I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems
.
With high academic standards and a competitive
, I don’t just like losing and I also can’t
it. I need to beat the
students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my
, saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I
then I am lost.
Today I was sitting in class trying to
the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks.
the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen
while still glancing at my study sheet
. When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and
. And then I found myself wishing she would be
so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good
. You’re so easy to talk to. ”I froze.
I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it
. But inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to
.
I passed the test excellently despite my
of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had
being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what
to me most? What I have is all about my personal
and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is
enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me—sympathy.
| 小题1: | | A．usual | B．helpless | | C．unfortunate | D．natural |
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| 小题2: | | A．spirit | B．sport | | C．school | D．market |
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| 小题3: | | A．take | B．recommend | | C．stand | D．help |
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| 小题4: | | A．ordinary | B．top | | C．handsome | D．strong |
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| 小题5: | | A．strength | B．appearance | | C．grades | D．tricks |
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| 小题6: | | A．invent | B．expect | | C．copy | D．hide |
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| 小题7: | | A．save | B．spend | | C．collect | D．cost |
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| 小题8: | | A．When | B．After | C．Because | D．Before |
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| 小题9: | | A．rudely | B．bitterly | | C．excitedly | D．politely |
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| 小题10: | | A．in no time | B．on time | | C．for a long time | D．now and then |
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| 小题11: | | A．refused | B．worked | | C．agreed | D．waited |
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| 小题12: | | A．quiet | B．gentle | | C．pretty | D．safe |
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| 小题13: | | A．talker | B．listener | | C．lecturer | D．teacher |
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| 小题14: | | A．angrily | B．carelessly | | C．disappointedly | D．gladly |
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| 小题15: | | A．alarm | B．gather | | C．participate | D．shout |
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| 小题16: | | A．fear | B．joy | | C．worry | D．possession |
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| 小题17: | | A．given up | B．focused on | | C．complained of | D．dreamed of |
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| 小题18: | | A．happens | B．matters | | C．appeals | D．devotes |
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| 小题19: | | A．success | B．failure | | C．depression | D．health |
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| 小题20: | | A．always | B．ever | C．much | D．never |
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