29．A．take part in            B．join                   C．got                  D．make

28．A．nothing            B．something          C．everything               D．anything

27．A．made face at         B．looked after         C．caught up with      D．laughed at

26．A．too                   B．so                    C．quite                D．very

Life is not easy，so I'd like to say “When anything happens，believe in yourself．”

When I was a young boy，I was ___26___ shy to talk to anyone．My classmates often ___27___ me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later，___28___ happened，and it changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My English teacher asked me to ___29___ it．What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak ___30___ all the teachers and students of the school!

“Come on，boy．Believe in yourself．You are sure to ___31___．” Then my English teacher and I talked about many different topics．At last，we ___32___ the topic “Believe in yourself”．I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 ___33___．With my English teacher's great love，I did ___34___ in the contest．I could hardly believe my___35___ when the news came that I had won the first place．I heard the cheer ___36___ the teachers and students．Those classmates ___37___ once looked down on me，now all said “Congratulations!” ___38___ me．My English teacher hugged me and cried excitedly．

___39___ then，everything has changed for me．When I do anything，I try to tell ___40___ to be sure and I will find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for a country．

25．--Hi，Mike! How's it going?

--________．

A．Good idea            B．I think so             C．Pretty good            D．Of course

24．He was very ________ to learn that his best friend Jim wasn't able to come to the party．

A．disappointed           B．disappointing          C．worried                  D．worrying

23．You're supposed ________ for wild animals．

A．to care                 B．care                     C．caring                    D．cared

22．I'm visiting Tony on Saturday．Do you want me to ________ any messages?

A．pass by                B．pass on                C．leave                     D．carry

21．My mother told me ________．

A．she will not have supper at home

B．she forgets to turn off the light in the kitchen

C．she is going to buy me a new skirt

D．she would come back home at six