Six months ago, I took part in an English speaking competition. That experience taught me how important it is to 　1　 and be myself. 　　 When it was my time to give the 　2 　, I became very nervous. I could even feel my heart　 　3　 　very fast. A girl beside me　 　4 　how nervous I was. With a smile, she said: “Come on, just be yourself.” “But,” I said, “all the speakers here are　 　5 　better than me and I don’t think I can beat them.” 　　 “So what?” she　 　6 　. “You haven’t even tried so how do you know you’re a　 　7　 ?” 　　 Yes, maybe she’s right. I took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage to begin my speech. 　　 Everything seemed to go smoothly 　8　 　suddenly, I stopped. My mind went completely blank. I just stood there,　 　9　 　saying a word. 　　 “What should I do?” I asked myself, “Run away or　 　10 ?” Just then, the girl’s words came back to me, “Be yourself…” Yes, she is right, I can’t give up so　 quickly. 　 　Then, I went on with the rest of my speech with a cheerful voice. Little by little, the audience seemed to be interested in my story. My speech turned into an easy chat. I had found myself again. 1. A. keep quiet　　　 B. remain silent　　　 C. stay still　　　　　　 D. stay calm 2. A. message B. speech　　　　　　　 C. report　　　　　　　 D. performance 3. A. moving　　　　　 B. hitting　　　　　　　 C. striking　　　　　　 D. beating 4. A. felt　　　　　　　　 B. heard　　　　　　　　 C. noticed　　　　　　　 D. smelled 5. A. very　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　　　　　 D. so 6. A. shouted　　　　 B. cried　　　　　　　　 C. added　　　　　　　　 D. commented 7. A. lazybone B. loser　　　　　　　　 C. winner　　　　　　　 D. cheat 8. A. while　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. until 9. A. no　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　 C. without　　　　　　 D. by 10. A. keep　　　　　　 B. continue　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　　　　 D. rest

24.(　　 ) Sorry, I can’t go with you. I have to ______my little cousin

A. take care　　 B. look at　　

C. babysit　　　 D. babysitter

(　　 )25　It　_____me　half　an　hour　to　reach　the　top　of　the　mountain. A.　spent　　B.　cost　　　C.　took　　　D.　paid 　

23.(　　 )　He　often　___me　____my　English. A.　helps,　with　　　B.　help　,　　with　　

C.　helps,　　learnt　　D.　help　,learn

22.(　　 )Would　you　mind　______smoking　here? A.　me　　B.　mine　　　C.　my　　　D.　I

21.(　　 )-How　long　have　you　_____there?　　-About　four　years. A.　come　　　B.　gone　　C.　left　　　　D.　worked

20.He _____ in his English Test Paper. His teacher was very angry with him.

　　　　　　 A.　 makes some mistakes　　 B. make a mistake

C. made few mistakes　　　　 D. made many mistakes

19.After receiving education, he changed a bad boy ____ an honor student.

　　　　　 A. to　　 B. in　　 C.　 for　　 D. from