“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm   1 , Mike. I really thought you should be   2 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “  3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I'm, er-I'm just wondering  4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said  5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling  6 .
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to  7 table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I  8 to join them.
My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a
 10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.
My next step was to  11  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster  12 to add these activities to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received 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  13 . 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 14 . The fact that it has made a（n）  15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm   1 , Mike. I really thought you should be   2 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “  3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

“I'm, er-I'm just wondering  4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said  5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling  6 .

“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to  7 table.

All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I  8 to join them.

My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a

 10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.

My next step was to  11  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster  12 to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received 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  13 . 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 14 . The fact that it has made a（n）  15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.                A．lucky          B．happy          C．sorry D．angry

2.                A．heard          B．chosen         C．invited   D．followed

3.                A．Good luck       B．congratulations   C．see you   D．help yourself

4.                A．how           B．if              C．when D．that

5.                A．proudly        B．quickly         C．nervously D．shyly

6.                A．unhappy        B．uncertain       C．unnecessary   D．unfair

7.                A．other          B．the other       C．another  D．others

8.                A．tried           B．refused         C．failed D．decided

9.                A．print           B．invent          C．create    D．copy

10.               A．poster         B．project         C．programme D．perfomance

11.               A．make sure      B．look up         C．work on   D．find out

12.               A．agreed         B．offered         C．expected  D．managed

13.               A．pride          B．courage        C．kindness   D．hope

14.               A．dream         B．future          C．life   D．success

15.               A．difference      B．progress        C．mistake   D．effort

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“I can’t  believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate* for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered     1   a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my   2   , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er – I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team,” he said nervously. “You are really   3   and you would be a great partner.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well,   4   you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow.” he said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the    5   from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election* process would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to    6       Jeff.
    7   of all, I began to create a catchy*advertisement. Within a few days, we     8  a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway     9    passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to    10 what new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster agreed to add    11  we want to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “    12   will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”
    13   these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his     14   . The fact that it has made a    15   in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!