“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm   1 , Mike. I really thought you should be   2 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “  3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

“I'm, er-I'm just wondering  4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said  5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling  6 .

“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to  7 table.

All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I  8 to join them.

My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a

 10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.

My next step was to  11  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster  12 to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.

An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

Hearing these words made my heart filled with  13 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14 . The fact that it has made a（n）  15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.                A．lucky          B．happy          C．sorry D．angry

2.                A．heard          B．chosen         C．invited   D．followed

3.                A．Good luck       B．congratulations   C．see you   D．help yourself

4.                A．how           B．if              C．when D．that

5.                A．proudly        B．quickly         C．nervously D．shyly

6.                A．unhappy        B．uncertain       C．unnecessary   D．unfair

7.                A．other          B．the other       C．another  D．others

8.                A．tried           B．refused         C．failed D．decided

9.                A．print           B．invent          C．create    D．copy

10.               A．poster         B．project         C．programme D．perfomance

11.               A．make sure      B．look up         C．work on   D．find out

12.               A．agreed         B．offered         C．expected  D．managed

13.               A．pride          B．courage        C．kindness   D．hope

14.               A．dream         B．future          C．life   D．success

15.               A．difference      B．progress        C．mistake   D．effort

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be  1 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a   2 “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

“I’m, er…I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said  3 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give me a   4  to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

My first goal was to   5  an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway  6  passing Jeff’s smiling face.

My next step was to   7  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster   8 to add these activities to our school program.

An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

Hearing these words made my heart filled with   9 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his   10 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.                A．heard          B．chosen         C．invited   D．followed

2.                A．polite          B．loud           C．warm D．cheerful

3.                A．proudly         B．quickly         C．nervously D．regretfully

4.                A．suggestion      B．chance         C．message  D．change

5.                A．print           B．invent          C．create    D．send

6.                A．with           B．by             C．through  D．without

7.                A．carry out       B．try out          C．work out  D．find out

8.                A．agreed         B．wanted         C．expected D．asked

9.                A．pride          B．surprise        C．patience  D．hope

10.               A．luck           B．spirit           C．life   D．success

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said. “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be __36__.”

　　　 Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a __37__ “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

　　　 “I’m, er—I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said__38__. “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

　　　 “I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

　　　 “Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

　　　 All that night, I thought about __39__ from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give __40__ a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

　　　 My first goal was to __41__ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway __42__ passing Jeff’s smiling face.

　　　 My next step was to __43__ which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

　　　 With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster __44__to add these activities to our school program.

　　　 An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

　　　 Hearing these words made my heart filled with __46__. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his __47__. The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

36. A. heard　　　　　　　　　　 B. chosen　　　　　　　　C. invited　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

37. A. polite　　　　　　　　　　B. loud　　　　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cheerful

38. A. proudly　　　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　　　　　　　 D. regretfully

39. A. advice　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　　　 D. offer

40. A. them　　　　　　　　 　 B. him　　　　　　　　　 C. me　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. us

41. A. print　　　　　　　　　 B. invent　　　　　　　 C. create　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. send

42. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. without

43. A. carry out　　　　 　 B. try out　　　　　　　 C. work out　　　　　　　　　　 D. find out

44. A. agreed　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

45. A. allowed　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　 C. introduced　　　　　　　　　 D. required

46. A. pride　　　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　　　 C. patience　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

47. A. luck　　　　　　　　 B. spirit　　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. success

Dear Nancy,
My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I’m not famous(著名的) now. But maybe I can be famous someday (某一天)! I can’t sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums (鼓). I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician (音乐家). I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don’t think I can be a famous and successful(成功的) sportsman. Can I join you?
Xiao Ming
【小题1】What’s the word “instruments” in Chinese? It’s __________.