Nina, you look much than when I saw you last year.

A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest

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 —Did you see the movie called Los Angles 2011?

—Yes, but I think it’s ______. I wanted to sleep when I saw it.

A. exciting          B. boring           C. bored             D. excited

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we   1  the national flag go up.
Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   2  and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
Can I really do it?
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   3  me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down.   4  for it, I'm sure you'll do well."
"Thank you," I answered, It was such a great   5  for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Monday morning came. I began to feel   7 . When did I last give a talk to   8  many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really   9  it ? Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I  10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.
"Take it easy," I said to   11 . "Don't be nervous. You can do it."
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn't   12  stand up.
I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk!"
I   13  a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn't hard. It was easy.
I don't know   14  I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself 15 everyone what I can do.

About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our city park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on(作弄) a smaller boy. They were calling his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked something in his face. When I saw that, I walked over to the group.

I stepped them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done . One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” Then I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone was , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He even him to play with them.

I thanked the boy for being so brave. As I looked around, I realized that there were many other people at the park no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was to stand up against his friends to help someone in need, but I felt sad that else had even taken a second look.

I hope that I’ve helped them realize that they could make a with a little effort and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.

1.A. againstB. betweenC. besideD. with

2.A. guessB. signC. problemD. answer

3.A. readB. spelledC. meantD. wrote

4.A. differentB. freeC. importantD. strong

5.A. angrily B. silentlyC. carefullyD. happily

6.A. refusedB. taughtC. invitedD. hoped

7.A. orB. soC. andD. but

8.A. too strong B. so strongC. strong enoughD. enough strong

9.A. someoneB. anyoneC. nobodyD. everyone

10.A. differenceB. practiceC. mistake D. a face