girls, and she knew it would be 　4　 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 　5　 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 　6　 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 　7　, she walked back to her dormitory carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

　　Arriving at the dormitory, she started with 　8　. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 　9　. She moved on to English and history, and was 　10　 to find that she didn't have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 　11　 math for the time being.

　　The next day Jenna went to see Mrs Biden about being on the school 　12　. Mrs Biden wasn't as enthusiastic as Jenna. "I'm sorry, 　13　 we have enough 　14　 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we'll talk then. " Jenna smiled 　15　 and left. "Why is college so different? " she sighed.

　　Later in math class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 　16　. By the end of the class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she'd 　17　 to try to fit in with her new school. She wasn't sure if she'd 　18　, but she knew she had to try. College was just as her mom had said, "You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 　19　 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 　20　 fish you can be. "

1. A. decisions　 　 B. challenges C. problems D. exercises

2. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise

3. A. normal B. necessary C. different D. desperate

4. A. simple B. troublesome C. certain D. difficult

5. A. editor　　 B. judge　　 C. boss　　 D. candidate

6. A. stopped B. jumped C. sank D. changed

7. A. awful B. lonely C. happy D. strange

8. A. English B. history C. science D. math

9. A. working B. struggling C. complaining D. improving

10. A. bothered B. ashamed C. pleased D. shocked

11. A. show up B. make for C. give up D. prepare for

12. A. committee B. team C. newspaper D. radio

13. A. and B. so C. or D. but

14. A. writers B. players C. speakers D. readers

15. A. brightly B. weakly C. widely D. happily

16. A. courage B. lack C. hope D. sorrow

17. A. hesitate B. refuse C. continue D. attempt

18. A. succeed B. complete C. agree D. accompany

19. A. in the hope of B. in honor of C. in case of D. instead of

20. A. tallest B. best C. hardest D. gentlest

Ⅲ. 语法填空

　　阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　The tea culture of China is 1. ________ (amaze) and has a long history. Tea drinking was widespread in China for about one thousand years 2. ________ appearing in Europe.

Tea drinking in China enjoys wide popularity. Many people nowadays go to expensively decorated teahouses 3. _____(talk) business. However, tea drinking is very complex. Many factors contribute to 4. ________ enjoyable experience. It starts with the surroundings. In the past, tea drinking took place in a setting 5. ________"spring water runs on marble". At present, in order to create such atmosphere, teahouses 6. ________(decorate) with traditional paintings and furniture. Besides, there is always a 7. _______(perform) of a traditional Chinese musical instrument, such as the guzheng, pipa and erhu. Water 8. ________ (use) for tea also matters. In the old days, the water that came from melted snow was regarded as the