When I woke up on Aug 4, 2016, there was only one thing on my mind: what to wear. A billion thoughts ______through my brain in the closet. It was my first day of high school. I need to ______the people who I would spend the next four years with. First impressions did ______, which made me nervous.

After carefully searching my closet, I ______came out in a dress from Target. I felt powerful as I headed toward room 1136. But as I entered class, my jaw ______ to the floor.

Sitting at her desk was Mrs Hutfilz, my English teacher, in the same ______ as me. I kept my

head down and ______to my seat. I made it through my brief ______ speech until Mrs Hutfilz rose to her feet, jokingly ______ that she liked my style. Although this was the ______ I had been afraid of, all my ______ surprisingly melt away, and the students paid attention as I shared my story. My smile grew as I laughed with other students.

______ back four years later, the ten minutes I spent ______ of giving my speech were really not worth it. My first period of high school ______made the day unforgettable in the best way and taught me that Mrs Hutfilz has a(n)______sense of style!

The party began shortly after Mr Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard exciting voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had _______ some work home from the office, with which he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise _______. But by eleven o’clock he felt _______ and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was _______ trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he _______ himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and _______ his head in the pillow. But even so he could not shut off the noise, finally, after what seemed hours, his _______ was gone. 

He jumped out of bed, _______ some clothes, marched _______ up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who ________ him in his dressing gown, came ________ the room and, ________ Mr Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and ________. I know our party would trouble you. I meant to send you ________.” Mr Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get ________.” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

【小题8】

A．pulled on

B．dressed up

C．selected

D．wore

Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest _______ out of our Polynesian Village resort(度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she _______ her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a(n) _______ vacation, but was heartbroken about _______ several rolls of Kodak color film(柯达胶卷) she had not yet _______. At that moment she was particularly _______ over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, _______ this was a memory she especially treasured.

Now, please understand that we have no written service rules _______ lost photos in the park. _______, the clerk at the front desk ________   Disney’s idea of caring for our ________. She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of ________ film, promising she would try her best to make up for her loss.

Two weeks later the guest received a ________ at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, ________ signed by each performer. There were also ________ of the public procession (游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own ________ after work. I happened to know this ________ because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that ________ in her life had she received such good service from any business.

Excellent ________ does not come from policy(政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who ________ —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.