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For some students, school is a fun place. They learn knowledge, make friends and grow as a person. ____1____
D
for other students, school is not like this. School life sometimes can be very ____2____
A
for them. Here is Becky's story in her middle school.
In her ____3____
A
year of middle school, Becky had to study hard because her parents expected her to be a(n) ____4____
B
student. It was really difficult for her to do well in all the subjects and keep getting better. She ____5____
D
had to read a lot of books and do many exercises until it was very late at night. Every day, she felt like there was a big, ____6____
C
cloud over her.
Sadly, when she got to Grade 8, her problems got worse. It was harder and harder for her to ____7____
B
the teacher carefully in class. She didn't want to be like this anymore. She knew it was time to make a ____8____
A
. So she went to see the school doctor. Things turned better but there was a problem. She had to talk with the ____9____
C
during class time. Surprisingly, every time she returned, she ____10____
C
see the notes on her desk. She knew that she was not alone.
A few weeks later, when she was ____11____
B
, she was able to say to herself, “Take it easy, Becky. Just relax.” And when she made a little progress(进步), she learned to give herself a ____12____
A
, such as a bunch of flowers. Also, she would ____13____
D
for a while and look at the beautiful hill outside the window. She told herself that ____14____
B
was bad if she learnt to face it positively(乐观地).
With Becky's positive attitude(态度), she finally found that school was ____15____
B
a nice place. She became happy and confident about her school life.
1. A. Though
B. Or
C. Because
D. But
2. A. difficult
B. boring
C. interesting
D. lively
3. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. last
4. A. bad
B. excellent
C. polite
D. rich
5. A. hardly
B. sometimes
C. never
D. always
6. A. soft
B. white
C. heavy
D. light
7. A. discuss with
B. listen to
C. talk with
D. write to
8. A. change
B. mistake
C. report
D. card
9. A. teacher
B. parent
C. doctor
D. friend
10. A. will
B. might
C. could
D. must
11. A. comfortable
B. worried
C. angry
D. relaxed
12. A. gift
B. smile
C. hand
D. dream
13. A. study
B. dance
C. cry
D. rest
14. A. everything
B. nothing
C. something
D. anything
15. A. already
B. really
C. naturally
D. especially
