As a senior in high school, Emily Raleigh wrote a short book to her younger sister, an incoming freshman. This book taught her sister the ins and outs to surviving high school and told her to be the person she could be. Her family told her to this book, but she wanted to do something a little more. , she took a different route and an online organization for girls across the country.
Now, as a sophomore in college, Emily and owns The Smart Girls Group, a one-stop shop for the next generation of superstar women. This website provides and articles for girls aged 12-25. Once run by just eight girls, this organization has to over 300 girls, including myself. The of The Smart Girls Group is to and empower girls all throughout the world via many mediums. From the online blog and magazine classes and book clubs, The Smart Girls Group the needs of many girls, and has over 4,000 worldwide. Besides the listed above, this organization has campus chapters（分会） located throughout the US and Europe, and has become a to many girls throughout our world.
No one ever told her she start The Smart Girls Group because it was a school assignment. Rather, Emily started it because she wanted to girls across the country be better versions of themselves and help break the glass ceiling that females face in today’s society.
Without Emily, I would not be where I am today. Without the help of all the girls at The Smart Girls Group, I would not have found all the that I am now involved in. Because of this group, it has helped me decide what I want to do with my . I used to want to be a publisher, but now I becoming a lawyer for women’s rights. It brought me to a new view, and I see things in a light.
1.A. favorite B. best C. famous D. humorous
2.A. publish B. sell C. donate D. collect
3.A. Besides B. Anyhow C. Instead D. Therefore
4.A. bought B. created C. attended D. found
5.A. joins B. follows C. plans D. runs
6.A. happiness B. information C. entertainment D. value
7.A. developed B. formed C. succeeded D. turned
8.A. importance B. concern C. quality D. purpose
9.A. praise B. encourage C. attract D. impress
10.A. at B. in C. to D. for
11.A. meet B. require C. order D. want
12.A. customers B. workers C. volunteers D. readers
13.A. topics B. articles C. presents D. resources（资源）
14.A. hotel B. home C. gym D. place
15.A. had to B. used to C. was able to D. decided to
16.A. educate B. admit C. help D. affect
17.A. chances B. dreams C. performances D. stages
18.A. reality B. pain C. future D. trouble
19.A. are used to B. are against C. am devoted to D. pay attention to
20.A. difficult B. magic C. colorful D. different
They are______ interesting novels _______ I want to read them once again.
A. so; that B. such; as
C. so; as D. such; that
—How long have you been learning English?
—About four months.
—________! Your English is so good.
A. You can’t be serious B. You got it
C. I couldn’t agree more D. I’m stuck
Bob called to tell his mother that he couldn’t enter the house, for he ________ his key at school.
A. had left B. would leave
C. was leaving D. has left
It was only after he had read the papers _____Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.
A. when B. that C. which D. what
When I arrived, Bryan took me to see the house，_____ I would be staying.
A. what B. when C. where D. Which
