“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm 1 , Mike. I really thought you should be 2 .”
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “ 3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I'm, er-I'm just wondering 4 you would…consider ing to work on my team,” he said 5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling 6 .
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to 7 table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I 8 to join them.
My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a
10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.
My next step was to 11 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 12 to add these activities to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with 13 . I had wanted to bee president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14 . The fact that it has made a（n） 15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
【小题1】A．luckyB．happyC．sorryD．angry【小题2】A．heardB．chosenC．invitedD．followed【小题3】A．Good luckB．congratulationsC．see youD．help yourself【小题4】A．howB．ifC．whenD．that【小题5】A．proudlyB．quicklyC．nervouslyD．shyly【小题6】A．unhappyB．uncertainC．unnecessaryD．unfair【小题7】A．otherB．the otherC．anotherD．others【小题8】A．triedB．refusedC．failedD．decided【小题9】A．printB．inventC．createD．copy【小题10】A．posterB．projectC．programmeD．perfomance【小题11】A．make sureB．look upC．work onD．find out【小题12】A．agreedB．offeredC．expectedD．managed【小题13】A．prideB．courageC．kindnessD．hope【小题14】A．dreamB．futureC．lifeD．success【小题15】A．differenceB．progressC．mistakeD．effortC
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(答案→)C
解析：这篇短文作者主要介绍了自己参加学生会主席的选举失败后，加入了杰夫的团队继续发挥自己作用的故事。从而告诉我们，只有对其他人的生活产生影响才是对自己真正的奖励。
小题1】联系上文，杰夫成为学生会主席最后的候选人及下文描述，可知托尼此处是向我表示遗憾的意思，故选C，遗憾的，抱歉的。
【小题2】联系上下文，可知此处指的是杰夫认为我应该当选，故选B，选择。
【小题3】联系上文描述，可知此处指的是我向他表示礼貌的祝贺，故选B，恭喜，祝贺。
【小题4】词义辨析。A.怎样；B.是否，如果；C.既然，当……时；D.因为，以至于。结合语境可知此处指的是杰夫想知道我是否愿意加入他们的团队。故选B。
【小题5】副词辨析。A.骄傲地；B.快速地；C.紧张地；D.害羞地。联系前文杰夫说话时的态度，可知他有点紧张，故选C。
【小题6】形容词辨析。A.不高兴的；B.不确定的；C.多余的，不必要的；D.不公平的。结合语境可知此处指的是我感到不确定。故选B。
【小题7】不定代词不辨析。A.另外的，其它的，other表示“别的”，“另外的”，只能与复数名词连用。但other前有冠词the即可与单数名词连用；B.两个中的另一个；C.多个中的另一个；D.其他人。结合语境可知此处指的是他移动到另一张桌子上，故选C。
【小题8】联系上下文描述，可知此处指的是我决定加入他们，故选D，决定。
【小题9】动词辨析。A.打印；B.发明；C.创作；D.抄写，复制。联系下文，可知此处指的是创作一幅有吸引力的广告。故选C。
【小题10】联系下文，可知此处指的是我设计了一张带有杰夫照片的海报，故选A，海报，广告。
【小题11】短语辨析。A.确信，证实；B.向上看，查阅；C.影响，对……起作用；D.找出，查明；联系下文，可知此处指的是我的下一步是查明我们学校学生们愿意举行哪种活动。故选D。
【小题12】结合语境可知此处指的是校长同意把这些活动加入我们的学校计划。故选A。
【小题13】联系下文，可知此处指的是我的心里充满了骄傲。故选A，骄傲，自豪。
【小题14】联系上文，可知此处指的是我是他的成功的一部分，故选D，成功。
【小题15】联系上下文，可知此处指的是事实是，对其他人的生活产生影响才是真正的奖励。短语make a difference有影响，有关系。故选A，区别，不同。