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I. several times until you read them fluently. II. Pick out and recite 3-5 beautiful sentences in the passages. III. Fill in the blanks according to the passage. I am Jenna, a high school girl who used to be ___1____ in middle school. I graduated first in my class and _______2______ new challenges in high school. However, I found high school quite ____3_____ from my middle school. I lost the tryouts for cheerleaders while ____4____ very talented girls, which made me feel ____5____. Besides, when doing my homework, I was ____6_____ against math, my favourite subject in middle school. But I was _____7_____ to find that I didn’t have any trouble with English and history. I really wanted to be a ___8______ for school newspaper. However, Mrs. Biden was not as ____9_____ as I was---she just refused my request. I had no choice but to smile ____10____ and left. Luckily, I am an outgoing girl, so nothing can beat me down. I _______11________ working out the math problems that had given me so much ____12____. I decided to try to ___13_____ at my new school though I didn’t know whether I would _____14_____. Believe it or not, I would try to be the ____15___ fish in the big pond. IV. Finish the close test on your own and check the answer as soon as you finish it. One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited ___1___ for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became ___2___. When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had ___3___. He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not ___4___ in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that ___5___even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a ___6___ behind the desk in the booth. “ ___7___ you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously ___8___ someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then ___9___ his office in Morrison Building, ___10___ that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good ___11___! He sat down with a smile. His wife ___12___ these pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married…. How are you with ___13___? One person calls it “waiting training”. It seems that there is always something we are ___14___. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important ___15___ of a happy and rewarding life. ___16___, some things are worth waiting for. ___17___ presents many opportunities for waiting training. We can hate waiting, ___18___ it or even get good at it! But one thing is ___19___--- we cannot avoid it. How is your ___20___ coming along? 1. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously 2. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty 3. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea 4. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient 5. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked 6. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend 7. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If 8. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for 9. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left 10.A. worried B. disappointed C. visited D. left 11.A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture 12.A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed 13.A. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination 14.A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for 15.A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality 16.A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far 17.A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office 18.A. accept B. control C. change D. improve 19.A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy 20.A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D.waiting training
1． Popular.2.took. 3.different. 4. competing 5. awful 6. struggling. 7 shocked. 8. writer. 9.enthusiastic 10. weakly 11. devoted myself to 12.pleasure 13. fit in 14. succeed 15. best
