"This Friday we'll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge," said our science teacher, Mr baker. "You can work alone or with a partner."
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 1.
The goal of the challenge was simple—to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 2 the stadium wall.
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 3 the butter-cream gave me an idea.
"I have a brilliant design for our 4 container!" I said when Cassie arrived. "We can protect the egg with some butter-cream."
"Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute (降落伞) 5?" Cassie rolled her eyes. "The parachute is better than that stupid idea."
I couldn't believe it. Of course, we'd had our little 6 in the past, but she'd never called any of my ideas "7" before.
"Then I'll build mine and you build yours!"
8 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.
When Friday finally arrived, I had to 9 Cassie's Egg Force One looked pretty good. Anyway, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn't look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 10 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 11. I let go of my box. I heard someone say "ew" after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 12. The side walk was dotted with egg shells from those 13 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
"That looks like egg drop soup, Laura," Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My heart raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. Empty.
"My egg bounced (弹起) 14."she explained, pointing to a broken shell.
"A tie," Mr Baker said.
Cassie looked at me, and her glare 15. I laughed. She smiled.
