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 for 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 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．
| 小题1: | | A．admired | B．remembered | C．praised | D．believed |
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| 小题2: | | A．praying | B．planning | C．calculating | D．judging |
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| 小题3: | | A．assessed | B．provided | C．meant | D．took |
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| 小题4: | | A．concerned | B．depressed | C．surprised | D．confused |
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| 小题5: | | A．gradually | B．immediately | C．suddenly | D．impatiently |
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| 小题6: | | A．pay | B．enter | C．speak | D．wait |
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| 小题7: | | A．competitors | B．companions | C．enemies | D．schoolmates |
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| 小题8: | | A．cases | B．methods | C．examples | D．points |
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| 小题9: | | A．problem | B．strength | C．worry | D．dream |
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| 小题10: | | A．young | B．personal | C．special | D．plain |
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| 小题11: | | A．began | B．discussed | C．announced | D．cancelled |
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| 小题12: | | A．recommend | B．accompany | C．represent | D．support |
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| 小题14: | | A．campaign | B．speech | C．ceremony | D．promise |
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| 小题15: | | A．nodded | B．gathered | C．cheered | D．cried |
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| 小题16: | | A．only | B．still | C．almost | D．also |
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| 小题17: | | A．accomplished | B．accumulated | C．devoted | D．developed |
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| 小题19: | | A．appointment | B．acceptance | C．election | D．reputation |
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| 小题20: | | A．enrich | B．bless | C．brighten | D．expand |
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