–How are you today, Francis?

–Much _______, but my doctor says I’ll still have to rest for another few days.

A. well              B. good            C. better            D. best

Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Gaudi, told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck—a game show which my best friend Carla and I both love. Carla has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history, so we thought we’d be good __35__ for the team.

A few days later, Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the__36__ . He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup（替补）. Unluckily four times that many students were at the meeting. So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a __37__ and the top eight scorers would become the team and the backup. Everybody agreed that this was a __38__ way to decide.

Yesterday, all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up（阵容）.Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. After a couple of hours, all the __39__ on the team were set except one. Carla and I __40__ for that last position. We had to hold a one-on-one competition between the two of us. The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.

Midway through our two-person competition, I was starting to pull ahead.__41__ I saw the look on Carla's face. I waited for a second and knew what I had to do. As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Carla wanted __42__ even more. So, starting with my next question, I held back and let Carla __43__, just by a little bit. Her expression as she __44__ she would be on the show made up for my not being on the team. And since I will go as backup, I'll still have the fun of seeing the show up close.

Was I __45__ by not trying as hard as I could? I don't think so. No one noticed, and Carla and I didn't __46__ it. It won't hurt the team because Carla will be a very good competitor on the real show. I think that making my best friend happy was the right thing to do.

1.A.choices                 B.pairs                C.leaders                     D.fans

2.A.course                  B.work                C.trip                           D.show

3.A.direction     B.discussion      C.competition            D.conversation

4.A.special                  B.hard                          C.fair                                     D.funny

5.A.places                   B.rules                C.names                      D.orders

6.A.tied                       B.clapped          C.cried                         D.returned

7.A.Still                        B.Never              C.Then                         D.Again

8.A.us                          B.it                                C.me                                      D.her

9.A.wait                       B.turn                          C.move                        D.win

10.A.accepted  B.realized          C.considered              D.decided

11.A.coming    B.refusing          C.helping                     D.cheating

12.A.mean                  B.plan                          C.regret                       D.say

“Can you work outdoors in any weather?” “How would you like a job working with children?” Before this year, US public school students rarely（极少的）had to answer such questions about their possible future careers （职业）.

   But now, public schools in 24 states are developing new learning plans for each student, according to the US Education Commission （教育部）. The learning plans will help students discover their own strengths and weaknesses. （A） They will also give parents and teachers a more complete（完整的）report besides grades.

   Linwood Middle School, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, is one of these schools. Students there take an online test （B） called Matchmaker to make learning plans for their future careers. This online test uses some information about students’ （C） learning styles, personal interests, skills and career goals.

   （D） “If you don’t know yourself and want to be scientist, you may realize in college you don’t like science,” said Mercedes Arias, a Linwood language arts teacher. “The learning plans can （E）________ ________ better prepare students for college _______ _______ encourage students to work harder.”

   Daniella Martins, 14, a Linwood ninth grader, dreams of （F） _________ （be） a singer or an actress. （G）“Nobody likes to take tests,” she said before the career test. But she was pleased with the results, which listed her top career as the arts, followed by education and human services.
   “The results show that I have a great possibility to be a singer,” said Martins. “But I know I’ll still have to work hard to （H） make it.”

任务一：根据短文内容，回答下面两个问题。

1. What do students in Linwood Middle School take an online test for? __________

2. According to Daniella’s test result, what is she most likely to become? _________

任务二：将（A）、（D）、（G）处划线句子翻译成汉语。

（A）3. ____________________________________________________

（D）4. ____________________________________________________

（G）5. ____________________________________________________

任务三：写出（C）处划线短语的汉语意思：

  （C）6. ______________________

任务四：写出（B）处和（H）处划线单词和短语的同义词：

7. （B）__________   （H）___________

任务五：在 （E） 处句子中的空白处填入合适的单词：

8. ________________________________

任务六：在（F）处用所给单词的适当形式填空：

9. ___________________

任务七：在文中找出能概括主题的句子。

10. _____________________________________________