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　　Every country has its heroes. The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people __1__. If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, __2__ will tell you the potential（潜力）of the nation.

　　If today in America, you ask the high school students __3__ their heroes, their __4__ would probably fall into three groups. The first group of heroes would be the rock stars--the people __5__ with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent but one __6__ if one should hold up rock stars as a __7__. The rock stars are too often mixed with drug and their personal life. is not all that __8__. The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles. However, one should put more in a hero than__9__things as money and fine clothes.

　　A __10__ type of heroes for the American youth are the sports stars. Again you have a person who has a great talent in one area-- __11__. However, too often the personal like of the sports stars is __12__ discovery. Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of life of the sports stars.

　　A third group of heroes are TV or movie stars. These people may have lots of __13__ talent and are quite handsome. It is quite sad that they __14__ be held up as a model for young people.

　　Today, the rock stars, the sportsmen, and the actors __15__ have become the models of the youth in America. Really, do you hear a young person say that his __16___ is a doctor, a teacher, or a scientist? These people are not __17__ and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are __18__ people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.

　　What is really sad is that the young try to __19__ their idols（偶像）. They like to wear the same clothes as theirs. If the idols today for the American youth are __20__ only to rock stars, sportsmen and actors, the future of the youth, as well as the nation, does not look too bright.

I came to study in the US last Autumn. My life had been quite ___1___ since I arrived at Andover. Although I had quite a few extracurricular（课外）activities, I hadn’t taken any official leadership position.

  This _2__changed when I received an e-mail from Ms Smith, my cluster（a group of dormitories）dean（主任）, __3____ that a new female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep  4   Discipline Committee Representative.  5   boarding school students break serious rules, like using 6  , getting drunk or cheating in their studies. The punishments given to such students are __7__ by a DC Rep, the cluster president and the cluster dean. I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll,  8__  so were five other students. We had to hold _9__ and Ms Smith asked us to write ____10___ to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.

  I thought hard about what to write. I didn’t want to make any  11_, because they are difficult to keep. I didn’t want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining  12  I wanted to become a DC Rep. “ I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline,” I wrote ___13_.

I made three  14  that said “Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my dormitory so that people would ___15_my name when they went to vote.

  Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election. I was ___16_, but my positive nature didn’t allow me __17  for very long. I actually  18  when my friends tried to comfort me. “Teresa, we are sorry that you didn’t win the election,” They said.

  It’s true, the ___19__ is much more important than the result. I’m surprised and happy to discover my hidden _20____.

1. A. hard                      B. terrible           C. happy             D. simple

2. A. condition           B. situation         C. time             D. life

3. A. explaining          B. writing          C. saying           D. talking

4. A. stands for         B. asks for          C. calls for         D. looks for

5. A. Usually             B. Sometimes      C. Often           D. Seldom

6. A. computers         B. drugs           C.  cars           D. mobiles  

7. A. carried out         B. given            C. determined      D. made

8. A. or                     B. although        C. but               D. therefore

9. A. a discussion       B. a meeting      C. an election       D. a selection

10. A. articles             B. speeches        C. compositions   D.  introductions

11. A. mistakes          B. movements    C. promises         D. requests

12. A. how                B. whether          C. when                   D. why

13. A. seriously         B. easily             C. fluently          D. honestly

14. A. posters            B. advertisements C. speeches        D. promises

15. A. recognize         B. remember     C. forget           D. know

16. A. satisfied                  B.  surprised      C. disappointed     D. helpless

17. A. put down        B. look down            C. feel down       D. lie down

18. A. smiled              B. cried              C. laughed         D. sorrowed

19. A. reason             B. attitude          C. process          D. aim

20. A. strength         B. courage         C. ability            D. skill

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I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been quite  1  since I arrived at

Andover. Although I had quite a few extracurricular (课外的) activities, I hadn’t taken any official leadership position.

This  2 changed when I received an e-mail from Ms Griffith, my cluster dean (主

任),    3  that a few female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep 4 Discipline Committee Representative.  5  boarding school students break serious rules, like using  6  , getting drunk or cheating in the studies. The punishments given to such students are   7 by a DC Rep, a house counselor, two student representatives, the cluster dean. I was really interested in becoming a DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 8 so were five other students. We had to hold   9  and Ms Griffith asked us to write  10  to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.

I thought hard about what to write. I didn’t  want to make any   11 because they are difficult to keep. I didn’t want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining  12   I wanted to become a DC Rep. “ I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out disciplines,” I wrote  13  .

I made three   14  that said “ Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit (出口处) of my dorm so that people would  15 my name when they went to vote.

Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election, I was  16  . But my positive nature didn’t allow me to   17  for very long. I actually  18 when my friends tried to comfort（安慰） me. “Teresa, I’m sorry that you didn’t win the election,” they would say.

“ No, don’t be sorry for me. I am very happy to have taken part in the election.” I said.

It is true: the   19  is much more important than the result. I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden  20 .

1.  A. hard         B. terrible       C. happy         D. simple

2.  A. condition     B. situation      C. time          D. life

3.  A. explaining    B. writing       C. saying         D. talking

4.  A. stands for     B. asks for      C. calls for        D. looks for

5.  A. Usually      B. Sometimes    C. often          D. Sometimes

6.  A. computers    B. drugs         C. cars          D. mobiles

7.  A. carried out    B. given         C. determined    D. made

8.  A. or           B. although      C. but           D. therefore

9.  A. a discussion   B. a meeting     C. an election     D. a selection

10. A. articles       B. speeches       C. compositions  D. introductions

11. A. mistakes      B. movements    C. promises      D. requests

12. A. how         B. whether        C. when        D. why

13. A. seriously     B. easily          C. fluently      D. honestly

14. A. posters      B. advertisements   C. speeches      D. promises

15. A. recognize    B. remember       C. forget        D. know

16. A. satisfied     B. surprised        C. disappointed    D. helpless

17. A. put out      B. look down       C. feel down      D. lie down

18. A. smiled      B. cried            C. laughed        D. sorrowed

19. A. reason      B. attitude          C. process        D. aim

20. A. strength     B. courage          C. ability          D. skill