【JennaapopulargirlfromWestwoodMiddleSchoolhadgraduatedfirstinherclassandwasreadyfornew1inhighschool.2highschoolwasdifferent.InthefirstweekJennawenttotryouts(选拔赛)forcheerleaders(啦啦队】
JennaapopulargirlfromWestwoodMiddleSchoolhadgraduatedfirstinherclassandwasreadyfornew 1 inhighschool.
2highschoolwasdifferent.InthefirstweekJennawenttotryouts(选拔赛)forcheerleaders(啦啦队队员).Shewascompetingagainstverytalentedgirlsandsheknewitwouldbe 3 forhertobeselected.Twohourslaterthe4 readalistofthegirlsforasecondtryout.Herheart 5 asthelistendedwithouthername.Feeling 6 shewalkedhomecarryingherschoolbagfullofhomework.
Arrivinghomeshestartedwithmath.Shehadalwaysbeenagoodmathstudentbutnowshewas7 .ShemovedontoEnglishandhistoryandwas8 tofindthatshedidn’thaveanytroublewiththosesubjects.Feelingbettershedecidednotto 9 mathforthetimebeing.
ThenextdayJennawenttoseeMrs.Bidenaboutbeingontheschool 10 .Mrs.Bidenwasn’tas11 asJenna.“I’msorrybutwehaveenough12 forthenewspaperalready.Comebacknextyearandwe’lltalkthen.”Jennasmiled 13 andleft.“Whyishighschoolso 14 ?”shesighed.
Laterin 15 classJennadevotedherselftofiguringouttheproblemsthathadgivenhersomuch 16 .Bytheendofclasssheunderstoodhowtogetthemright.AsshegatheredherbooksJennadecidedshe’dcontinuetotryto17 athernewschool.Shewasn’tsureifshe’dsucceedbutsheknewshehadto 18.Highschoolwasjustashermomhadsaid:“Youwillfeellikeasmallfishinabigpond 19 abigfishinasmallpond.Thechallengeistobecomethe 20 fishyoucanbe.”
1. A.processes B.exercises C.challengesD.decision
2. A.Therefore B.Besides C.OtherwiseD.However
3. A.difficult B.interesting C.boring D.easy
4. A.editor B.judge C.candidateD.boss
5. A.jumped B.raced C.stopped D.sank
6. A.strange B.lonely C.awfulD.happy
7. A.struggling B.complaining C.working D.improving
8. A.ashamed B.relieved C.shocked D.disappointed
9. A.putup B.gi