Run for Class President
Two months ago， when our class election（选举） started， I decided to run for class president． I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people， so I felt it easy to win． But I was （1） that people would feel bad for me if I lost．
I was busy preparing in the following week．My plan wasn't to make promises to do things I couldn't （2） but to show my class why I wanted to be president．I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom.I also spent three hours writing my speech，saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem.Since I was（3） prepared， I felt that my chances of winning were strong．
However， when I gave my speech on Election Day， the response （反应） wasn't what I had （4） ． Few people actually listened． When it was my opponent's （对手的）turn， everyone was screaming his name． His speech was short， but all to the point． By then， I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer．
It was obvious who would （5） ． For the rest of the day， I felt like it was over． I wanted to just go home and cry， but I made it through．
My（6） was right： I didn't win．
The next day， people were still talking about the election． I just pretended （假装） not to hear． But later， things got better． People（7） about the election and talked to me just as they did before．
I don't regret putting time and energy into the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect． And moments of failure like this build （8） ﹣since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger．
（1）A． bored |
B． afraid |
C． excited |
D． hopeful |
（2）A． compare |
B． remember |
C． manage |
D． repeat |
（3）A． fully |
B． quickly |
C． freshly |
D． physically |
（4）A． feared |
B． faced |
C． mentioned |
D． pictured |
（5）A． insist |
B． return |
C． wait |
D． win |
（6）A． suggestion |
B． prediction |
C． direction |
D． introduction |
（7）A． forgot |
B． wrote |
C． cared |
D． discussed |
（8）A． trust |
B． pride |
C． character |
D． support |
A lot of students are having all kinds of sports on the sports field. A football game is going on right now Class 3 and Class 4. We don’t know which team will . Look at those people over there! Some students of Class 1 are practicing the jump. One of them is the best high jumper in the school. He practices hard every day. Many people think he will the school record (记录) in the sports meet next spring. Not far away from them, some girls are preparing for a race. They have a 600-meter race in ten minutes. Now on the corner of the field, you can see another group (群) of students. Their teacher is telling them to throw discus (铁饼).
In schools, students love sports now. Sports help people to keep . They also help people to live happily. And doing sports on the sports field, many people will good friends, too. Do you think so?
A．in B．between C．from D．of
A．win B．winning C．fall D．falling
A．long B．far C．high D．tall
A．break B．turn C．leave D．name
A．were B．going to C．were going to D．will
A．what B．how C．which D．that
A．much and much B．most and most C．many and many D．more and more
A．health B．tired C．healthy D．happy
A．in B．before C．after D．over
A．become B．change C．get D．bring
A lot of students are having all kinds of sports on the sports field. A football game is going on right now Class 3 and Class 4.We don’t know which team will . Look at those people over there! Some students of Class 1 are practicing the jump. One of them is the best high jumper in the school. He practices hard every day. Many people think he will the school record 记录 in the sports meet next spring. Not far away from them, some girls are preparing for a race. They have a 600-meter race in ten minutes. Now on the corner of the field, you can see another group 群 of students. Their teacher is telling them to throw discus 铁饼.
In schools, students love sports now. Sports help people to keep . They also help people to live happily. And doing sports on the sports field, many people will good friends, too. Do you think so?
A．in B．between C．from D．of
A．win B．winning C．fall D．falling
A．long B．far C．high D．tall
A．break B．turn C．leave D．name
A．were B．going to C．were going to D．will
A．what B．how C．which D．that
A．much and much B．most and most C．many and many D．more and more
A．health B．tired C．healthy D．happy
A．in B．before C．after D．over
A．become B．change C．get D．bring
I often see some homeless people on the corner of the street. It used to make me uncomfortable to see them, and I had to ask myself, “_____?”
Then, one day I saw a homeless person. I parked my car and got out. I went up to him and asked him what would make him happy.
“A hot cup of ______,” he told me.
So we walked across the street to a little dinner and I bought him a cup of coffee, and some bread and eggs. He talked, and I _____. I told him now I used to look through (视而不见)people like him, but that day, I had decided to open my eyes and to really see the world. I told him he was the ________ homeless person I had ever spoken to.
After our meal together, I asked him if there was anything else that would make his life a bit ________. He said the only other thing he wanted was just a new pair of socks.
Socks, really?
He said he’d been wearing the same pair ____ a few weeks. There are always clean socks in my dresser drawer. I actually happened to be wearing a nice and new pair of socks at that very moment. I told him that I wanted to give him the pair I was wearing________ he wouldn’t mind. I had only been wearing them for a few _________.
At first, my new friend______. I told him it would make me happy if he would take _____.
Finally, he agreed. He was very happy to wear my socks.
Now, I always have an extra(额外的) pair with me in my car. They are always my best pair, just waiting to be given away…
A．How B．Who C．Why D．Where
A．milk B．juice C．tea D．coffee
A．smiled B．listened C．laughed D．cried
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．simpler B．safer C．easier D．harder
A．of B．during C．with D．for
A．even B．if C．though D．because
A．hours B．minutes C．days D．weeks
A．offered B．satisfied C．accepted D．refused
A．it B．this C．them D．that
“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can ____ my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling ___.
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is ____ in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main __ of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated(毕业) from high school and did not _ the college entrance exam(入学考试). The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll __ in the work place.
The story reminds me of another ___. It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was ___ to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always ___ his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be ___ if he taught them how to fish. So he ___ his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could ____ the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people all over the world. But it’s not good if we give only ____ to them. ____, we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical(技术) training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to ____ money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
A．solve B．change C．study D．find
A．surprised B．excited C．relaxed D．interested
A．ill B．alone C．silent D．dangerous
A．problem B．example C．character D．support
A．pass B．fail C．know D．mind
A．repeat B．forget C．need D．test
A．story B．learner C．family D．program
A．afraid B．lucky C．sorry D．able
A．shared B．cooked C．exchanged D．weighed
A．easy B．great C．useless D．crazy
A．drove B．stopped C．called D．searched
A．feed B．save C．touch D．eat
A．time B．fish C．food D．clothing
A．Next B．Instead C．Luckily D．Especially
A．want B．teach C．get D．make
Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and ___ to study in a middle school. He studies hard and ____ his classmates. And he often helps his friends ____ lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family____ him and tries to make excuses to punish (惩罚) him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against (提防) it. One afternoon____went to have lunch and he bought ____. He was reading a book under a big tree while a dog was standing near him. At that moment ____ came out and saw it. He became angry and said,” Don’t you know we don’t let ___ feed dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do.” said the boy. “Why have you brought your dog ____ school, then?” “It’s not my dog.” “Why does it follow you, then?” “You’re following me now, sir,” said the boy, “Can you say you are ____?”
A．begin B．begun C．was beginning D．began
A．get on B．gets on well with C．gets on badly with D．get on bad with
A．with his B．with their C．doing his D．doing their
A．is bad to B．is bad for C．is good to D．is good for
A．all the students B．all of student C．the all students D．both of the students
A．pieces of bread B．a bread C．a piece of bread D．some breads
A．the teacher B．the headmaster C．his friend D．his classmate
A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．none
A．to B．for C．at D．in
A．my dog B．mine C．the dog D．a dog