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 _______ 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， _____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  ______ to win a school election. I was _______.

As I cried in my room that evening，I  ______took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would  ______ for elections again in my final year at school－and I would win.

I recognized that my _____ had a lot of things in their favor. What were the _____ that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest _____ was the faith I had. I would not allow my ______ appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening，I ______ 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 _____ them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful，_____ I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election _____ ，I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6.A. pay    B. stand    C. speak    D. wait

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

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

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

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

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

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

13.A. but    B. and    C. so    D. or

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

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

16.A. only    B. still    C. almost    D. also

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

18.A. by    B. to    C. in    D. along

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

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

Answer

1. A

2. A

3. D

4. B

5. C

6. B

7. A

8. D

9. B

10. D

11. A

12. C

13. C

14. B

15. C

16. D

17. A

18. D

19. B

20. C

【解析】

试题文章介绍了作者为了实现能够进入学生会的梦想，并最终赢得了选举，顺利 。的进入了学生会，实现了儿时的梦想的同时，也收获了很多。

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