A well-known speaker started his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “What is this piece of   1  and is it worth anything?”

Hands started going up. “It is a $20 bill, encashable(可兑现的) in international and national   2  .”replied one of the   3  who raised their hands.

The speaker continued, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He continued to crumple the 20 dollar bill using both his hands. He then               4  it and asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air.

“Well,” he said, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the  5  and started to step on it. He picked up the crumpled and   6  bill and said, “Now, who still wants it?”  

7  went back into the air. “I think this bill is still   8  its value”, said a young man in an unsure  9 . “We can still use the bill to   10  goods worth 20 dollars,” said the other people.

“My friends, you have all learned a very   11  lesson in this exercise that we are just through with. You’ve   12  that I can crumple the $20 bill during the process as the effects can be seen clearly.   13 , no matter what I did to the piece of paper, you were   14  in your mind that my actions did not actually decrease its   15 . It was still worth $20.”

“Many times in our lives, we feel like as if we are   16 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are   17 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, please   18 , you will never lose your value.” Values that you keep in your heart will always   19  you from a difficult situation.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or not, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” “You are   20 — don’t ever forget it.”

1.                A．paper          B．advice          C．information    D．luck

2.                A．organizations    B．flights          C．markets  D．conferences

3.                A．family          B．teachers        C．speakers  D．audience

4.                A．hid            B．bought         C．carried   D．unfolded

5.                A．square         B．beach          C．ground   D．playground

6.                A．thin           B．dirty           C．new D．clear

7.                A．Hands          B．Books          C．Heads    D．Smoke

8.                A．losing          B．reducing        C．increasing     D．holding

9.                A．sound          B．voice           C．noise D．shout

10.               A．deliver         B．buy            C．sell   D．produce

11.               A．boring         B．difficult         C．valuable   D．painful

12.               A．heard          B．seen           C．forgotten  D．doubted

13.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Besides   D．Otherwise

14.               A．sure           B．curious         C．proud D．sad

15.               A．price          B．growth         C．value D．size

16.               A．dropped        B．turned         C．looked    D．talked

17.               A．important       B．confident       C．selfish D．useless

18.               A．accept         B．argue          C．remember D．decide

19.               A．leave          B．search         C．save  D．beat

20.               A．especial        B．normal         C．ordinary   D．special

    Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new 16 in high school.17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and

she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a

second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as JennA．“I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.

Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”

16．A．processes           B．decision             C．challenges          D．exercises

17．A．Therefore        B．However            C．Otherwise          D．Besides

18．A．difficult            B．easy                C．boring             D．interesting

19．A．editor              B．boss                C．candidate            D．judge

20．A．jumped             B．sank                C．stopped            D．raced

21．A．strange              B．happy              C．awful            D．lonely

22．A．struggling          B．improving           C．working          D．complaining

23．A．ashamed             B．disappointed         C．shocked          D．relieved

24．A．put up              B．prepare for        C．worry about       D．give up

25．A．committee         B．newspaper        C．radio             D．team

26．A．enthusiastic          B．artistic              C．sympathetic         D．realistic

27．A．speakers          B．readers            C．cheerleaders        D．writers

28．A．widely              B．weakly              C．excitedly           D．brightly

29．A．similar             B．ordinary            C．different           D．familiar

30．A．physics             B．history              C．English             D．math

31．A．pleasure            B．hope                C．trouble             D．sorrow

32．A．fit in               B．look out            C．stay up             D．get around

33．A．swim              B．try                 C．ask                D．escape

34．A．in return for         B．in case of         C．in terms of         D．instead of

35．A．slimmest           B．smallest            C．best                D．gentlest

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  1  in high school.

2 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be      3  for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 4   read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 5   as the list ended without her name. Feeling  6 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 7  . She moved on to English and history, and was8   to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  9  math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school    10  . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 11   as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 12   for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 13  and left. “Why is high school so  14  ?” she sighed.

Later in 15  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  16  . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 17   at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  18 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  19 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the   20  fish you can be.”

1.                A．processes       B．exercises       C．challenges D．decision

2.                A．Therefore       B．Besides         C．Otherwise D．However

3.                A．difficult         B．interesting      C．boring    D．easy

4.                A．editor          B．judge          C．candidate D．boss

5.                A．jumped         B．raced          C．stopped  D．sank

6.                A．strange         B．lonely          C．awful D．happy

7.                A．struggling       B．complaining      C．working  D．improving

8.                A．ashamed        B．relieved        C．shocked  D．disappointed

9.                A．put up         B．give up         C．worry about   D．prepare for

10.               A．committee      B．team           C．radio D．newspaper

11.               A．enthusiastic     B．realistic        C．sympathetic    D．artistic

12.               A．speakers       B．writers         C．cheerleaders   D．readers

13.               A．widely         B．brightly         C．excitedly  D．weakly

14.               A．similar         B．familiar         C．different  D．ordinary

15.               A．physics         B．math           C．English    D．history

16.               A．pleasure        B．sorrow         C．trouble    D．hope

17.               A．fit in           B．get around      C．stay up    D．look out

18.               A．swim          B．escape         C．ask   D．try

19.               A．in return for     B．instead of       C．in terms of D．in case of

20.               A．slimmest        B．gentlest        C．best  D．smallest

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 36 in high school.

37 , high school was different. In her first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 　38 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 　39 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 　40 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 　41 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 　42 . She moved on to English and history, and was 　43 to find that she didn't have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 　44 math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 　45 . Mrs. Biden wasn't as 　46 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 　47 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 　48 and left. “Why is high school so 　49 ?” she sighed(叹息).

Later in 　50 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problem that have given her so much 51 . By the end of class, she understood how to give them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 　52 at her new school. She wasn't sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 53 . High school was just as her mom said, “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 　54 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 　55 fish you can be.”

36. A. difficulties　　　　　 B. decisions　　　　　　　　 C. challenges　　　　　　　 D. exercises

37. A. Therefore　　　　　 B. However　　　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. Besides

38. A. difficult　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

39. A. editor　　　　　　　　 B. boss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. professor　　　　　　　　 D. judge

40. A. jumped　　　　　　　 B. sank　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　　　　　 D. raced

41. A. strange　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. awful　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lonely

42. A. struggling　　　　　 B. improving　　　　　　　　 C. working　　　　　　　　　 D. complaining

43. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　　　 C. shocked　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

44. A. put up　　　　　　　　 B. prepare for　　　　　　　 C. worry about　　　　　　 D. give up

45. A. committee　　　　　 B. newspaper　　　　　　　 C. radio　　　　　　　　　　　 D. team

46. A. enthusiastic　　　　 B. artistic　　　　　　　　　　 C. energetic　　　　　　　　 D. realistic

47. A. speakers　　　　　　 B. readers　　　　　　　　　　 C. directors　　　　　　　　 D. writers

48. A. widely　　　　　　　 B. weakly　　　　　　　　　　 C. excitedly　　　　　　　　 D. brightly

49. A. similar　　　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

50. A. physics　　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. English　　　　　　　　　　 D. math

51. A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sadness

52. A. fit in　　　　　　　　　 B. look out　　　　　　　　　 C. stay up　　　　　　　　　　 D. get around

53. A. swim　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. escape

54. A. in return for　　　 B. in case of　　　　　　　　 C. in terms of　　　　　　　 D. instead of

55. A. liveliest　　　　　　　 B. smallest　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gentlest