From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always
1__ my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections,
2 I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it
__3 to win a school election. I was
4 ___ .
As I cried in my room that evening, I
5 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would
6 for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my
7 had a lot of things in their favor(有利). What were the points that would work in ___
8___ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest
9 was the faith(信念) I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me __
10____ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I
11 my election plans a whole year ahead of time.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to
12 them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,
13 __ I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election
14 __ , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students
15 .That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was
16 theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had
17 much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people
18 the way. I had won the
19 and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and
20 their day.
| 小题1: | | A．admired | B．remembered | C．praised | D．believed |
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| 小题2: | | A．hoping | B．planning | C．pretending | D．judging |
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| 小题3: | | A．offered | B．provided | C．meant | D．took |
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| 小题4: | | A．concerned | B．upset | C．surprised | D．angry |
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| 小题5: | | A．gradually | B．immediately | C．suddenly | D．impatiently |
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| 小题6: | | A．pay | B．stand | C．speak | D．wait |
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| 小题7: | | A．competitors | B．classmates | C．enemies | D．schoolmates |
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| 小题8: | | A．their | B．your | C．our | D．my |
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| 小题9: | | A．problem | B．strength | C．worry | D．dream |
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| 小题11: | | A．began | B．discussed | C．announced | D．challenged |
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| 小题12: | | A．reconsider | B．accompany | C．represent | D．support |
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| 小题14: | | A．capsule | B．speech | C．meeting | D．promise |
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| 小题15: | | A．nodded | B．gathered | C．cheered | D．cried |
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| 小题16: | | A．only | B．still | C．almost | D．also |
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| 小题17: | | A．accomplished | B．absorbed | C．devoted | D．developed |
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| 小题19: | | A．announcement | B．recognition | C．conclusion | D．arrangement |
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| 小题20: | | A．enlarge | B．wish | C．brighten | D．experience |
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