Question

More Than I Had Dreamed Of

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always 36  my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections,   37  I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it   38  to win a school election. I was   39 .

As I cried in my room that evening, I   40  took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would   41  elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my   42  had a lot of things in their favor. What were the   43  that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest   44  was the faith I had. I would not allow my   45  appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I   46  my election plans a whole year in advance.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to   47  them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,   48  I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election   49 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal(校长) announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students   50 . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was    51  theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had   52  much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people   53  the way. I had won the   54  and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and    55  their day.

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1.	A．remembered B．admired C．praised D．believed

2.	A．planning B．praying C．calculating D．judging

3.	A．took B．assessed C．provided D．meant

4.	A．concerned B．surprised C．depressed D．confused

5.	A．gradually B．immediately C．impatiently D．suddenly

6.	A．attend in B．enter C．join D．participate

7.	A．companions B．enemies C．schoolmates D．competitors

8.	A．points B．cases C．methods D．examples

9.	A．problem B．dream C．strength D．worry

10.	A．plain B．young C．personal D．special

11.	A．announced B．discussed C．began D．cancelled

12.	A．recommend B．encourage C．support D．represent

13.	A．but B．so C．then D．or

14.	A．speech B．campaign C．ceremony D．promise

15.	A．nodded B．cheered C．gathered D．cried

16.	A．only B．also C．still D．almost

17.	A．devoted B．accelerated C．accomplished D．developed

18.	A．along B．by C．to D．in

19.	A．appointment B．reputation C．election D．acceptance

20.	A．rich B．bless C．expand D．brighten

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】文章讲述了我如何通过努力赢得学生会竞选的事情。

1.动词辨析。A记得；B羡慕；钦佩；C表扬；D相信；根据句意可知B正确，我很钦佩学校的领导者。

2.动词辨析。根据句意可知：祈祷我能赢得这个竞选。表明我的渴望。

3.固定句型。It takes sb sth to do sth;

4.形容词辨析。我没有赢得竞选，所以我很沮丧。

5.副词辨析。A逐渐地；B立刻；C没有耐心地；D突然地；根据下文的可知我突然停止哭泣，决定继续梦想。

6.动词辨析。A项应该去掉in; join参加组织，党派，团体成为其中的成员；D项应该加in.

7.名词辨析。A同伴；B敌人；C校友；D对手；根据句意可知是我的竞争对手有很多优势。

8.名词辨析。A关键点；B案例；C方法；D例子；根据上下文可知这里作者谈论的是自己的优势，是自己获胜的关键点。

9.名词辨析。A问题；B梦想；C优势，力量；D担忧；根据句意可知我的优势是我有很强大的优势。我不会让我普通的外貌阻止我前进。

10.形容词辨析。A普通的；B年轻的；C个人的，私人的；D特殊的；解析同上。

11.动词辨析。A宣布；B讨论；C开始；D取消；根据上下文的意思可知是我提前一年开始准备竞选的计划。

12.动词辨析。A推荐；B鼓励；C支持；D代表；根据上下文可知我让那些女孩子知道我有能力代表她们。

13.上下文串联。根据上下文可知这里是因果关系。

14.上下文串联。根据下文的effective public speaking可知A正确。

15.上下文串联。根据下一句That joy on the faces of可知学生对于我的获胜非常开心。就好像我的胜利也是他们的一样。

16.上下文串联。解析同上。

17.动词辨析。A致力于；B使增速；C完成,实现,达到；D发展；根据上下文可知我实现了比我梦想的还要多的。

18.介词辨析。along the way一路上；by the way顺便说一下；in the way妨碍；由上下文可知在这一路上我交了很多朋友，帮助了很多人！

19.名词辨析。A约会，约定；B名誉，声誉；C选举；D接受；根据句意可知我已经得到了校友的接受和他们的爱戴。

20.词义辨析。A使…富有；B为...祝福；C扩张；D明亮,变明亮;闪亮；根据上下文可知校友们热爱我，我能让他们的生活变得光明。