Jenna, a popular girl from Westood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 　36　 in high school.

　 　　37　 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be　 38　 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the　 39　 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart　 40　 as the list ended without her name. Feeling　 41　 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

　　 Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 　42　 . She moved on to English and history, and was　 43　 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to　 44　 math for the time being.

　　 The next day Jenna went to see Mrs Biden about being on the school　 45　 . Mrs Biden wasn’t as 　46　 as Jenna. “ I’m sorry, but we have enough 　47　 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll take then.” Jenna smiled 　48　 and left. “Why is high school so　　 49　　 ?” she sighed.

　　 Later in　 50　 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 　51　 　. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 　52　 　at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 　53　 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond　 54　 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the　 55　 fish you can be.”

36. A. processes　　　 　　　　　　　 B. decisions　　　　 　　 C. challenges　　　 　　 D. exercises

37. A. Therefore　　　　 　　 B. However　　　　 　 C. Otherwise　　　　 　 D. Besides

38. A. difficult　　　　　 　 B. easy　　　　　　 　　 C. boring　　　　　　 D. interesting

39. A. editor　　　　　　 　 B. boss　　　　　　 　　 C. candidate　　　　 　 D. judge

40. A. jumped　　　　　 　 B. sank　　　　　　 　　 C. stopped　　　　　 D. raced

41. A. strange　　　　　 　 B. happy　　　　　 　 C. awful　　　　　　 　 D. lonely

42. A. struggling　　　　 　 B. improving　　　 　　 C. working　　　　 　 D. complaining

43. A. ashamed　　　　　 　 B. disappointed　　 　　 C. shocked　　　　 　　 D. relieved

44. A. put up　　　　　　 　 B. prepare for　　 　　　 C. worry about　　　 　 D. give up

45. A. committee　　　　 　　 B. newspaper　　　 　　 C. radio　　　　　　 　 D. team

46. A. enthusiastic　　　 　　 B. artistic 　　　　　　 C. sympathetic　　　 　 D. realistic

47. A. speakers　　　　　 　 B. readers　　　　　 　 C. cheerleaders　　　 　 D. writers

48. A. widely　　　　　 　　 B. weakly　　　　　 　 C. excitedly　　　　 　 D. brightly

49. A. similar　　　　　 　 B. ordinary　　　　 　 C. different　　　　　 D. familiar

50. A. physics　　　　　 　 B. history　　　　 　　 C. English　　　　　 　 D. math

51. A. pleasure　　　　　 　 B. hope　　　　　　 　 C. trouble　　　　　 　 D. sorrow

52. A. fit in　　　　　　 　 B. look out　　　　　 　 C. stay up　　　　　 　 D. get around

53. A. swim　　　　　　 　　 B. try　　　　　　　 　 C. ask　　　　　　　 　 D. escape

54. A. in return for　　　 　 B. in case of　　　　 　 C. in terms of　　　 　 D. instead of

55. A. slimmest　　　　 　　 B. smallest　　　　　 　　　 C. best　　　　　　 　 D. gentlest

35. ______ the project as planned, we’ll have to work two more hours a day.

A. Completing　　 B. Complete　　 C. Completed　　　 D. To complete

34. He has been absent ________ class for quite a long time.

A. in　　　 B. for　　 C. with　　　 D. from

33. I was very________ to find that the cinema was not acces­sible to the elderly or people in wheelchairs.

A. annoyed　　 B. annoying　　 C. annoy　 D. annoyance　　

32. Ali said that she wouldn’t mind _________ alone at home.

A. left　　　 　　　 B. being left　　　　　　 C. to be left　　　 　　　　 D. leaving

31. The sentence needs __________ once more.

A. to explain　　 　　　　　 B. explaining　

C. being explained　 　　　 D. to be explained it

30.The village has developed a lot ___ we learned farming two years ago.

A. when　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. where