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(校長) 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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小題1:	A．remembered B．a(chǎn)dmired C．praised D．believed

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

小題3:	A．took B．a(chǎn)ssessed C．provided D．meant

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

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

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)ttend in B．enter C．join D．participate

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

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

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

小題10:

A．plain B．young C．personal D．special

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)nnounced B．discussed C．began D．cancelled

小題12:

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

小題13:

A．but B．so C．then D．or

小題14:

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

小題15:

A．nodded B．cheered C．gathered D．cried

小題16:

A．only B．a(chǎn)lso C．still D．a(chǎn)lmost

小題17:

A．devoted B．a(chǎn)ccelerated C．a(chǎn)ccomplished D．developed

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)long B．by C．to D．in

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ppointment B．reputation C．election D．a(chǎn)cceptance

小題20:

A．rich B．bless C．expand D．brighten

After attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening．The overhead light out- side my door was burned out and I had  36 finding the keyhole．When I   37  to open the door, I 38  around the wall for a light switch．I found a plate where a switch was   39  installed… but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered   40   a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage 41   in the day．I found the bed in the    42   and then the lamp, but when I switched it on ,nothing   43  ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the   44  to find another lamp．So I   45  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and …no drawstring! I finally stumbled （跌跌撞撞地） around   46  I found a desk lamp which actually   47  !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world   48  be and how-necessary light is! But even more necessary than   49  light is the light that shines from people—the light of  50 and faith．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  51 place．For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in   52  of some light．So let your light shine．Whatever light you   53  may be a beacon of hope and encouragement．And if you feel that your light is   54  a candle in a forest remember there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to   55  the light of one small candle．

小題1:	A．respect B．a(chǎn)dmiration C．difficulty D．confidence

小題2:	A．failed B．managed C．wished D．meant

小題3:	A．touched B．sensed C． felt D．looked

小題4:	A．once B．never C．still D．a(chǎn)lready

小題5:	A．equipping B．producing C．removing D．spotting

小題6:	A．earlier B．later C．lower D．upper

小題7:	A．light B．room C．dark D．corner

小題8:	A．developed B．operated C．fired D．happened

小題9:	A．street B．machine C．room D．car

小題10:

A．wound B．forced C．lost D．made

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．while C．until D．since

小題12:

A．worked B．a(chǎn)ffected C．helped D．inspired

小題13:

A．must B．shall C．will D．can

小題14:

A．mental B．physical C．electrical D．psychological

小題15:

A．love B．existence C．truth D．wisdom

小題16:

A．colourful B．lonely C．friendly D．complex

小題17:

A．short B．favor C．need D．face

小題18:

A．offer B．make C．take D．contribute

小題19:

A．not more than B．other than C．no more than D．rather than

小題20:

A．get over B．give out C．put out D．set up

A student went to college(大學) after 36__ all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography, 37_ after the first day, he did not go to 38_ any more. The teacher noticed that this student was 39_ absent (缺課) and thought that he had changed to 40 class. He was very 41_ when he saw the boy's name on the list(名單) of students 42_ wanted to take the geography examination 43_ the end of the year.
The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 44 he had taught, and he was eager(急切) to see 45 this student answered the questions. He expected that his answer would be very 46_; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them.47_ this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 48_, but was still not able to find 49 one mistake, so he sent 50 the student to question him about his work..
When the student had 51 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others. Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper. 52_ is that?”
“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir,”answered the student. “After the examination, I realized 53 I ought to have written. I would not have made that mistake 54 I had not been confused(弄糊涂) by your 55_ lecture.”

小題1:	A．having B．taking C．passing D．failing

小題2:	A．so B．but C．however D．a(chǎn)nd

小題3:	A．it B．lesson C．college D．class

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)lways B．once C．never D．sometimes

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)nother B．the other C．other D．others

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)ngry B．happy C．sorry D．surprised

小題7:	A．that he B．he C．who D．whom

小題8:	A．in B．a(chǎn)t C．a(chǎn)fter D．by

小題9:	A．everything B．something C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing

小題10:

A．what B．when C．how D．why

小題11:

A．good B．full C．nice D．bad

小題12:

A．For B．As C．So D．Though

小題13:

A．two rimes B．twice C．once D．a(chǎn)gain once

小題14:

A．more than B．a(chǎn)nother C．the other D．second

小題15:

A．with B．to C．x D．for

小題16:

A．reached to B．a(chǎn)rrived to C．a(chǎn)rrived into D．come into

小題17:

A．Why B．What C．How D．Which

小題18:

A．where B．why C．what D．when

小題19:

A．unless B．if C．because D．a(chǎn)s

小題20:

A．first B．last C．latest D．certain

My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didn’t know. How wrong we were! Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through the city with the same group of “nameless” people have changed our thinking. Before the bus takes off, we all join in a conversation: where’s the silent woman who sits up front and never responds to our cheery greetings? Here she comes. Her worn clothing suggests she doesn’t have much money to spare, but she always takes an extra cup of coffee for the driver.
We get smiles from a Mexican couple as they get on the bus hand in hand. When they get off, they’re still holding hands. The woman was pregnant late last year, and one day her change of shape confirmed that she’d delivered the child. We even felt a little pride at the thought of our extended family.
For many months, our only sadness lay in our inability to establish the same friendship with the silent woman at the front of the bus. Then, one evening, we went to a fish restaurant. We were shown to a table alongside someone sitting alone. It was the woman from the bus.
We greeted her with friendly familiarity we’d shown all year, but this time her face softened, then a shy smile. When she spoke, the words escaped awkwardly from her lips. All at once we realized why she hadn’t spoken to us before. Talking was hard for her.
Over dinner; we learned the stay of a single mother with a disabled son who was receiving special care away from home. She missed him desperately, she explained.
“I love him… and he loves me, even though he doesn’t express it very well,” she murmured. “Lots of us have that problem, don’t we? We don’t say what we want to say, what we should be saying. And that’s not good enough.”The candles flared on our tables. Our fish had never tasted better. But the atmosphere grew pleasant, and when we parted as friends—we shared names.
小題1:Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?

A．Friends of the Road

B．The Silent Woman on the Bus

C．Going to Work by Bus

D．Different Kinds of Friendship

小題2:All the following statements can describe the woman except ______.

A．poor

B．warm -hearted

C．silent

D．cold

小題3:The underlined word “establish” in the third paragraph probably has the same      meaning as              

A．keep

B．discover

C．set up

D．a(chǎn)ccept

小題4:Why did the woman usually keep silence while taking the bus?

A．She was worried about her disabled son.

B．She was sad to see the happy Mexican couple us a single mother.

C．She had difficulty in expressing herself.

D．She was only interested in the bus driver.

小題5:The woman had the same problem with her son in the way that ______.

A．they both disabled people

B．they both had some difficulty in expressing

C．they both liked bus travel

D．they both brought interest to the passengers

When Julie was a child, she was a very big fan of animals. As a result, 36 she ever heard growing up was “Julie, you should be a vet. You’re going to be a great vet. That’s what you should do.”  37  when she got to the Ohio State University, she started studying to be a vet.
A scholarship allowed her to spend her  38  year studying abroad in Manchester, England. Away from the family  39  back home, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out the window, when it suddenly hit her: “I’m in total  40 . I don’t want to be a vet!”
 41  she thought back over all the things she’d done in her life and what had made her happy. And then it hit her—it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered  42 , and the communications and leadership courses she had taken as elective courses back at Ohio State. “How could I have been so  43 ? Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally realizing I’m on the  44  path. I just never took the time to  45  it until now, ” she thought.
Inspired by her new  46 , Julie spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When  47  to Ohio State, she was eventually able to  48  the administration to let her create her own program in “l(fā)eadership studies”,  49  it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She  50  to become a senior management consultant in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She  51  founded a drug-prevention organization that  52  the message “Lead your own life with the skill and the  53  to say no.”
So, never live someone else’s  54 . If you limit your  55  only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.

小題1:	A．which B．a(chǎn)ll C．that D．where

小題2:	A．So B．But C．Or D．For

小題3:	A．final B．usual C．next D．past

小題4:	A．routines B．warnings C．complaints D．pressures

小題5:	A．confidence B．silence C．misery D．surprise

小題6:	A．Perhaps B．Instead C．Then D．Often

小題7:	A．of B．with C．on D．a(chǎn)t

小題8:	A．internal B．innocent C．intellectual D．intelligent

小題9:	A．clear B．wrong C．short D．wide

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)cknowledge B．a(chǎn)ccomplish C．include D．criticize

小題11:

A．discovery B．information C．understanding D．research

小題12:

A．returning B．referring C．relating D．responding

小題13:

A．prepare B．convince C．forbid D．force

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)s B．if C．once D．though

小題15:

A．hesitated B．failed C．retired D．continued

小題16:

A．still B．a(chǎn)gain C．a(chǎn)lso D．only

小題17:

A．leaves B．promotes C．confirms D．a(chǎn)cquires

小題18:

A．will B．chance C．fact D．pride

小題19:

A．promises B．decisions C．successes D．dreams

小題20:

A．choices B．reasons C．smiles D．mistakes

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times，but I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French.
I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, totally unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up interviews and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable regret. I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind： you can't learn if you don't try. So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad moments. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since，I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places，without guides or even advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will manage.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost scary by definition. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.
I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can accomplish wonders.
小題1:The author accepted the assignment because _____

A． he had never travelled abroad before

B． he hardly knew any foreign languages

C． he was familiar with any other country in Europe

D． he would learn something new and different by trying

小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A． The author had been abroad only twice.

B． The author thought the trip was hard but worthwhile.

C． The author admitted that anything different was terrible.

D． The author must be good at doing research and making interviews.

小題3:We can infer from the text that the author is  _____.

A．a(chǎn)wkward

B．generous

C．stubborn

D．brave

小題4:What's the best title of the text?

A．An Interesting Trip Abroad	B．My First Writing Assignment
C．Ready to Try and Challenge	D．How to Be Daring and Brave

It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few  36 . On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam — then on to 37 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)  40 task. The professor had said they could bring  41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 42 each other, during the test.
 43 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44 on the students’ faces as they noted(注意到) there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly （不安地,慌張地）in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that,   50 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively(相對地,相當?shù)?  52 in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all  53 this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just  54 .”
The years have 55  the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

小題1:	A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days

小題2:	A．interview B．discussion C．education D．graduation

小題3:	A．would B．must C．have to D．used to

小題4:	A．hold B．control C．order D．place

小題5:	A．interesting B．necessary C．easy D．unusual

小題6:	A．no B．neither C．a(chǎn)ny D．a(chǎn)ll

小題7:	A．listen to B．look at C．refer to D．talk to

小題8:	A．Nervously B．Joyfully C．Quickly D．Curiously

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．changed C．froze D．stopped

小題10:

A．then B．a(chǎn)s C．before D．a(chǎn)fter

小題11:

A．pleased B．worried C．surprised D．moved

小題12:

A．Not B．Once C．Only D．Even

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ll B．none C．one D．it

小題14:

A．wondered B．enjoyed C．hated D．expected

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)s B．because C．now that D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題16:

A．exam B．subject C．question D．college

小題17:

A．valuable B．difficult C．common D．strange

小題18:

A．pass B．fail C．take D．start

小題19:

A．begun B．completed C．failed D．succeeded

小題20:

A．forgotten B．remembered C．strengthened D．weakened

We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to   31  a car because we had sold the one we had in England before   32  home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was   33  . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet   34    driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it   35  so we went together to   36    it. We paid for the car and     37  the papers. They told us that there was   38  petrol（汽油）to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The   39  garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there   40  .But when I turned into the main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing  41  me. I got out of   42    as fast as I could by backing into the garage   43    and the man behind  44  me.
"It’s such a problem to   45    to drive on the right side, isn’t it?" my wife said. "Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for   46    ," I replied. "You had better go   47    on the way home," my wife said. "You' d be sorry if you had   48    on the first day, wouldn' t you?" While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English," Would you mind tell­ing me   49  you are thinking of leaving?   50    are you going to sit in your car all day?"

小題1:	A．borrow B．drive C．buy D．choose

小題2:	A．leaving B．making C．returning D．getting

小題3:	A．right B．ready C．fixed D．sold

小題4:	A．sure of B．satisfied with C．interested in D．used to

小題5:	A．on my own B．right away C．in a hurry D．on the way

小題6:	A．receive B．bring C．order D．fetch

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．wrote C．signed D．copied

小題8:	A．little B．enough C．much D．no

小題9:	A．best B．nearest C．quickest D．cleanest

小題10:

A．lately B．directly C．safely D．slowly

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．with C．a(chǎn)round D．towards

小題12:

A．their way B．the garage C．their sight D．the car

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)t last B．once more C．a(chǎn)s usual D．a(chǎn)s well

小題14:

A．caught B．cheered C．shouted at D．chatted with

小題15:

A．prepare B．continue C．choose D．remember

小題16:

A．discussion B．a(chǎn)dventure C．experiment D．practice

小題17:

A．carefully B．smoothly C．quickly D．differently

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)n error B．a(chǎn) problem C．a(chǎn)n accident D．a(chǎn) headache

小題19:

A．when B．why C．how D．what

小題20:

A．For B．Or C．But D．So

Once Dr. Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases（案例， 病例） with his  students．The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems．His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live．
Dr.: Mellinkoff asked to see the patient．He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt．The patient smiled and said everything was all right．Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat．The patient said that he had no desire to eat．
"Are you getting food you like?"
The patient said nothing．
"Do you get the kind of food you have at home?"
The answer was no．
The doctor put his hand on the man's shoulder and his voice was very soft．
"If you had food that you liked, would you eat it?"
"Yes, yes," the patient said．
The change in the patient's appearance couldn't have been more obvious．Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been received．
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn't getting food he could eat．One of the students said, "We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals．"
"Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn't carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?"
"I would probably insist," the student said．
"Very well," the doctor said．"You might want to try the same method in the kitchen．It won't be-easy, but I can help you．Meanwhile, let's get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it．Or he'll be killed by hunger．By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish．If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him．"
Three weeks later．Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power．It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable．
小題1:The patient had no desire to eat because __________________.

A．he was not hungry

B．he was seriously ill

C．he was given special meals

D．he was not satisfied with the food

小題2:According to the passage, we can conclude that __________________.

A．the patient’s native language was Spanish

B．the patient’s illness was caused by hunger

C．Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient

D．the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient

小題3:Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?

A．Cold.

B．Considerate.

C．Curious.

D．Careless.

小題4:What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?

A．Doctors should be good at foreign languages.

B．Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.

C．Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.

D．Doctors should have a good relationship with their patients.

We were driving along the village of Simdara. I  36  to my right and saw an old shelter 20 meters from the side of the road that appeared to be filled with  37 .
“Would you mind  38 ?”  I asked the driver Waris. “I think there is a(n)  39 .”
Waris laughed. “No, Greg, that’s actually a public toilet,” explained Waris and he kept  40 .
“But why are there so many kids? What are they doing there? We need to  41 ,” I insisted. The word caught Waris  42  and he stopped the car.
When we reached the shelter, to my surprise, it was  43  a toilet—or at least it had been at one time. The roof was gone now, and the four toilet pits (坑) had been  44  with old boards. There were 25 children between 4 and 5 years old, one  45 , and a wooden board against the wall.
Though having a tough learning environment, the students are quite  46  to chat with us about their class and curriculum (課程). After about ten minutes, the teacher  47  if we might like to see “the rest of the school”. We  48  and followed her up the hill.
Just over the top of the hill, there was an old tent. It was very  49  inside because nearly 100 students were packed like sardines (沙丁魚). These students were a little  50  , fourth-, and sixth-graders, and all of them were sitting on the ground.  51  the teacher, they were doing extremely well —  52  most of them had no books, paper or even pencils.
We were forced to  53  to catch our plane. We were all  54  and decided to collect money to build a school for these children who had a hunger for  55 .

小題1:	A．looked B．stuck C．led D．referred

小題2:	A．plants B．a(chǎn)nimals C．children D．birds

小題3:	A．chatting B．stopping C．learning D．competing

小題4:	A．toilet B．church C．office D．school

小題5:	A．talking B．driving C．sleeping D．walking

小題6:	A．find out B．watch out C．give up D．break up

小題7:	A．memory B．a(chǎn)ttention C．breath D．fortune

小題8:	A．easily B．never C．hardly D．really

小題9:	A．changed B．covered C．marked D．separated

小題10:

A．waiter B．cleaner C．teacher D．doctor

小題11:

A．happy B．upset C．puzzled D．nervous

小題12:

A．knew B．a(chǎn)sked C．decided D．heard

小題13:

A．laughed B．nodded C．refused D．clapped

小題14:

A．bright B．fancy C．crowded D．comfortable

小題15:

A．hungrier B．lazier C．older D．braver

小題16:

A．According to B．Because of C．In praise of D．In honor of

小題17:

A．if B．a(chǎn)lthough C．when D．unless

小題18:

A．work B．rest C．stay D．leave

小題19:

A．satisfied B．moved C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．greeted

小題20:

A．food B．energy C．knowledge D．truth