Now most students are under a lot of pressure. Every year they look different and feel different. They are  16  year by year. They have to  17  things for themselves. They  18  to be unhappy. If they know the secret to be happy, it is  19  for them to be happy. Kate is a middle school student. She is much happier than before. “I couldn’t find any happiness for a  20  time. In the past, I cared too much  21 what other people thought of me,” said Kate.

“ At school I was very  22 . When I spoke in class, my face turned red.  23  I felt that my classmates were all looking at me. Now I feel a lot more  24  when I’m talking with people around me. I’m sure that if you  25  too much about what other people think of you, you will be unhappy.”　　

(    )16. A. showing up   B. turning up   C. growing up   D. standing up　　

(    )17. A. plan         B. think       C. care         D. look　

(    )18. A. find         B. seem       C. sound        D. think

(    )19. A. earlier       B. nicer        C. easier       D. harder

(    )20. A. much        B. few         C. little        D. long

(    )21. A. about        B. after        C. to          D. of　　

(    )22. A. kind         B. outgoing     C. shy        D. pretty

(    )23. A. before        B. until         C. so         D. because　

(    )24. A. interested     B. nervous      C. relaxed      D. upset

(    )25. A. think         B. worry       C. have           D. want

－What is Jenny like, outgoing 　　　　shy?

－I think she is outgoing.

A. but　 　　　　B. and　 　　　 C. or　 　　　D. so

Lill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father thought "Lill has had enough schooling", and she was made to drop out of school to make money for the family. In 1922, with English as her second language and little education, the future didn’t look bright for Lill.

Her father was a serious man. He wanted Lill to find a job by herself. But Lill didn't know what work she could do.

Although there was little hope of finding a job, she would still ride the bus every day into the "big cities" of Windsor or Detroit. But she couldn't have the courage to answer a Help Wanted advertisement; she couldn't even knock on a door. Each day she would just ride to the city, walk hopelessly about and return home in the evening. Her father would ask, "Any luck today, Lill?" "No... no luck today, Dad," she would answer in a low voice.

With time going on, Lill continued to ride and her father continued to ask about her looking for a job. The questions became more serious, and Lill knew she would soon have to knock on a door.

On one of her trips, Lill saw an advertisement at a company in Detroit. It said, "Clerk wanted!" She walked up the long stairs to the Company offices. Carefully, Lill knocked on her first door. She was met by the office manager, Margaret Costello. Lill's new life would start here.

29. According to the passage, Lill was very_______.

A. active　　　 　　　　 B. shy　　　 　　　　　　 C. outgoing　　 　　　　 D. brave

30. Lill couldn't find a job for a long time because_______.

A. she didn't have a try　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. she wasn't clever enough

C. she had no luck　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. she was a village girl

31. "Lill knew she would soon have to knock on a door." tells us that_______.

A. Lill was sure she would find a job

B. Lill was uncertain about the future

C. Lill had to find a job as soon as possible

D. Lill knew her good luck was coming

32. From the last paragraph, we know_______.

A. Lill had met the manager before

B. Lill would have to knock on other doors

C. Lill still didn't have good luck

D. Lill might find a job at that company

Mary used to be ________ but now she is outgoing.

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A. funny　　　　   B. friendly　　　　  C. outgoing　　 D. shy