I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And   36    otherwise assignen（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always    37   to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this    38    after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy   39    because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the   40   to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “   41   for  it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the    42   of it! When I first started  43   

the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much    44  what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get     45    and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.   46    , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to    47     on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t    48   “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the   49   and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very soon the competitive   50   in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the   51     — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my    52    self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from   “53”   in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,   54  

raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent   55   I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1.   A. as       B. until          C. unless               D. though

2.   A. hoped   B. agreed         C. meant               D. chose

3.   A. continued    B. changed    C. settled              D. started

4.   A. idea         B. plan       C.belief               D. saying

5. A. right     B. chance          C. ability             D.patience

6.   A. going     B. looking      C. cheering           D. applying

7.  A. point      B. half             C. rest               D. basis

8. A. enjoying   B. preparing     C. attending            D. watching

9.   A. less       B. later           C. worse            D. further

10. A.committed   B. motivated      C. embarrassed       D. confused

11.A. Interetingly  B. Fortunately     C. Obviously         D. hopefully

12.   A. focus      B. act            C. rely            D. try

13.   A. want        B. do           C. support          D. know

14.    A. steps     B.orders          C. rules             D. games

15.    A. roles       B. part           C. mind            D. value

16.   A.process    B. operation       C. movement        D. situation

17. A. expressed   B. improved       C. preserved       D. recognized

18. A.dreaming       B. playing         C. relaxing         D. hiding

19.   A. by            B. for            C. with           D. to

20. A. lucky         B. happy          C. sure           D. satisfied

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I smoked with my family, I would feel so   16   and good that nothing else in the world seemed so   17  . I thought that smoking weed (烟草) was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked.  18   ever happened to them.   19   I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school. I never thought   20   of it. At that time I just wanted to smoke. Then I began to   21  in school. I would   22   classes, come home late and spend all my money. I would spend   23   8 to 18 dollars a day. I never thought   24   that marijuana (大麻) had a bad effect on those things. Maybe my coming to class high (神智恍惚) was the reason why I was failing or coming home late. As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get   25   cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t.   26   I have learned more about marijuana, I have   27   the amount of marijuana that I use. I don’t want marijuana to be the most important in my life. I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money. Since I have   28   on my habit, I am   29   more money. I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make myself  50  . Everyone is always saying how weed   31   your mind and how it solves problems. I think it only brings more   32  . Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain. I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke, I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be   33   to your health, and   34   it may cause some long term negative (负面的) effects. Help yourself now, before it is too late. I don’t want to lecture anyone, just   35   my experience with you.

1.

 A. worried         B. relaxed          C. disappointed         D. moved

2.

A. important    B. common           C. interesting          D. funny

3.

A. something    B. Everything       C. Nothing              D. Anything

4.

A. By the way   B. Now and then     C. In my opinion        D. For a time

5.

A. too much         B. a little         C. too often            D. any more

6.

A. get ahead    B. fall behind     C. come across         D. make up

7.

A. give             B. have                 C. attend           D. cut

8.

A. at least         B. at most          C. no more than         D. as little as

9.

A. once             B. twice            C. again                D. further

10.

A. used to      B. paid for             C. lost in          D. ready for

11.

 A. as if       B. Even if          C. Now that             D. As long as

12.

A. reduced      B. increased            C. bought           D. continued

13.

 A. broken down     B. cut down             C. turned off       D. cut off

14.

A. wasting      B. spending             C. making           D. saving

15.

A. less             B. more                 C. better           D. worse

16.

A. excites      B. fills                C. repairs          D. destroys

17.

A. problems         B. pleasure             C. convenience      D. excitements

18.

A. helpful      B. useful           C. dangerous            D. strange

19.

A. in the beginning     B. in the distance C. in the long run      D. in the past

20.

A. tell             B. explain          C. regret               D. share

When I smoked with my family, I would feel so   36   and good that nothing else in the world seemed so   37  . I thought that smoking weed (烟草) was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked.   38   ever happened to them.   39   I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school. I never thought   40   of it. At that time I just wanted to smoke. Then I began to   41  in school. I would   42   classes, come home late and spend all my money. I would spend   43   8 to 18 dollars a day. I never thought   44   that marijuana (大麻) had a bad effect on those things. Maybe my coming to class high (神智恍惚) was the reason why I was failing or coming home late. As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get   45   cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t.   46   I have learned more about marijuana, I have   47   the amount of marijuana that I use. I don’t want marijuana to be the most important in my life. I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money. Since I have   48   on my habit, I am   49   more money. I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make myself  50  . Everyone is always saying how weed   51   your mind and how it solves problems. I think it only brings more   52  . Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain. I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke, I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be   53   to your health, and   54   it may cause some long term negative (负面的) effects. Help yourself now, before it is too late. I don’t want to lecture anyone, just   55   my experience with you.

1. A. worried       B. relaxed          C. disappointed         D. moved

2.A. important      B. common           C. interesting          D. funny

3.A. something      B. Everything       C. Nothing          D. Anything

4.A. By the way         B. Now and then         C. In my opinion        D. For a time

5. A. too much      B. a little             C. too often            D. any more

6.A. get ahead      B. fall behind          C. come across      D. make up

7.A. give           B. have                 C. attend           D. cut

8.A. at least           B. at most          C. no more than         D. as little as

9.A. once           B. twice                C. again    D. further

10. A. used to      B. paid for         C. lost in  D. ready for

11.A. as if             B. Even if          C. Now that     D. As long as

12. A. reduced      B. increased            C. bought   D. continued

13. A. broken down B. cut down         C. turned off   D. cut off

14. A. wasting      B. spending             C. making   D. saving

15.A. less          B. more             C. better       D. worse

16. A. excites          B. fills        C. repairs      D. destroys

17. A. problems         B. pleasure     C. convenience D. excitements

18. A. helpful          B. useful   C. dangerous        D. strange

19.A. in the beginning B. in the distance      C. in the long run      D. in the past

20.A. tell          B. explain          C. regret       D. share

 I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And    51    otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always    52    to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this    53    after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy    54    because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the    55   to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “  56    for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the    57    of it! When I first

started    58    the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much    59   what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get    60    and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.   61   , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to    62    on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I

didn’t    63    “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the    64    and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive    65    in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the    66    — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my    67    self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from   68   in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,   69   raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent    70    I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1. A. as            B. until                C. though               D. unless

2. A. hoped         B. chose           C. meant            D. agreed

3.  A. changed          B. continued            C. settled              D. started

4. A. plan              B. idea                 C. belief               D. saying

5.  A. right            B. ability              C. chance               D. patience

6.  A. cheering         B. looking              C. going                D. applying

7. A. point             B. rest             C. half                 D. basis

8.  A. enjoying         B. preparing            C. watching             D. attending

9. A. worse        B. later           C. less            D. further

10.  A. confused       B. motivated        C. embarrassed          D. committed

11. A. Fortunately      B. Interestingly        C. Obviously            D. hopefully

12.  A. try             B. act              C. rely            D. focus

13.  A. want            B. know             C. support              D. do

14.  A. steps           B. rules            C. orders               D. games

15.  A. roles           B. mind                 C. part             D. value

16.  A. situation       B. operation        C. movement         D. process

17. A. improved         B. expressed        C. preserved        D. recognized

18. A. dreaming         B. hiding           C. relaxing             D. playing

19.  A. by              B. for              C. to               D. with

20.  A. lucky           B. happy            C. satisfied            D. sure