On the terrible day, father took me to school. When he stopped in front of the school, I didn’t want to get out of the car. I looked at the students outside the building and suddenly felt sick. I slowly opened the car door and slowly got out. The body brace(支架) I wore made it hard for me to move and made me feel ugly. How I wished I were still in my school with all my friends. I didn’t know anyone here. I could feel that everyone was looking at me. I was sure that I would be the ugliest and strangest person they had ever seen. Tears fell on my new dress.

       I struggled(奋力) to get through that day, and all the day for the following three days. I feel ugly for most of the time. I could hardly wait to take off the brace.

       That day finally arrived on a rainy Thursday in Spring. I was so surprised and excited when the doctor said that I could take off the brace. From that day on, I began to love rain. I was free at last.

       I danced up the stairs to the school building the next morning. I wanted everyone to see me, but to my surprise, no one said a word about my brace for the whole day, even Danielle, my best friend. I couldn’t wait to ask her, “Danielle, don’t you notice anything different about me? It’s the brace. The brace is gone.”

       Danielle just looked at me and said, “ I know the brace is gone, but I don’t think it’ll make much difference. With or without it, you are still my friend.”

(    )81. How did the girl feel when she first went to the school?

A.     She was surprised                     B. She was upset.                 C. She was angry.

(    )82. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.     The girl’s classmates didn’t like her because she was strange.

B.      The girl was always unhappy while she was wearing the brace.

C.      The girl’s classmates changed their ideas after she took off the brace.

(    ) 83. The girl took off her brace ___________.

A.     The following three days                   B. the next day                            C. on a rainy Thursday

(    ) 84. The girl _____________ in that school before she wore the body brace.

A.     had never studied                             B. had already studied                  C. had known some friends

(    ) 85. What do we learn from the passage?

A.     Danielle was quite different from the others in the class.

B.      It was not ugly to wear a brace.

C.      Few of the girl’s classmates thought that she was ugly.

                             

　　　 Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became 　 80　 and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回忆). "I 　 81　 myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of 82　 as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."

　　 The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.　 83　 , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very 　 84　 and enjoys meeting and talking with others.

　　 For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers.

You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite 　 85　 her friends and she has also gained more confidence.

　　 Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

80. A) angry　　　　 B) lonely　 　　　　　C) tired　　　　　　　 D) surprised

81. A) shut　　　　 B) hurt　 .　　　　 　C) enjoyed　　　　　 　 D) helped

82. A) trouble　　　 B) mistakes 　　　　　C) money　　　　　　 D) friends

83. A) So far　　　　 B) In addition　　　　 C) Once again　　　　 D) After all

84. A) active　　　　 B) strong　　　　　　 C) lucky　　　　　　 D) independent

85. A) generous to　 B) different from　　 C) popular with　　　 　D) disappointed in