About five years ago my family moved to New York and I started going to a new school. I was a little  1   , but I worried I would never be better than the other ninth graders.

Lucy, a girl in my class was not ready for the change. I thought she didn't   2 me from the start. In fact, I was sure that she hated me. When I asked her a  3 , she answered me impatiently as if I was a fool.

My teacher made us sit next to each other for a term. Lucy didn't like that   4 .

I didn't wear make-up (化妆), and I didn't wear those strange jeans other people were wearing. I didn't exactly look like the coolest girl. However, I kept smiling to her,  5  she rolled her eyes at (翻白眼) me. I kept telling her she looked   6  , even if she was angry.

Finally, Lucy let me talk to her, even in front of her “cool” friends. She started   7  me how beautiful I looked. I still remember that first time when she   8  to me saying that, and I smiled right back, telling her a joke. Lucy   9   me to her house for parties, and talked to me all the time. Lucy, the girl who had  10  me, called me her best friend.

I will never forget a sentence written by Abraham Lincoln: “Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?”

1    A. surprised              B. nervous                C. excited               D. satisfied

2    A. see                   B. help                    C. move               D. like

3    A. reason                 B. leave                   C. question              D. cause

4    A. idea                   B. information           C. message             D. style

5    A. when                  B. since                  C. though               D. as 

6    A. beautiful                B. ugly                  C. fat                  D. young

7    A. telling                 B. asking                 C. questioning           D. watching

8    A. pointed                B. shouted                C. smiled               D. laughed

9    A. pushed                B. asked                  C. expected              D. invited 

10 A. forgotten              B. hated                  C. beaten                 D. missed

    Many people in the United States worry about their looks. For many people, looking nice also means to be 5. Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.

    Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular.

    These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.

    Losing weight can be 9. Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All this works for losing weight.

    12 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so.

    Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing 15, too.

    1 .A. less　　　　　　   B. more　　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　  D. fast

    2. A. For　　　　　　   B. So　　　　　　　　    C. Or　　　　　　　　    D. And

    3. A. good　　　　　　 B. useful　　　　　　    C. hard　　　　　　　　  D. easy

    4. A. why　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　  D. when

    5. A. high　　　　　　      B. short　　　　　　　　 C. thin　　　　　　　　   D. fat

    6. A. talk　　　　　　   B. say　　　　　　　　   C. speak　　　　　　    D. tell

    7. A. dearer　　　　    B. harder　　　　　　   C. shorter　　　　　　　　　　 D. easier

    8. A. taken　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　 D. copied

    9. A. cheap　　　　    B. expensive　　　　  C. easy　　　　　　　　  D. safe

    10. A. pay　　　　　　  B. cost　　　　　　　　  C. take　　　　　　　　  D. have

    11. A. making　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　    C. playing　　　　　　  D. using

    12. A. Before　　　　 B. In　　　　　　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　 D. At

    13. A. sorry　　　　   B. angry　　　　　　    C. sad　　　　　　   &nbs
Vp;   D. glad

    14. A. need　　　　    B. have　　　　　　　　  C. use　　　　　　　　   D. get

    15. A. health　　　　  B. time　　　　　　　　  C. food　　　　　　　　 D. money

When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb’s voice．”This lady came up，and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland．Ms. Boyle said that she hadn’t thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that’s hardly a makeover．”she added．
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】C
【小题5】Susan Boyle is __________．