Question

More Than I Had Dreamed Of

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always 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 participate in the elections, 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 to win a school election. I was .

As I cried in my room that evening, I took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor. What were the that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had. I would not allow my appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I my election plans a whole year in advance.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal(校长) announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people the way. I had won the 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 their day.

1.A. rememberedB. admiredC. praisedD. believed

2.A. planningB. praying C. calculatingD. judging

3.A. tookB. assessedC. providedD. meant

4.A. concernedB. surprisedC. depressedD. confused

5.A. graduallyB. immediatelyC. impatientlyD. suddenly

6.A. participateB. enterC. joinD. go

7.A. companionsB. enemiesC. schoolmatesD. competitors

8.A. pointsB. casesC. methodsD. examples

9.A. problemB. dreamC. strengthD. worry

10.A. plainB. youngC. personalD. special

11.A. announcedB. discussedC. beganD. cancelled

12.A. recommendB. encourageC. supportD. represent

13.A. butB. soC. thenD. or

14.A. speechB. campaignC. ceremonyD. promise

15.A. noddedB. cheered C. gatheredD. cried

16.A. onlyB. alsoC. stillD. almost

17.A. devotedB. acceleratedC. accomplishedD. developed

18.A. along B. byC. to D. in

19.A. appointmentB. reputationC. electionD. acceptance

20.A. richB. blessC. expandD. brighten

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

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9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了我一直都想成为学生会的主席，第一次参加竞选失败，让我痛下决心来完善自己，终于在第二次竞选中获胜。最后让我感觉到重要的不是结果而是过程，是这一路走来时所看见的风景和人物，以及在这个过程中我的收获。

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