Run for Class President
Two months ago，when our class election （选举） started，I decided to nun 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 the 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 tum 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 （尖叫） his name.His speech was short， （5） all to the point.By then，I realized I should have made（6） shorter and clearer.
It was obvious （明显的） who would （7） .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 prediction was right：I didn't win.The next day，people were still talking about the （8） .I just pretended （假装） not to hear.But later，things got better.People （9） about the election and talked to me just as they did before.
I don't regret putting time and energy（10） the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect.And moments of failure like this build character一since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.
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bored |
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afraid |
C． |
excited |
D． |
hopeful |
（2）
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A compare |
B． |
remember |
C． |
manage |
D． |
repeat |
（3）
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fully |
B． |
quickly |
C． |
freshly |
D． |
slowly |
（4）
| A． |
feared |
B． |
faced |
C． |
mentioned |
D． |
pictured |
（5）
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so |
B． |
or |
C． |
and |
D． |
but |
（6）
| A． |
my |
B． |
myself |
C． |
mine |
D． |
me |
（7）
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A reply |
B． |
return |
C． |
wait |
D． |
win |
（8）
| A． |
A discussion |
B． |
election |
C． |
decision |
D． |
invitation |
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forgot |
B． |
wrote |
C． |
cared |
D． |
discussed |
（10）
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for |
B． |
into |
C． |
at |
D． |
on |
In America, the school day usually starts at 9a.m. and finishes at about 4 p.m. The school subjects different from ours. In China, we always _____ Chinese, math, English, P.E. and so on. But in America , students have more _____ , such as cooking and driving lessons. Their life isn’t just _____ study . They have _____ things to do than the Chinese students do . There are many clubs in American schools, too. If the students are _____ in sports , they can join different sports clubs . American students also have art clubs ,language clubs and some _____ clubs. From 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. , they do _____ things in different clubs.
Maybe you think English is very popular in the world, so American students don’t need to learn any other language _____ that’s not true. American kids from the age of seven ____ learn a foreign language. For example ,they learn French or Chinese.
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Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to them. He found the boy and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And the boy began to work. Once, Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man ______and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and she ate ，and when she had a baby, she became so fat that she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn't at home and she had to go to at once. The doctor looked her over and told her eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid the doctor's words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and .When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food－meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy _____them. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I've bought all the food you like, dear!”
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An Wang was born in Shanghai, China. He went to America at the age of twenty-five. He studied at Harvard, a famous university near Boston. He was _______ and soon got a doctorate (博士头衔). In 1951, An Wang ________ a small company. It had only one room and two employees (雇员). Every year the company grew and grew. By 1985, Wang had thirty thousand employees and had made 3,000 million dollars. His company became one of the most ________ companies in the USA. It made the newest computers.________An Wang was very rich, money did not change him. He lived with his wife in the same house outside Boston. He only had two suits at one time, and they were blue. He was kind to the poor and liked to give money to them. People in the USA will _______ forget this good man.
Read the passage and choose the correct words. (阅读短文，选择恰当的单词)5%
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完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
My dad was a fisherman，and he loved the sea. He had a boat，but it was ______to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and stayed out ________he caught enough(足够的)fish for the family.
When the weather was _______, my father didn’t work，and he drove me to school. Before he left，he would give me a big kiss(亲吻)on the face ________tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing(尴尬的)for me.
I remembered(记住)the day. I was 12 years old. I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. We got to school and came to a stop. He had his usual big smile and started to kiss ________ before he left, but I put my hand up and said“No，dad. ”It was the ________time that I talked to him in that way. and he felt very surprised(惊讶的).
I said，“Dad，I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss. ”My dad looked at me _______a long time, and his eyes were filled with tears. I never saw him ________. “You are right，”he said，“You are a big boy…a ________. I won’t kiss you any more.”
It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to the sea and never came back. I was so sad that I wanted one more _______from my father.
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It is the year 2050 now. Tom and I want to visit the Mars. It is a planet (行星) far away from our planet---the .
Our spaceship (太空船) flew two weeks to get to the Mars. When we arrived, we the door of the spaceship and looked out. The weather there sunny and hot. We saw an alien (外星人) behind a tree. is very tall and big and has brown hair.“Help me!” the alien. Then we saw some monsters (怪兽) running after alien from the house near a tree. They wanted to kill him. So we had to run away !We both moved to the and jumped in. We also took the alien into our spaceship and him. What an exciting day!A. Moon B. EarthC. Sun
A. forB. onC. in
A. closed B. opened C. had
A. didB. wasC. isn’t
A. Him B. HeC. They
A. shouted B. talked C. told
A. another B. other C. others
A. quickly B. easilyC. luckily
A. house B. spaceshipC. tree
A. scared B. interested C. saved