B
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always     21    my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader like them.
Years __22  _ by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections,    23    I would win. But the reality was that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t beautiful. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it     24    to win a school election. I was    25   .
As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t  stop dreaming. I decided that I would    26    for elections again in my final year at school — and I would make every effort to     27   the election.
I recognized that my rivals  had a lot of things in their favor. What were the points that would work in _ 28 _ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest    29     was the faith I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me __30 _ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I    31    my election plans a whole year ahead of time.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to     32     them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,    33    I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election     34   , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students     35   . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was    36    theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had     37    much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the    38     and love of my school-mates and they     39     me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and     40     their day.
21. A. praised                B. remembered            C. admired                     D. believed
22. A. flied           B. flowed            C. flew             D. passed
23. A. pretending          B. planning             C. hoping                 D. judging
24. A. took          B. provided                   C. meant                     D. offered 
25. A. concerned         B. angry                  C. surprised                 D. upset   
26. A. enter                  B. speak                       C. pay                    D. wait
27. A. win                B. beat                     C. defeat                    D. earn
28. A. their                  B. your                        C. my                         D. our
29. A. problem               B. worry                  C. strength                    D. dream
30. A. in                       B. back         C. out                           D. up 
31. A. discussed            B. began             C. announced             D. challenged
32. A. reconsider       B. accompany   C. support         D. represent
33. A. but                 B. and                          C. or                      D. so
34. A. speech                B. capsule                       C. meeting                 D. promise
35. A. nodded               B. gathered                  C. cried               D. cheered 
36. A. also      B. still                           C. almost                  D. only   
37. A. accomplished    B. absorbed                 C. devoted                 D. developed
38. A. announcement  B. admission             C. recognition          D. arrangement
39. A. thought             B. spoke                       C. considered             D. said
40. A. enlarge              B. brighten                  C. wish               D. experience
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                               A
On the island of New Zealand, there is a grasshopper-like species of insect that is found nowhere else on earth. New Zealanders have given it the nickname weta, which is a native Maori word meaning “god of bad looks”. It’s easy to see why anyone would call this insect a bad-looking bug. Most people feel disgusted at the sight of these bulky(笨重的)，slow-moving creatures.
Wetas are natural creatures; they come out of their caves and holes only after dark. A gaint weta can grow to over three inches long and weigh as much as 1.5 ounces. Giant wetas can hop up to two feet at a time. Some of them live in trees, and others live in caves. They are very long-lived for insects, and some adult wetas can live as long as two years. Just like their cousins grasshoppers and crickets, wetas are able to “sing” by rubbing their leg parts together, or against their lower bodies.
Most people probably don’t feel sympathy for these endangered creatures, but they do need protecting. The slow and clumsy wetas have been around on the island since the times of the dinosaurs, and have evolved and survived in an environment where they had no enemies until rats came to the island with European immigrants. Since rats love to hunt and eat wetas, the rat population on the island has grown into a real problem for many of the native species that are unaccustomed to its presence, and poses a serious threat to the native weta population.

41.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The weta is a newly discovered insect species.
B.The Maoris nicknamed themselves “Wetas”.
C.The Europeans brought wetas to New Zealand.
D.Wetas are unpleasant to the eye. 
42.The strange thing about wetas is that they can produce pleasant sounds by ________.
A. rubbing their body parts
B. moving slowly on the ground
C. hopping up to two feel at a time
D. coming out only at night 
43. Which of the following descriptions of wetas is accurate?
   A. They are quick in movement. 
B. They are decreasing in number.
C. They are very active in the daytime.
D. They have a short lifespan for insects.
44. The underlined word “its” in the last paragraph is the closest in meaning to “_________”.
   A. The dinosaur’s  B. The weta’s     C. The island’s     D. The rat’s
 45. From which of the following is the passage LEAST likely to be taken?
   A. A science magazine.         B. A travel guide.   
   C. A business journal.          D. biology textbook.
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