More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of being a member of the Students Union. I always 36 my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, 37 I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it 38 to win a school election. I was 39 .
As I cried in my room that evening, I 40 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would 41 elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my 42 had a lot of things in their favor. What were the 43 that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest 44 was the faith I had. I would not allow my 45 appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I 46 my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 47 them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, 48 I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election 49 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal(校长) announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students 50 . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was 51 theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had 52 much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people 53 the way. I had won the 54 and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and 55 their day.
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解析：文章讲述了我如何通过努力赢得学生会竞选的事情。
【小题1】动词辨析。A记得；B羡慕；钦佩；C表扬；D相信；根据句意可知B正确，我很钦佩学校的领导者。
【小题2】动词辨析。根据句意可知：祈祷我能赢得这个竞选。表明我的渴望。
【小题3】固定句型。It takes sb sth to do sth;
【小题4】形容词辨析。我没有赢得竞选，所以我很沮丧。
【小题5】副词辨析。A逐渐地；B立刻；C没有耐心地；D突然地；根据下文的可知我突然停止哭泣，决定继续梦想。
【小题6】动词辨析。A项应该去掉in; join参加组织，党派，团体成为其中的成员；D项应该加in.
【小题7】名词辨析。A同伴；B敌人；C校友；D对手；根据句意可知是我的竞争对手有很多优势。
【小题8】名词辨析。A关键点；B案例；C方法；D例子；根据上下文可知这里作者谈论的是自己的优势，是自己获胜的关键点。
【小题9】名词辨析。A问题；B梦想；C优势，力量；D担忧；根据句意可知我的优势是我有很强大的优势。我不会让我普通的外貌阻止我前进。
【小题10】形容词辨析。A普通的；B年轻的；C个人的，私人的；D特殊的；解析同上。
【小题11】动词辨析。A宣布；B讨论；C开始；D取消；根据上下文的意思可知是我提前一年开始准备竞选的计划。
【小题12】动词辨析。A推荐；B鼓励；C支持；D代表；根据上下文可知我让那些女孩子知道我有能力代表她们。
【小题13】上下文串联。根据上下文可知这里是因果关系。
【小题14】上下文串联。根据下文的effective public speaking可知A正确。
【小题15】上下文串联。根据下一句That joy on the faces of可知学生对于我的获胜非常开心。就好像我的胜利也是他们的一样。
【小题16】上下文串联。解析同上。
【小题17】动词辨析。A致力于；B使增速；C完成,实现,达到；D发展；根据上下文可知我实现了比我梦想的还要多的。
【小题18】介词辨析。along the way一路上；by the way顺便说一下；in the way妨碍；由上下文可知在这一路上我交了很多朋友，帮助了很多人！
【小题19】名词辨析。A约会，约定；B名誉，声誉；C选举；D接受；根据句意可知我已经得到了校友的接受和他们的爱戴。
【小题20】词义辨析。A使…富有；B为...祝福；C扩张；D明亮,变明亮;闪亮；根据上下文可知校友们热爱我，我能让他们的生活变得光明。