Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 26 in high school. _27 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts (选拔赛) for cheerleaders (拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 28 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 29 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 30 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 31 , 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 32 . She moved on to English and history, and was 33 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 34 math for the time being. The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 35 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 36 as Jenna. “ I’m sorry, but we have enough 37 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then. “ Jenna smiled 38 and left. “ Why is high school so 39 ? " she sighed. Later in 40 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 41 . 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 42 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 43 . High school was just as her mom had said: “ You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 44 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 45 fish you can be. " 26. A. processes B. decisions C. challenges D. exercises 27. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides 28. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting 29. A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge 30. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced 31. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely 32. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining 33. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. relieved 34. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up 35. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team 36. A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic 37. A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers 38. A. widely B. weakly C. excitedly D. brightly 39. A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar 40. A. physics B. history C. English D. math 41. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow 42. A. fit in B. look out C. stay up D. get around 43. A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape 44. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of 45. A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlest
答案: 26-30 CBADB 31—35 CADCB 36—40 ADBCD 41—45 CABDC