Never before had I imagined I should have the opportunity to live with so many girls．Would  they 　36　such a single “Hi” from me? I was about to greet my new roommates，　37　they did  not seem to have the same 　38　attention that I had．They just dealt with their own 　39　， sorting out their clothes，and making arrangements for their university life．Thus tranquility（宁静）
became the 　40　atmosphere in the dormitory．
To my surprise，　41　such a situation，I did not feel a sense of 　42　．With time going on，we got to know each other deeper．I was　43　to find that in deep soul we all had great dreams and belonged to the same　44　．
However，not long before the 　45 　was disturbed by my own upset of mind for study pressure．What I was　46　about seemed to have 　47　to do with them and what they were doing and talking about seemed so far away from me．However，one incident changed my 　48　and made me treasure this kind of 　49　better and more confident in our friendship．
One day，when I was leaving the teachers’ office，it was in complete silence and frightening 　50　．At my dormitory gate，I was startled （使惊奇）to find there still 　51 　a little light glimmering in the darkness，so faint but yet so clear．Just under the 　52　of the light，I went to the room without any difficulty．They were in sound sleep，leaving the 　53　light on in the calm world．Tears rolled down my cheeks．
I know 　54　that we all like tranquility，both in environment and in our mind．It is the care that 　55　all the misunderstandings and unpleasantness．

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the 1　 of the classroom.

All this 2 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 3　 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 　4 in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “　 5　 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 　 6　 of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 　 7 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 　 8　 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 　9 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 10 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and 11 . Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of 　12 . With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process. I never had so much fun!

With my　 13　 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from " 14　 " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,to raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 percent 15　 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1. A. front　 B. middle　　 　 C. corner　　 　 D. back

2. A. continued 　 B. changed　　 　 C. settled　　　 　 D. started

3. A. idea　　 　 B. plan　　　 　　 C. belief 　　　　 D. saying

4. A. interest　　 B. chance　　 　　 C. competence 　 D. difficulty

5. A. going　　　 　　　 B. looking　 C. cheering　　 　 D. applying

6. A. point 　　　 B. half　　 C. rest　　　 　　 D. basis

7. A. less　　 　　 B. later　　 C. worse　　　 　 D. further

8. A. committed B. inspired　 C. embarrassed 　 D. confused

9. A. Interestingly B. Fortunately 　　 C. Obviously　 　 D. hopefully

10. A. focus　　 　　　 B. act　　　 　　 C. rely　　　　 　 D. try

11. A. puzzling　 B. confusing　 　　 C. motivating　 D. tiring

12. A. fun　　　 B. enthusiasm 　　 C. confidence　 D. interest

13. A. expressed B. improved　 　　 C. preserved　 　 D. recognized

14. A. dreaming B. playing　 C. relaxing　　 D. hiding

15. A. lucky　　 　　　 B. happy　　 　　 C. sure　　　 　　　　 D. satisfied

单词拼写。请依据汉语提示写出单词的正确形式。

1. We want to rent a bus which can a　　　　 (容纳) 40 people for out trip to Shanghai.

2. His political views are rather o　　　　 (可选择的).

3. He didn’t pay attention to his appearance, so he made a bad i　　　　　 (印象) on his classmates.

4. When walking in the street, we should walk on the p　　　　 （人行道.）

5. China is striding ahead in her economic c　　　　 （建设）.

6. Don’t be so s　　　　 (敏感的) – I was not criticizing you.

7. She has no p　　　　 (耐心) with time-wasters.

8. Most of the luggage was t　　　　 (运输) by sea..

9. This dictionary is of great b　　　　 (益处) to me.

10.I’m interested in one-bed room. Do you have any a　　　 (可用的)？