II．完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 16 in high school. However, 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 17 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 18 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 19 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 20 , 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 21 . She moved on to English and history, and was relieved to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 22 math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 23 . Mrs. Biden
wasn’t as 24 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough writers for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 25 and left. “Why is high school so 26 ?” she sighed.
Later in 27 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 28 . 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 fit in at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 29 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 30 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the best fish you can be.”
16. A. processes B. decision C. challenges D. exercises
17. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting
18. A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge
19. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced
20. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely
21. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining
22. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up
23. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team
24. A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic
25. A. widely B. weakly C. excitedly D. brightly
26. A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar
27. A. physics B. history C. English D. math
28. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow
29. A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape
30. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of
