Question

When I was in junior high school, what my friends thought of me was really important to me.

During those years, I grew much ______ than most of my peers (同龄人). Being so tall made me feel uncomfortable. In order to let others pay less attention to my unusual ______, I went along with the people who would play tricks on other kids at school. It made sure that the tricks were ______ at others, and not at me.

Once before a basketball class, my friends and I played a hurtful ______ on one of the kids on the basketball team, which made him terribly embarrassed (尴尬的).

My parents didn’t always think that my behavior was funny. They reminded me about “The Golden Rule”, to ______ others as I would like to be treated. What I was doing was hurting other kids, and in turn hurting ______. My friends were looking up to me ______ I was tall, but what did they see?

My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good ______ to others. They taught me to set my own goals (目标), and to do the best at everything that I set out to do. They told me to be the leader that I was meant to be—to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to devote myself whether or not I would be the kind of leader and person my parents ______ I was inside, but I knew in my heart that they were right.

“Be a leader, not a(n) _____. Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so.”

1.A. stronger B. taller C. wiser D. braver

2.A. hair B. eyesight C. weight D. height

3.A. punished B. directed C. worked D. shouted

4.A. joke B. role C. trick D. part

5.A. praise B. admire C. treat D. hate

6.A. himself B. myself C. themselves D. yourself

7.A. because B. though C. when D. if

8.A. friend B. decision C. example D. help

9.A. promised B. imagined C. forgot D. believed

10.A. follower B. learner C. organizer D. inventor

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