After school, Carol and her younger sister Amy went to see the new seat arrangements (安排) for the school band on the wall. Almost right away Carol 1 Amy's name. Amy, Concert Mistress, leader of the whole band? No way!
Carol kept reading. What? She wasn't even in the first violin section?
"I can't believe I'm the Concert Mistress!" Amy shouted excitedly. "I can't, either!" Carol said unhappily. "Mr Benson must have made a 2 . I should be in the first violins this summer, not you!"
Amy's face hardened. "No, he didn't. Carol, I practiced more!" Then she turned and walked away. Carol didn't mean to hurt Amy. But what would her friends say if her younger sister had a better 3 than she did?
The next morning, Carol went straight to the music room. "Mr Benson, I want to talk to you about the band seats."
"Carol, congratulations to both you and Amy. I believe you must be 4 of your sister." Mr Benson smiled, "If she keeps working hard like this, I think she will become a great musician! Carol froze. She realized there wasn't any mistake.
Carol went down the hall with 5 steps. She thought of her life full of softball, classes, and friends, so full that she didn't always practice her violin. But Amy played every day.
When school was over, Carol waited for Amy at the school gate.
"Hey," Carol greeted when she saw Amy. "It's great you're Concert Mistress."
"Do you really 6 that?"
"Yeah," Carol paused. "I'm sorry. I guess I was kind of jealous (嫉妒)."
"Jealous?" Amy was 7 . "But you're popular, Carol. You get better grades. You're better at sports. You can do everything."
Carol shook her head. "I can't play the violin as beautifully as you can."
"I can help you." Amy smiled. "But you have to help me with my math."
Carol's eyes lit up, "By the time we're through, you'll be a math queen."
Amy 8 , "And you'll be the next Concert Mistress!"
They hugged each other and the bond between them grew even stronger.
