tim had said. Maybe he’s right? Shori and I do spend a lot of time together.
     Even their parents got in on the act.
     “The two of would you make the cutest couple,” Shori’s mom opined while Shori got fitted for her cousin’s wedding. “You should ask Phillip to escort you to Nandi’s wedding.”
     “Mom! I told you Phillip is just a friend,” Shori whined. But what her mom and friends said made her start to think. Phillip is pretty cute, but could we ever be more than friends? If it didn’t work out, could we save our friendship?
     Saturday chores at Phillip’s house were no different.
     “You know who I really like, Phillip?” Dad said without waiting for Phillip to respond. “That Shori! I think one day she’s going to make some fellow a really fine wife.”
     “And let me guess. You think I should snatch her up before some other guy beats me to the punch?”
     “Son, you’re even smarter than you look,” Dad responded with a twinkle in his eye.
     Phillip shook his head and walked out of the kitchen. Sure, he had thought about Shori being more than a friend at one point. She was a beautiful girl. But he would never want to lose her friendship, so he put the thought out of his mind immediately.
     “Phillip, do you ever wonder if people are right when they say we spend too much time together?” Shori said one day when they were walking home from school.
     “I don’t think we spend any more time together than other best friends,” he replied. “But do you think our relationship is hampering our dating lives?”
     Shori laughed. “Have you been talking to Cindy?”
     “No. Why?” Phillip asked.
     “No reason,” Shori said. “What do you think we should do about it?”
     “I don’t know, but it seems like our friends and family won’t be happy until we’re married off,” Phillip said.
     “Or at least engaged in a long term dating relationship,” Shori replied. “Hey, my mom wanted me to ask you to be my escort for my cousin’s wedding next weekend. Do you mind?”
     “Of course not,” Phillip said with a wink. “It’s a date.”

50. The reader can tell that Shori

is not entirely opposed to dating Phillip.

doesn't want to go out with Tim.

thinks of Phillip as her brother.

wants to double date with Phillip and Cindy.

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