阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My classmates called me “the alien”, and they avoided me like the plague. As a young boy, I ___1___ from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars. The true___2____ of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that my difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a/an___3____ role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health___4___ greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal___5____ had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.
Years later, __6__ my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about___7____ by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the culture club as a special event director. I ___8__ a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my___9___ while preparing for our first presentation. I was____10____ with my team members and often rejected their ___11___. I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to ___12___ only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback___13___ me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she __14__ my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with ___15___, for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members. __ 16___ they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately ___17___ my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave___18___ to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were ___19___ and eager to devote time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences___20___ improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
1.A. judged B. suffered C. prevented D separated
2.A. pain B. sign C. value D. meaning
3.A. important B. different C. leading D. active
4.A. developed B. improved C. increased D. removed
5.A. joy B. goal C. will D. life
6.A. over B. like C. for D. in
7.A. ability B. quality C. leadership D. friendship
8.A. taught B. found C. managed D. followed
9.A. mistake B. method C. effort D. right
10.A. satisfied B. familiar C. patient D. strict
11.A. desires B. talents C. ideas D. tasks
12.A. remind B. guide C. show D. help
13.A. discouraged B. disturbed C. encouraged D. educated
14.A. adopted B. admired C. trusted D. tested
15.A. surprise B. delight C. pride D. hope
16.A. As B. If C. Because D. Although
17.A. deleted B. changed C. regretted D. considered
18.A. birth B. hand C. gift D. rise
19.A. crazy B. happy C. successful D. independent
20.A. instantly B. indirectly C. unusually D. undoubtedly
Only when _______ hard _______ make your dream come true.
A. do you work; you can B. you work; you can
C. do you work; can you D. you work; can you
---Tom, what a pity! I almost succeeded yesterday.
---_______. I told you to be careful before.
A. One false step will make a great difference
B. Where there’s life, there’s hope
C. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
D. One tree does not make a forest
Living in the dormitory means to take care of yourself, understand each others ' differences and share interests.
A. to learn, common. B. learning, ordinary
C. to learn, ordinary D. learning, common
Boris has brains．In fact，I doubt whether anyone in the class has IQ.
A．a high B．a higher C．the higher D．the highest
_______ made many contestants angry is ________ was called the fair play turned out to be unfair at all.
A. What; that what B. What; what C. It; that D. It; what that
