I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning during second period with Mr. Burke. Afterward, I was too sick to eat lunch just thinking about it.
I came straight home from school, went to my room, and lay on the floor trying to decide whether it would be better to run away from home now or after supper. Mostly I wished I was dead. It wasn't even an accident that I cheated.
Yesterday Mr. Burke announced there'd be a unit test and anyone who didn't pass would have to come to school on Saturday, most particularly me, since I didn't pass the last unit test. I did plan to study just to prove to him that I'm plenty smart—which I am mostly—except in math.
Anyway, I got my desk ready to study on . Just when I was ready to work, Nicho came into my room with our new rabbit and it jumped on my desk and knocked the flashcards all over the floor. What a mess! Nicho and I finally took the rabbit outside but then Philip came to my room and also Marty from next door and before long it was dinner.
After dinner my father said I could watch a special on television if I'd done all my homework. Of course I said I had. That was the beginning. I felt terrible telling my father a lie about the homework.
It was nine o'clock when I got up to my room and that was too late to study for the unit test so I lay in my bed with the light off and decided what I would do the next day when I was in Mr. Burke's math class not knowing the 8- and 9-times tables. So, you see, the cheating was planned after all.
The next day, I'd go into class as usual, acting like things were going just great. I'd sit down next to Stanley Plummer—he is so smart in math it makes you sick—and from time to time, I'd glance over at his paper to copy the answers.
Lying on the floor of my room, I begin to think that probably I've been bad all along. It just took this math test to clinch it. I'll probably never tell the truth again. I tell my mother I'm sick when she calls me to come down for dinner. She doesn't believe me, but puts me to bed anyhow. I lie there in the early winter darkness wondering what terrible thing I'll be doing next when my father comes in and sits down on my bed.
"What's the matter?" he asks. "I've got a stomachache," I say. Luckily, it's too dark to see his face. "Is that all?" "Yeah." "Mommy says you've been in your room since school." "I was sick there too," I say. "She thinks something happened today and you're upset." That's the thing that really drives me crazy about my mother. She knows things sitting inside my head the same as if I was turned inside out.
"Well," my father says. I can tell he doesn't believe me. "My stomach is feeling sort of upset." I hedge. "Okay," he says and he pats my leg and gets up.
Just as he shuts the door to my room I call out to him in a voice I don't even recognize as my own. "How come?" he calls back not surprised or anything. So I tell him I cheated on this math test. To tell the truth, I'm pretty much surprised at myself. I didn't plan to tell him anything.
He doesn't say anything at first and that just about kills me. I'd be fine if he'd spank me or something. And then he says I'll have to call Mr. Burke. It's not what I had in mind. "Now?" I ask surprised. "Now," he says. He turns on the light and pulls off my covers. "I'm not going to," I say.
But I do it. I call Mr. Burke, and I tell him exactly what happened, even that I decided to cheat the night before the test. He says I'll come on Saturday to take another test, which is okay with me, and I thank him a whole lot for being understanding and all.
"Today I thought I was turning into a criminal," I tell my father when he turns out my light. Sometimes my father kisses me good night and sometimes he doesn't. I never know. But tonight he does.
【小题1】After the author cheated on the math test, he felt ____________.

II.完形填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler  36  everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I  37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to  38  people feel like that.” My father asked me  39  I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”  I replied. A（An） 40  was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41  a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company  42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  43 . Many people were  44  that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  45  I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my  46  to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after  47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48  that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a  49  to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a  50  ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51  I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately  53 . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several  55  engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
36．A．rise                     B．blow                   C．put                     D．raise
37．A．left                     B．came                   C．arrived                D．slipped
38．A．get                     B．hope                   C．make                  D．cheer
39．A．that                    B．what                   C．which                 D．if
40．A．dream                 B．idea                    C．girl                     D．speaker
41．A．After                  B．Before                C．Because               D．While
42．A．beginning            B．working              C．acting                 D．regarding
43．A．life                     B．love                    C．income                D．career
44．A．disappointed        B．moved                C．surprised             D．delighted
45．A．when                  B．why                    C．if                        D．how
46．A．plan                    B．promise               C．decision              D．mind
47 A．attending               B．joining                C．entering              D．holding
48．A．newspaper           B．book                   C．report                 D．speech
49．A．day                     B．second                C．week                   D．moment
50．A．help                    B．job                     C．god                     D．company
51．A．everything           B．anything              C．nothing               D．something
52．A．alive                   B．dead                   C．missing               D．born
53．A．examined            B．searched              C．checked               D．tested
54．A．help                    B．harm                   C．income                D．money
55．A．selling      B．speaking   C．writing     D．listening

The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   16  everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I  17  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to  18  people feel like that.” My father asked me  19 __ I meant. “I want to be a motivational(激发积极性的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied.  A（An）  20  was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  21__a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company  22  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my   23 _.  Many people were __ 24  that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(收入). And they asked    __25__ I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my   26  to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(职位)after _27__a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a   28   that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a   29  to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   30  ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that   31  I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was   32  .

Having made that decision, I was immediately   33___. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (下岗) from his job, and now we had no  34 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several   35  engagements（业务）with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.

1.                A．rise            B．do             C．put  D．raise

2.                A．left            B．came           C．arrived   D．reached

3.                A．get            B．hope           C．make     D．cheer

4.                A．that           B．what           C．which    D．if

5.                A．dream         B．idea           C．girl D．speaker

6.                A．After          B．Before         C．Because  D．While

7.                A．beginning       B．working         C．acting    D．regarding

8.                A．life            B．love           C．money   D．career

9.                A．disappointed    B．moved         C．surprised D．delighted

10.               A．when          B．why           C．if D．how

11.               A．plan           B．promise        C．decision   D．mind

12.               A．attending       B．joining         C．entering   D．holding

13.               A．newspaper      B．book           C．report D．speech

14.               A．day            B．second         C．week D．moment

15.               A．love           B．worker         C．god  D．company

16.               A．everything      B．anything        C．nothing   D．something

17.               A．alive           B．dead           C．missing    D．born

18.               A．examined       B．searched       C．found D．tested

19.               A．help           B．harm          C．income    D．money

20.               A．selling         B．speaking        C．writing    D．listening

People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race, At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War II started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult(成人)roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? (1966)
Taylor’s fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others — several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.
【小题1】 The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ____.

阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题的四个选项（ A、  B、  C，D）中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler  36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to    38   people feel like that.” My father asked me 39  I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”  I replied．A 40 was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41  a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company  42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 45  I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my 46  to start my own company and leave my secure position after  47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48  that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a  50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52  .

Having made that decision, I was immediately 53  . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several  55  engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

2.A  slipped         B．came                C．arrived       D．left

6.A．Because       B．Before                C  After             D．While