Jenna, a popular girl from Westood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 36 in high school.
37 , 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 38 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 39 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 40 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 41 , 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 42 . She moved on to English and history, and was 43 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 44 math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs Biden about being on the school 45 . Mrs Biden wasn’t as 46 as Jenna. “ I’m sorry, but we have enough 47 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll take then.” Jenna smiled 48 and left. “Why is high school so 49 ?” she sighed.
Later in 50 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 51 . 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 52 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 53 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 54 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 55 fish you can be.”
36. A. processes B. decisions C. challenges D. exercises
37. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
38. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting
39. A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge
40. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced
41. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely
42. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining
43. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. relieved
44. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up
45. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team
46. A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic
47. A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers
48. A. widely B. weakly C. excitedly D. brightly
49. A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar
50. A. physics B. history C. English D. math
51. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow
52. A. fit in B. look out C. stay up D. get around
53. A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape
54. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of
55. A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlest