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Test 1

Counting the votes took about five minutes， but it seemed like hours. At last， afterthree long years， the“PCHS”letters on my uniform would soon be edged with gold cords（金線）， identifying me as the important captain of Polk County High School cheerleaders（啦啦隊(duì)隊(duì)員）， which was quite an accomplishment before I ended my school days in ablaze of glory.

“Girls，”she began，“it is my pleasure to announce that Terry Shaw has been electedcaptain of Polk County High School cheerleading team.”A resounding cheer was heardthroughout the gym. How could this be？ I havent missed a practice or a game in the pastthree years. Terry couldnt claim this flawless record.

Everyone gathered around Terry with congratulations， but I was glued to my seat thatonly moments before was the springboard to my throne （寶座）. She had stolen my thunderand swept my dream right out from me. Finally， I walked over to Terry on shaky legs andmanaged words of“Good luck， Terry”in a whisper that barely masked my urge to cry. Ter?ry hugged me close and said，“I wasnt expecting this， Annie. What a shock.”I didnt replyto her with mean words， but deep inside I wanted to do just that.

All the way home， I sobbed. There was no way I was going to stay in a team so blindthat they couldnt see the one most deserving of being named captain. I slammed the frontdoor， stomped（重踩）up the steps and threw myself onto my bed in a dramatic display ofsobs and sighs that eventually gave way to sleep.

The next morning I marched over to my closet and took out my uniform. Once it was inmy hands and I held it close to me， I knew I couldnt quit. Heartbroken as I was， my truelove was cheering with my teammates.

How hard it was to go to the first practice after Terry had been named captain. The mo?ment I arrived， Coach Maguire asked me to take three of the new girls and work with themon our basic practice. Terry was assigned three as well.

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Just then Terry asked me if we could gather all the girls and work with them together.______________

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At the end of the year， the Annual Sports Award Ceremony was held to honor the valu?able players and cheerleaders._____________

Test 2

I'm smaller than everyone else of my age. When I walk in the halls at school， I have tosqueeze in between the bigger kids to get by. At the playground， sometimes even little kidstry to boss me around. Mia， my best friend， is so tall that when she walks， I have to jog tokeep up with her.

I used to try to make myself taller whenever I could. My posture was perfect， straightas an arrow. I hung from the tree in our backyard to stretch out my arms and legs. I even ateall my vegetables. Every day I measured myself， but I was the same height every time. Frus?trating！

“Don't worry，”Mom always said.“Being small has its advantages.”“Really？ I couldnever notice any.”

One day， Mrs Alvarez announced to the class that wed be putting on a spring play. Ipracticed all the lines. But at the audition （試演）， when I walked up to the stage， Mrs Alva?rez cried，“Youll be perfect as the elf （小精靈）！ Youre just the right size for the costume.”

I even never got a chance to deliver the practiced lines. Back home I grumbled （咕噥） toMom that I was made to play the role of an elf， but she bet I would be the best elf. To pleaseher， I went to rehearsals （排練）， though I only had two lines.

Mia got the lead role—a girl wandering through a magical fairy forest in search of herlost dog. In the last scene， she finds a box under a giant mushroom， and when she opens it，her dog jumps out. Mrs Alvarezs dog， Prince， played the role of the dog. She brought him toall the rehearsals， and when he wasnt onstage， we got to play with him， and he seemed tolike me best.

The night of the show， my first line came early，“Lets ask the Fairy Queen！”Since myonly other line was toward the end of the play， I waited offstage， playing with Prince.

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Finally， the grand end came， and Prince was brought onstage inside the box.__________________

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“How can we get Prince out from beneath the stage？”Mrs Alvarez asked.____________________

Test 3

Half is more

Being the mother of three active children， I enjoyed volunteering at their school and at?tending their music concerts. One morning， my youngest son asked，“Mom， are you comingto the concert at my school next month？”

“You know I am， so why are you asking？”

“Well， um， please dont wear your clown blouse，”he said.

“What blouse are you talking about？”I said.

Looking at the floor， he softly replied，“The bright blue one with yellow flowers and itties in a big bow at the neck.”

He had just described my favorite blouse. Suddenly I started laughing and couldntstop because I had to admit it did look a bit clownish. With tears running down my face anda big smile， I promised him，“I will never wear that blouse again.”

The look of relief on his face was unforgettable as he grabbed his books and ran out ofthe front door to school. Reluctantly， I went upstairs to get dressed for work. Since my favor?ite blouse was now definitely out， I had to choose another top to go with my navy blue skirtand heels. Stressed， I pulled on a red short?sleeve sweater that was too hot for the sunnySeptember day， but there was nothing else that looked appropriate.

Off and on that day I couldnt stop thinking about all my clothes. After the birth of myfirst child，I had started purchasing my clothes from clearance racks （清倉(cāng)貨架） to savemoney. This plan worked when I was a stay?at?home mother. Jeans and T?shirts were mymain wardrobe.

However， things had changed. I had a new full?time job. This first week had been real?ly stressful， between trying to get dressed each morning and learning my new responsibili?ties.

Knowing I had to make some major changes， I got up early on Saturday to sort out mycloset， which I hadnt done in years. I put all the worn clothing and shoes into large trashbags. I only kept the clothes and shoes that fit perfectly. Looking at the few remainingdresses， skirts， and blouses， I could see there wasnt much left to wear to work or to attendthe music concerts in my sons school.

Unsure about what to buy next， the following week I signed up for an adult educationclass. It was for women like me who wanted to learn how to dress appropriately.

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When the big day arrived， there were thirty women in attendance， and the instructorstarted to instruct us to make a change._______________________

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Finally， the concert in my sons school came.______________________

Test 4

I always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a stranger for help ina busy place like a street corner or in a bustling mall. I personally have always hurried pasta stranger who tries to catch my attention in a busy place or when I am rushing around.

Yesterday I had a taste of being stuck in such a desperate situation where I only hopethat help would have to come from a total stranger.

I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage. After the purchase inone of the large， fancy， expensive shops， I picked up my phone from my pocket to call mydriver waiting in the parking lot and my phone was dead.

I then requested the shop assistant who had just sold me the luggage， which was notcheap at all， if she could ring the number of my driver for me. She replied， still all smiles，“Im sorry， sir， but it is the shop policy that we cannot use mobile phones while working inthe shop.”

As I was wondering what kind of policy that was， I saw a nice?looking teenage boycoming toward me. Remembering my wifes interesting theory that beautiful people aremore likely to give you a hand when you're in trouble， I thought I might have a chance. Butbefore I could say a word， he walked past me. It turned out he simply didn't see me.

I waited a bit longer in the mall but it seemed nobody bothered to look at me. Disap?pointed and tired， I got out of the shop onto the busy street in front. I stood there with peo?ple rushing by， looking at their faces to see if there was a sign of kindness on their faces. Ibegan wondering how many times I had reacted to strangers like the shop girl and the teen?ager.

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That was when I saw a young mother with her two kids._________________

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Finally a man wearing a cheap T?shirt and dirty jeans seemed to notice me._________________

Test 5

I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. Shewas not tall and just plain. In class， she liked sitting at the back， reading or taking notes. Itwas once I asked her to read aloud the text that I looked at her with new eyes when I heardher standard pronunciation. Later on， the National College English Speech Contest wouldbe held. I thought it over and filled in her name with a smile. I red?penciled her draft ofspeech， corrected her pronunciation， and even adjusted her body language.

However， I was always kind of worried because she appeared too introvert （內(nèi)向的）and too quiet. Could she seize this rare opportunity？

On the night of the contest， I told her to take it easy. Blushed （臉紅的）， she looked atme and said nothing.

My heart sank. It seemed that she did tense up. I patted her and let her go to draw lots（抽簽）. As a result， what she drew was No. 9 while No. 8 was recognized as an Englishmaster?hand （能手）.

Sure enough， the English master?hand was fairly successful in the speech with his hu?mor and highly personal style. The whole audience would make a warm applause for almostevery 30 seconds until she appeared on the stage， still talking over the former's speech withexcitement.

My palms began to sweat. I sat there， with no courage to look at her. It was the firsttime that she had gone up the stage， so I couldn't blame her for any slips. But at that mo?ment， I found I was so scared of her failure.

The strong spotlight made her so small and so insignificant that nobody seemed to no?tice she had been on the stage. I said to myself， no hope.

But the moment that shocked me occurred. I clearly heard a voice， a very loud voice，“Now， please focus on me.”She said this sentence three times in all， louder and louder.

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The whole audience fell silent.__________________

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After her speech ended for a long while， a thunderous applause sounded in the wholeaudience._______________

Test 6

Ms Johnson will never forget Chelsea， a wounded soul. Over the years， Chelsea had al?ways struggled academically with self?confidence. Additionally， her mother had died after aheroic battle with a terminal illness when Chelsea was a fifth grader. As she began her sixthgrade， Chelsea was still hurting. Ms Johnson worried about her for a good reason.

Each fall， Ms Johnson takes the students for a five?day adventure at Wolf Ridge， an en?vironmental learning center in the woods of Northern Minnesota overlooking Lake Superior.The week is filled with learning， team building， and overcoming seemingly impossible chal?lenges. They go in October， and the turning leaves of trees come to symbolize the changeshappening to the students over the week. The steps and growth students make at WolfRidge become a metaphor Ms Johnson uses throughout the year as her students face chal?lenges in the classroom.

The most difficult activity is the High Adventure Ropes Course， which stretches fromtower to tower high amongst the treetops forty feet above the ground. Ms Johnson knew thisexperience would be particularly difficult for Chelsea.

When it was time for her to fasten the safety harness （安全帶）， Chelsea was alreadytrembling. The harness offers physical protection， but not much mental comfort when noth?ing but a slippery board or an unsteady wire is between her feet and the ground far below.Chelsea stepped hesitantly onto the swinging wood bridge， and only after the instructors en?couragement， slowly made her way across its shaky boards up to the first tower. With thesupport of a chaperone （監(jiān)護(hù)人） stationed there， she began her way across the BurmaBridge， made of merely three wires and straps. Her trembling body added to its shaking.From down below， her ground partners shouted up supportively，“Come on， Chelsea！ Youredoing great！”

Chelsea finally reached the second tower and eventually stepped out onto the nextchallenge and slowly inched her way across.

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Now she faced what for many is the most difficult activity： the Single Wire._______________

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The final challenge is a zip line （滑索）， which requires leaping off the last tower andsliding to the ground.____________

Test 7

Jared was a boy who was raised by his single father， Steve， and his grandfather Mi?chael. Although he didnt have much in life， Jared was grateful for what he had. He enjoyedliving a simple life with his dad and his grandfather.

After school， Jared would often go into his grandfathers garage and they would repairhis car together. Jared was a skilled mechanic and it was all thanks to his grandfathers pa?tient teaching. Jared wished one day he would open a car repair shop using his grandfathersgarage. Michael supported it.

Unfortunately， Michael died when Jared was 14. Jared continued to look after hisgrandfathers car. One day， his dad entered his room and handed him the key to his grand?fathers car.“Your grandpa wanted me to give this to you on your eighteenth birthday. Hesaid you could decide what to do with the car—either sell it or keep it，”his dad said.

Jared smiled. He was thankful that he now had a car. And he was happy that it was aspecial car that he and his grandfather maintained together.“Ill keep it！ I dont have totake the bus to school anymore. I can just drive！”Jared replied excitedly.

Then Steve returned to his own room. He hoped Jared would not sell the car. And hehoped someday Jared would find the envelope Michael had secretly left for him. The enve?lope was put under the drivers seat of the car. In the envelope， Michael left Jared $15，000.And he had left a note. It read，“I knew you wouldnt sell my car. Thank you， Jared！ I hopethe money can help you. Be a good man！”

The following day， when Jared arrived at school， many students saw his car. They didntthink highly of it because it was old and noisy. But Jared valued it. Later that day， afterschool， he couldnt start the car. There appeared to be a problem with it.

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Jared decided to repair the car himself.__________________

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Confused， Jared quickly opened the envelope.___________________

Test 8

“Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow， creep at this petty pace from day to day.”

What crosses your mind when you think of tomorrow？ Some people think of the future liter?ally like the next day. To others， it means the unknown. To me， it signifies hope.

Every day， on the way to and from school， I pass by a childrens hospital. One morn?ing， as I was hurrying to school， I noticed a child staring out of a small window on the firstfloor. The next minute I tripped （絆倒） and sprawled on the ground. As I slowly picked upand dusted myself off， I looked up again and saw the child laughing. In spite of my situa?tion， I was pleased to have made someone laugh. I bowed as though I were a performer. Thechild clapped and waved at me. As I stepped closer， I saw that the girls head was bald，which was a sign that she was a cancer patient. I quickly waved one last time to her beforeheading for school.

The next morning and the next， I looked out for the little girl and waved to her， doing alittle jig just to make her laugh. I thought about her and wondered what her life could belike. Was that how the child lived from day to day？

I felt the urge to visit the child. I went to the hospital and looked for the room facingthe road. I found the little girl. She was thin and pale. When she saw me， her eyes widenedwith recognition and she welcomed me with a shy smile. I talked to her a bit and learnedthat her name was Suki. The nurse who saw me talking to her later told me that Suki was aleukemia patient. Her mother died two years ago and her father was now on duty outsidethe country. The nurse encouraged me to visit Suki so that she would not be so lonesome.As I was leaving， Suki called to me，“Tomorrow？”I understood and said，“Yes， tomorrow.”

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After that， I popped in to visit Suki after school every day._______________

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Two months later， Suki told me the good news.____________________

Test 9

It was a lovely spring morning in the mountains of my home. Here was full of naturalatmosphere. The sky was blue， the sun was warm， and the air was fresh. While drivingalong the winding road， I could see thousands of wild flowers in bloom. When I turnedround， I slowed down as I saw some volunteers picking up garbage along the side of theroad. I just smiled as I saw them doing some cleaning in spring for Mother Earth and mymind suddenly floated back in time to another spring morning long ago.

When my children were younger， I used to walk along a small route around the lakenear my home. It was also on a spring morning that I noticed much garbage lying along the?route. The next day， I brought a big garbage bag and started to slowly pick up the garbagealong my way. All kinds of deserted objects lay all over the floor. There were pop cans， plas?tic water bottles， wrappers for candy bars， empty chip bags， pieces of broken fishing lineand even an old shoe. Every time I stopped， I picked up a piece of garbage. And I evenfished some garbage out of the edge of the water. By the time I circled the lake， the garbagebag had been nearly full.

Tired but happy， I put the bag in an empty garbage can. I stopped before I headedhome and took one last look at the lake as the sun set. It looked more beautiful than everand I felt like the angels were looking down upon it with me and sharing my smiles.

I always think that at times this worlds problems can seem overwhelming and you maywonder what you can do to make a difference. But the truth is that every good thing you domatters a lot！ I do believe every time I stop to pick up a single piece of garbage， I can makea difference. As my children are adults now， I decide to spend more time protecting theenvironment.

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I begin to encourage others to develop the environmental awareness._______________

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Many days have passed， and the surroundings have improved a lot._______________

Test 10

This past summer， my family went on our annual vacation in a cottage on a lake. Therewere various activities to keep everyone busy： swimming， fishing and building sandcastleson the beach. In the evenings， we gathered on the beach， having great fun.

However， by the third day of our vacation， I noticed my sister， Jane， spent most of hertime watching videos and looking through online shops indoors. She was so addicted to hercellphone！ Over dinner， I told Jane we would hike to the top of the mountain across the lake?the following morning. I stared at her and said，“Put your phone away and enjoy the scen?ery. Its really amazing.”

“Well，”Jane shrugged her shoulders and answered unwillingly，“there are some bar?gains tomorrow in several online shops， so Ill not be available.”

“Come out to enjoy the fresh air and many views. Hiking is fun！”

“Sounds more like punishment than a vacation，”she didnt look up from her soup andmumbled （嘟噥）.“I cant walk that far.”

When I said it only took half an hour of steady walking to climb to the top， she nod?ded，“OK， I'll go.”

The next morning was perfect for hiking， with sunny clear sky and gentle wind. I gotup early and packed some sandwiches and bottles of water into my backpack along with thecamera. Jane came slowly downstairs， and announced in a very unenthusiastic voice，“I'mready to go， Jim.”

Anyway， we stepped out of our cottage and quite a different view unfolded before oureyes. Against the blue sky， a rough path wound to the top of the mountain across the lakewith wild flowers and grass on both sides. The sunlight brightened on the glassy surface ofthe lake. We began from the path.“Im still wondering if this is a good idea， but if youcould do it， I could also do，”Jane complained， frowning.

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She followed me， her mind wandering._________________

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Reaching the top， Jane widened her eyes， shouting，“How wonderful！”_______________

Test 11

Bird song

“Let it go！”Caroline yelled. Two boys were bending over a bird， as a third one held?the poor creature roughly by its wings.“You'll hurt it，”Caroline looked fearful for the bird.

“That's the point，”the boys laughed. The tallest stood up and glared at Caroline.“Here， catch this！”he said as the now broken?winged bird sailed at Caroline. The poorcreature cried in pain， as its wings had been badly damaged. The boys ran off， laughing attheir handy work.

Caroline bent down to carefully pick up the bird. The poor feathered soul was wrig?gling （扭動(dòng)） about， with a fearful look in its eyes.“Don't worry，”Caroline whispered softly.She took a handkerchief from her pocket and gently placed the bird on it.

Caroline walked as quickly as she could back to her house， careful not to shake thebird around too much. She found a shoe box， filled it with soft cotton balls and then laid thebird down in its new resting place.

“Let me get you some water and food. Thats the least I can do.”She took a tiny saucerfrom the kitchen， filled it with water， and placed it in the corner of the box. She managed tofind some sunflower seeds， as that was the only bird?friendly food she could think of. Caro?line was worried. She didnt want the bird to die. The poor bird was now fast asleep， nodoubt tired out from its earlier suffering.“Please dont die，”Caroline whispered tearfully.

If there was anyone whom she could turn to， it would be Mr Roberts. Mr Roberts wasworking at the Nature Museum. He had bird feeders throughout his yard， and sometimeswould drop in her science class at school. She figured he would know what to do.

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Caroline called Mr Roberts and hurriedly told him her tale._________________

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In the morning， the Blackwell Bird Rescue Society called in， informing a car would come to pick up the bird at 10 am._____________

Test 12

Nike was a sled （雪橇） dog who was directly in front of the sled and took most of the?force. Whether little Nike had been named after the athletic shoes or the Greek goddess ofvictory， I would never know. He came into my life due to an injury in one of his legs whichprevented him from making the team for the Trail Sled Dog Race.

My lifelong dream was to become a mountain man. So this winter， my wife Cheryl andI headed into the mountains with supplies to live for five months. In January， we had begunpushing east towards an untraveled area of the Yukon River. The trapping prospects therelooked promising. We returned to our main cabin and made plans for me to use Cherylsdogs， hooking （鉤?。?them together to form a large team. The idea was to bring supplies sev?eral miles down the river and establish a permanent camp.

That meant Id be traveling alone and driving a sled loaded with around 300 pounds ofgoods， which meant extra hard work for my wheeler， Nike. The first serious challenge in ourtrip came where the path went down a steep valley that led to the river. As we started down，I stood on the brake with all of my weight in an attempt to keep balance. But the heavy sledbegan overtaking the dogs， and they picked up their pace to stay ahead of it. The sled be?came faster and faster until we came to a sharp turn at the bottom of the hill.

Eventually， the dogs got entangled （纏?。?with each other and the sled got stuck in acrack in the river ice. I emerged from a large snowdrift and assessed the damage. I ex?pected to find my dogs and a broken sled. But the sled was fine， and the dogs had jumpedover each other， freeing themselves from the tangled ropes. Nike emerged from the snow，shook himself off， looked at me with encouraging eyes and made me smile.

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I had begun to accept that this was how I was going to die， but Nike wouldnt have it.___________________-