Somebody might say, “I want to be a big fish, as big as Bill Gates, in a big pool, as large as Microsoft.” However, we all know it is   36   for a green hand(新手) in the field. Then you have to   37  the question carefully. No matter    38   side you choose to take, you have your chance to succeed. Now the problem is which can provide you more    39   .
I choose to be a big fish in a small pool. A big company may provide you a    40   starting point, but a small company offers you opportunity to practice  various     41   . During the     42   , you may     43    yourself, recognize your     44     points and find your potentiality(潜力). What’s more,   45  so many limitations and rules in a small company, if you are competent you have     46    chances to climb to a higher point. Finally, being a big fish (although) in a small pool, gives a green hand     47    self-confidence which is quite important for     48   .
     49   , you should not be confined(使局限) to your small pool, and be     50    with being a big fish there. You should always dream of being a big fish in a big pool!

最近你校对高二学生进行了一次问卷调查，调查内容和学生的反馈情况见下表。请你以“What I want to speak out most”为题写一篇英语短文，向《21世纪报》报刊投稿。

VI. 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题 1分，满分10分）(将答案写在题号后面的横线上)

I always ____(羡慕) him for his success in business___________________

A___(平衡的)diet gives an athlete the right amount of calories___________________

If you have no idea about it, ___(查阅)a dictionary__________________

It takes time and____(耐心) to photograph wildlife___________________

He moved aside for her with a polite____(鞠躬) ___________________

The ____(庆祝) of christmas is a custom___________________

That ____(使想起) me of a short story by Luxun___________________

Chirldren should not be allowed to watch____(暴力的) movies___________________

He is an expert on solar ___(系统) ___________________

Children often show ___(好奇心) about everything that they have never seen___________________

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know 31   you are a   32  person or a coward(懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question  33  you are tested in real life. Some people  34  they are brave but when they come face to face with real  35 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like  36 .
Lenny had always thought of himself as a  37  person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.  38 , on January 15^th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the  39  water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very  40  and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 41  to the woman, and kept her head  42  the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thank to Lenny, it was not  43 .
When you are in a very  44  situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). 45 adrenalin in the blood system, you will feel stronger and stronger and are  46 to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this  47 , the muscles become very hard and you find you  48  move at all. You are then paralyzed(使瘫痪，使麻痹) with fear. This is  49  when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”, which means “stone”. We are   very frightened 50  we become stonelike.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，作为选派的交流学生在美国某中学学习了一年，寄住在Mr．Brown家里，刚回到国内。回国后你发现自己的一本英语小说《野性的呼唤》（Call of the Wild）遗忘在他家，因此给他写一封信，请他帮助寄回小说。信的主要内容如下：
* 感谢在美国期间他所提供的帮助。
* 一本英语小说忘记带回。
* 小说是美国老师送的，非常珍贵。
* 小说很可能丢在卧室的书架上。
* 邮资自己付。
注意：
1．词数100左右；信的开头和结尾已为你写好。
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．参考词汇：交流学生—exchange student     邮资—postage
Dear Mr．Brown,
I'm now safely back home．
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Thanks and all the best．
Yours,
Li Hua