Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new_______ in high school.
_______, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts for cheerleaders. She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be _______ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the _______ read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart _______ as the list ended without her name. Feeling _______, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was_______. She moved on to English and history, and was _______ to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those _______. Feeling better, she decided not to________ math for the time being.
Later in math class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much________. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to ________ at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ________. High school was just as her mom had said, “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ________ a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ________ fish you can be.”
【小题1】A.processes | B.decisions | C.challenges | D.exercises |
【小题2】A.Therefore | B.Otherwise | C.However | D.Besides |
【小题3】A.boring | B.easy | C.difficult | D.interesting |
【小题4】A.editor | B.boss | C.winner | D.judge |
【小题5】A.jumped | B.stopped | C.sank | D.raced |
【小题6】A.awful | B.strange | C.happy | D.lonely |
【小题7】A.struggling | B.improving | C.working | D.crying |
【小题8】A.amazed | B.annoyed | C.shocked | D.relieved |
【小题9】A.homework | B.books | C.subjects | D.objects |
【小题10】A.put up | B.prepare for | C.worry about | D.give up |
【小题11】A.pleasure | B.trouble | C.hope | D.sorrow |
【小题12】A.fit in | B.look out | C.stay up | D.get around |
【小题13】【小题14】A.in return for | B.out of | C.in terms of | D.instead of |
【小题15】A.biggest | B.best | C.weakest | D.prettiest |