From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always   1__   my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections,   2  I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it   __3   to win a school election. I was   4 ___ .

As I cried in my room that evening, I   5   took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would   6   for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my   7   had a lot of things in their favor(有利). What were the points that would work in ___8___ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest  9   was the faith(信念) I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me __10____ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I   11   my election plans a whole year ahead of time.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to   12   them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,   13 __  I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election   14 __ , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students   15    .That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was   16   theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had   17  much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people   18   the way. I had won the   19   and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and  20   their day.

1.A. admired     B. remembered      C. praised          D. believed

2.A. hoping        B. planning           C. pretending             D. judging

3.A. offered      B. provided       C. meant            D. took

4.A. concerned            B. upset         C. surprised                D. angry

5.A. gradually    B. immediately       C. suddenly                D. impatiently

6.A. pay    B. stand     C. speak             D. wait

7.A. competitors   B. classmates      C. enemies                 D. schoolmates

8.A. their          B. your     C. our                D. my

9.A. problem     B. strength         C. worry             D. dream

10.A. in     B. up          C. out                 D. back

11.A. began            B. discussed      C. announced          D. challenged

12.A. reconsider       B. accompany   C. represent             D. support

13.A. but  B. and        C. so        D. or

14.A. capsule    B. speech C . meeting               D. promise

15.A. nodded          B. gathered       C. cheered               D. cried

16.A. only B. still        C. almost          D. also

17.A. accomplished  B. absorbed     C. devoted                D. developed

18.A. by    B. to C. in         D. along

19.A. announcement  B. recognition      C. conclusion           D. arrangement

20.A. enlarge    B. wish      C. brighten            D. experience

 

Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone ___1___ friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is ___2__ to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ___3___, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ___4___. But we would feel lonely if we ___5___ had a friend.

    No two people are just the same. Friends ___6___ don’t get on well. That doesn’t ___7__ that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become __8__ again.

    Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very ___9___. We miss them very much, but we can ___10___ them and write to them. And we can ___11___ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live __12___ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ___13___ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take ___14__ care of ___15___.

(  ) 1. A. loves        B. hates          C. needs        D. becomes

(  ) 2. A. nice         B. sad           C. bad          D. afraid

(  ) 3. A. Hardly       B. Nearly        C. Suddenly     D. Certainly

(  ) 4. A. alone        B. away          C. over        D. around

(  ) 5. A. ever         B. never         C. just          D. really

(  ) 6. A. always       B. sometimes     C. often        D. usually

(  ) 7. A. think        B. say            C. mean       D. speak

(  ) 8. A. partners      B. classmates     C. parents      D. friends

(  ) 9. A. angry        B. sad           C. happy       D. alone

(  ) 10. A. call         B. ask           C. tell         D. talk

(  ) 11. A. look         B. find          C. make       D. know

(  ) 12. A. longer       B. shorter        C. slower      D. faster

(  ) 13. A. Smelling     B. Being         C. Sounding    D. Making

(  ) 14. A. less         B. better         C. worse        D. more

(  ) 15. A. you          B. your         C. yours        D. yourself

 

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