“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候選人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said. “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be __36__.”

    Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a __37__ “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

    “I’m, er—I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said__38__. “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

    “I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

    “Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

    All that night, I thought about __39__ from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(選舉過程) would give __40__ a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

    My first goal was to __41__ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway __42__ passing Jeff’s smiling face.

    My next step was to __43__ which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

    With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster __44__to add these activities to our school program.

    An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

    Hearing these words made my heart filled with __46__. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his __47__. The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.A. heard          B. chosen           C. invited              D. followed

2. A. polite            B. loud         C. warm             D. cheerful

3. A. proudly           B. quickly          C. nervously        D.regretfully

4. A. advice            B. chance           C. message          D. offer

5.A. them           B. him          C. me               D. us

6.A. print          B. invent           C. create               D. send

7. A. for               B. from         C. with             D. without

8.A. carry out      B. try out          C. work out         D. find out

9. A. agreed            B. wanted       C. expected         D. asked

10.A. allowed           B. received     C. introduced           D. required

11. A. pride            B. surprise     C. patience         D. hope

12. A. luck         B. spirit           C. life             D. success

 

從每小題四個選項中找出畫線部分讀音不同的單詞。

1.A. cute   B. club       C. fun        D. luck

2.A. each  B. reach    C. ready    D. team

3.A. dislike         B. wish      C. picnic    D. life

4.A. date   B. wake     C. age        D. glad

5.A. borrow       B. hope     C. shop      D. from

 

Some people have a very poor sense of direction.   1  , I am one of them. I    2    a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

    When I was a little girl, I was very shy and    3    asked others the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

    Now, I am no longer    4  shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks   5    the way somewhere, I would say, " Sorry, I am a stranger here."

    Once on my way to work I    6   by a man. He asked me    7    I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and    8    him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him    9   .

    When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how    10    I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1  A. Luck          B. Lucky            C. Unlucky        D. Unluckily

2  A. have visited     B. visit             C. visited          D. will visited

3  A. always         B. usually           C. often           D. never

4  A. much          B. too              C. very            D. such

5  A. I              B. me              C. my             D. mine

6  A. stopped        B. left              C. was stopped      D. was left

7  A. where         B. how              C. if              D. that

8  A. look at         B. look after         C. look for         D. look like

9  A. wait           B. waiting          C. waited          D. to wait

10 A. embarrassed     B. worried          C. bored          D. tired

       “I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候選人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be 1 .”

       Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a  2 “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

       “I’m, er…I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said  3  . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

       “I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

       “Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

       All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(選舉過程) would give me a   4  to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

       My first goal was to  5  an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 6   passing Jeff’s smiling face.

    My next step was to   7   which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

       With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster   8 to add these activities to our school program.

       An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

       Hearing these words made my heart filled with  9 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his   10. The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1  A. heard                  B. chosen                     C. invited                      D. followed

2  A. polite                  B. loud                  C. warm                       D. cheerful

3  A. proudly               B. quickly              C. nervously                 D. regretfully

4  A. suggestion           B. chance                     C. message                   D. change

5  A. print                   B. invent                C. create                      D. send

6  A. with                 B. by                     C. through               D. without

7  A. carry out             B. try out               C. work out                  D. find out

8  A. agreed                B. wanted              C. expected                  D. asked

9  A. pride                   B. surprise             C. patience                   D. hope

10  A. luck                  B. spirit                 C. life                           D. success

       “I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候選人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be 1 .”

       Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a  2 “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

       “I’m, er…I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said  3  . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

       “I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

       “Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

       All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(選舉過程) would give me a   4  to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

       My first goal was to  5  an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 6   passing Jeff’s smiling face.

    My next step was to   7   which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

       With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster   8 to add these activities to our school program.

       An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

       Hearing these words made my heart filled with  9 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his   10. The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1  A. heard                  B. chosen                     C. invited                      D. followed

2  A. polite                  B. loud                  C. warm                       D. cheerful

3  A. proudly               B. quickly              C. nervously                 D. regretfully

4  A. suggestion           B. chance                     C. message                   D. change

5  A. print                   B. invent                C. create                      D. send

6  A. with                 B. by                     C. through               D. without

7  A. carry out             B. try out               C. work out                  D. find out

8  A. agreed                B. wanted              C. expected                  D. asked

9  A. pride                   B. surprise             C. patience                   D. hope

10  A. luck                  B. spirit                 C. life                           D. success