Mike is very, 　1　 at maths. Mary, his sister doesn't do 　2 　in it.Mike often helps her with her maths. One night Mike and Mary took out their exercise-books and began 　3　 their lessons. Soon Mike finished his homework, but his sister 　4　 . She 　5　　　 work out the last problem. “Let me 　6　　　 you,” said Mike.“No, please 　7　　　, I'll do it 　8　 ,” said Mary. She thought and thought,and 　9　　 　an hour she worked it out. She was very, very tired, but very, very 　10　　　.

Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the words given in the box (用所给词语的适当形式完成下面句子).

decide　give away　in the end　improve　play jokes on

person　speak　spend talk to　work out

1．David, can you________ this problem? It's very difficult.

2．Have you got a________ computer at home?

3．I need your wife's help. Could I________ her?

4．Bill Gates________ to open a company of his own when he was still a college student.

5．We all enjoy________ Mr Smith because he is an interesting teacher.

6．I usually________ time listening to the light music at bedtime.

7．She has lots of boyfriends. But________ she married a farmer.

8．Speak English every day and you'll soon ________it.

9．Mr Wang________ a lot of money to build up a village school for the poor children.

10．Your pronunciation is very nice, just like a native________ .

Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the words given in the box (用所给词语的适当形式完成下面句子).

decide　give away　in the end　improve　play jokes on

person　speak　spend talk to　work out

(1) David, can you________ this problem? It's very difficult.

(2) Have you got a________ computer at home?

(3) I need your wife's help. Could I________ her?

(4) Bill Gates________ to open a company of his own when he was still a college student.

(5) We all enjoy________ Mr Smith because he is an interesting teacher.

(6) I usually________ time listening to the light music at bedtime.

(7) She has lots of boyfriends. But________ she married a farmer.

(8) Speak English every day and you'll soon ________it.

(9) Mr Wang________ a lot of money to build up a village school for the poor children.

(10) Your pronunciation is very nice, just like a native________ .

"I can't believe what I’m hearing!" I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人) for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike, I really thought you should be _ 36_ ."

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a 37 "congratulations" and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

"I'm, er—I'm just wandering if you would … consider coming to work on my team," he said 　38 . "You are really smart, and you would he a great manager."

“I don't think so," I replied, feeling unsure.

"Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

All right, I thought about the 39 from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process ( 选举过程) would give 　40　 a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.　

My first goal was to 　 41_ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 　 42_ passing Jeff's smiling face.

My next step was to 43 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and. a volleyball team.

With tile information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 　 44 to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well 　 45　 at school.

An eighth grader said, "It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.

Hearing these words made my heart filled with 　46 I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 　47　 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

36. A. beard B. chosen C. invited D. followed

37. A. polite B. loud C. warm D. cheerful

38. A. proudly B. quickly C. nervously D. regretfully

39. A. advice B. chance C. message. D. offer

40. A. them B. him C. me D. us

41. A. print B. invent C. create C. send

42. A. for B. from C. with D. without

43. A. carry out B. try out C. work out D. find out

44. A. agreed B. wanted C. expected D. asked

45. A. allowed B. received C. introduced D. required

46. A. pride B. surprise C. patience D. hope

47. A. hick B. spirit C. life D. success