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 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(校长) 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 school-mates 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. rememberedB. admiredC. praisedD. believed
2.A. planningB. praying C. calculatingD. judging
3.A. tookB. assessedC. providedD. meant
4.A. concernedB. surprisedC. depressedD. confused
5.A. graduallyB. immediatelyC. impatientlyD. suddenly
6.A. participateB. enterC. joinD. go
7.A. companionsB. enemiesC. schoolmatesD. competitors
8.A. pointsB. casesC. methodsD. examples
9.A. problemB. dreamC. strengthD. worry
10.A. plainB. youngC. personalD. special
11.A. announcedB. discussedC. beganD. cancelled
12.A. recommendB. encourageC. supportD. represent
13.A. butB. soC. thenD. or
14.A. speechB. campaignC. ceremonyD. promise
15.A. noddedB. cheered C. gatheredD. cried
16.A. onlyB. alsoC. stillD. almost
17.A. devotedB. acceleratedC. accomplishedD. developed
18.A. along B. byC. to D. in
19.A. appointmentB. reputationC. electionD. acceptance
20.A. richB. blessC. expandD. brighten
_______ confidence and patience, they failed to settle the difficult problem.
A. Lack in B.Lacking of C.Lacking D.Having lacked
______ we do must be in the interests of the people.
A.Whatever B.However C.No matter what D.No matter how
He was close to______ in the accident.
A.be killed B. being killed C.killed D.killing
.She is _______ mother, no woman could take better care of her children.
A.model B.modal C.medal D.modest
— She is very rich.
— ________ she wouldn’t accept his help even if it was offered.
A. What for B. So whatC. No doubt D. No wonder
