Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 16 in high school.
17, 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 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21 , 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 22 . She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29 ?” she sighed.
Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31 . 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 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”
A. processes B. decision C. challenges D. exercises
A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting
A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge
A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced
A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely
A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining
A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. relieved
A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up
A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team
A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic
A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers
A. widely B. weakly C. excitedly D. brightly
A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar
A. physics B. history C. English D. math
A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow
A. fit in B. look out C. stay up D. get around
A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape
A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of
A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlest