From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Un

   From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union．I always   36   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 take part in the elections（选举）,   37   I would win．But the reality proved that I hadn't had a chance．I wasn't pretty．Girls in the school hardly knew me．I just did not have what it   38   to win a school election．I was   39  ．

As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming．I decided that I would  40  for elections again in my final year at school—and I would  41  the election.

I recognized that my  42  had a lot of things in their favor．What were in 43  favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful．And my biggest  44   was the faith I had．I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me  45  from my heading forward．That evening, I 46  my election plans a whole year ahead of time．

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 47  them．I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,  48  I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to win．In order to learn how to give a great election  49  , I also attended a course on effective public speaking．

The day after the election, when the headmaster announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students  50  . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was  51   theirs．

 Suddenly, I realized that I had  52 much more than I had dreamed of．I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way．I had won the  53  and love of my schoolmates and they 54  me as somebody who would stand by them．I was able to put a smile on their faces and  55   their day．

36．A．admired          B．remembered       C．praised           D．believed

37．A．hoping            B. planning            C．pretending     D．judging

38．A．offered           B．provided                C．meant             D．took

39．A．concerned      B. upset                      C．surprised        D. angry

40．A．pay                 B. speak                      C．enter                  D．wait

41. A.  beat        B. win                              C. defeat            D. earn

42．A．competitors   B．classmates             C．enemies         D．schoolmates

43．A．their              B．your                      C．our                 D．my

44．A．problem          B．strength                C．worry              D．dream

45．A．in                   B．up                          C．out                 D．back

46．A．began          B. discussed                C. announced           D．challenged

47．A．consider      B. accompany        C．represent           D．support

48．A．but                 B．and                        C．so                 D．or

49．A．research     B．speech                  C．meeting        D．promise

50．A．nodded          B．gathered               C．cheered        D．cried

51．A．only                B．still                        C．almost          D．also

52．A．achieved     B．avoided                 C．devoted       D．developed

53．A．announcement  B．recognition          C．communication     D．excitement

54.  A.  consider       B. speak                 C. tell                 D. say

55．A．enlarge         B. wish                      C．brighten       D．experience

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