More Than I Had Dreamed Of.docx

More Than I Had Dreamed OfMore Than I Had Dreamed Of From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always _26_ my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader. Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections (选举), _27_ I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it _28_ to win a school election. I was depressed. As I cried in my room that evening, I _29_ took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would _30_ for elections again in my final year at school - and I would win. I recognized that my _31_ had a lot of things in their favor. What were the _32_ that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest _33_ was the faith I had. I would not allow my _34_ appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I began my election plans a whole year in advance. I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to _35_ them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, so I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election _36_, I also attended a course on effective public speaking. The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students _37_. That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was also theirs. Suddenly, I realized that I had accomplished much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people _38_ the way. I had won the _39_ and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and _40_ their day. 26. A. admired B. remembered C. praised D. believed 27. A. praying B. planning C. calculating D. judging 28. A. deserved B. provided C. meant D. took 29. A. gradually B. immediately C. suddenly D. impatiently 30. A. pay B. stand C. speak D. wait 31. A. competitors B. companions C. enemies D. schoolmates 32. A. cases B. methods C. examples D. points 33. A. problem B. strength C. worry D. dream 34. A. young B. personal C. special D. plain 35. A. operate B. charge C. represent D. support 36. A. lesson B. speech C. ceremony D. promise 37. A. nodded B. gathered C. cheered D. cried 38. A. by B. to C. in D. along 39. A. appointment B. acceptance C. election D. reputation 40. A. enrich B. bless C. brighten D. expand When I was in seventh grade, I was a voluntary nurse assistant at a local hospital in my town. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any 36 and nobody seemed to care about his 37 . I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, 38 anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, 39 he responded with only an 40 hold of my hand as he was in a dizzy(眩晕) . I left for a week to take a vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was 41 . I didnt have the 42 to ask any of the nurses where he was for fear that they might 43 me that he had died. Several 44 later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I 45 who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was 46 ! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie. With 47 look on his face, he replied yes. I 48 how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking to him in the hospital. His eyes were full of tears, and gave me the warmest hug I had ever 49 . He began to tell me how, 50 he lay there unconsciously, he could hear me talking to him and could 51 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Gillespie 52 believed that it was my voice and 53 that had kept him alive. Although I havent 54 him since, he fills my heart with 55 every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death. 36. A. visitors B. relatives C. patients D. friends 37. A. interest B. request C. condition D. opinion 38. A. talking about B. looking after C. pointing out D. helping with 39. A. so that B. even though C. soon after D. as if 40. A. occasional B. ordinary C. actual D. easy 41. A. killed B. lost C. gone D. changed 42. A. energy B. chance C. courage D. time 43. A. cheat B. tell C. remind D. warn 44. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years 45. A. realized B. wondered C. heard D. asked 46. A. well B. alive C. silent D. alone 47. A. a happy B. an uncertain C. a familiar D. a sad 48. A. apologized B. remembered C. explained D. admitted 49. A. dreamed B. wondered C. wanted D. received 50. A. because B. if C. unless D. as 51. A. notice B. feel C. imagine D. watch 52. A. hardly B. immediately C. firmly D. nearly 53. A. humor B. duty C. touch D. success 54. A. forgotten B. called C. missed D. see 55. A. joy B. regret C. respect D. hope I still recall the day my Mom suggested, “Lets get you some new clothes.” You can _36_ that to a little girl that may mean the_37_, but to me it meant the Universe because we were not well off. So I went wide-eyed, _38_ what I could select. To my surprise, my mom _39_ me to have three dresses, a pink one, a navy blue and, best of all a yellow and blue one. I had a best friend whose _40_ was even worse off than ours. Her name was Seema. We played and studied together. We spent the _41_ days of our childhood together _42_ our silly imaginary stories. I was excited to showed her my three new beautiful dresses. She loved them all and was _43_ for me. She explained to me, with tearful eyes, that her father could only _44_ to buy her clothes on her birthday. I _45_ her sorrow and instantly my mouth opened and I asked her something unexpected, I asked her to _46_one of the dresses. To my _47_, she picked up the best one-the yellow and blue dress. Please remember, I was only 7 years old and my heart ached _48_ she held it up against her body. However, when I saw the happy and beautiful _49_ on her face, her eyes lit up, no tears. I could not feel my _50_ anymore. I told her it looked lovely _51_ her. Well, my mom didnt have the same feeling as me but I did my best to explain everything. She smiled _52_. To this day I still remember Seema's smile and how at that moment nothing was important _53_ her smile. When you love and cherish(珍惜) your friendships, nothing _54_ ever! To this date we are _55_ best friends. 36. A. recognize B. ignore C. imagine D. prefer 37. A. wealth B. world C. happiness D. beauty 38. A. knowing B. believing C. wondering D. realizing 39. A. advised B. wished C. persuaded D. allowed 40. A. family B. study C. shortcoming D. power 41. A. favorite B. exciting C. powerful D. best 42. A. laughing at B. looking out C. shouting at D. pointing out 43. A. responsible B. happy C. grateful D. anxious 44. A. afford B. determine C. agree D. expect 45. A. guessed B. worried C. interrupted D. felt 46. A. take up B. pack up C. pick out D. look for 47. A. joy B. sadness C. excitement D. disappointment 48. A. because B. though C. as D. until 49. A. smile B. surface C. dress D. feeling 50. A. anger B. worry C. happiness D. hurt 51. A. on B. in C. beyond D. for 52. A. jokingly B. understandingly C. doubtfully D. gradually 53. A. because of B. instead of C. rather than D. other than 54. A. suffers B. loses C. matters D. injures 55. A. only B. still C. also D. nearly