Unit1CouldIChangeMyLife

Warmingup;Listening&Speaking

【導(dǎo)引】

i.通過本課的學(xué)習(xí)，掌握一些與和聽力話題相關(guān)的詞匯。

2.能正確的詢問并給出建議。

3.能準(zhǔn)確的判斷出自己生活的哪些方面需要改變。

【導(dǎo)學(xué)】

【知識(shí)目標(biāo)苑】

suggestion建議n.

aspect方面n.

bar(長(zhǎng)方形)條，塊n.

重點(diǎn)單詞outdoor戶外的adj.

challenging挑戰(zhàn)性的adj.

motivate促進(jìn)v.

(l)askforadvice詢問建議

(2)giveadvice給出建議

(3)takeaction采取行動(dòng)

(4)beunsatisfiedwith對(duì)不滿意

(5)giveup放棄

(6)carryout執(zhí)行

(7)makeaplan制定計(jì)劃

重點(diǎn)短語

(8)in…situation在…的狀況下

(9)alittlebitearlier更早一點(diǎn)兒

(10)inthefollowingtwomonths在接下來的兩個(gè)月里

(11)moveonto移到，轉(zhuǎn)到

(12)keepdoing一直做某事

(13)startwith從...開始

Whatplandoyousuggest?

Whatwouldyoudoinmysituation?

Youcouldalwaysdo

交際用語

Maybeyoushoulddo

Whydontyoudo

(1)Thehigheryourscoreis,themorechangesyouneedto

make.

主要句型(2)Congratulateyourselfonsuccessfullymakingachange.

(3)IfIwereyou,I'dstartfromsomethingeasy,suchas

doingsomesportsonceaweekatfirst.

(4)Youdon，tthinkgoingouttonightisagoodidea.

(5)It'sgettingcolderandcolder.

【基礎(chǔ)梳理苑】

1.suggestionn.建議

suggestion作“建議”解，后面跟同位語從句時(shí)，以及suggestion用作主語，后面跟

表語從句時(shí)，從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞均用虛擬語氣，即用shoulddo,“should”可省略.

e.g.Mysuggestionisthatwe(should)takethatdress.

我建議我們就買那條裙子。

Hemadethesuggestionthatwegobytrain.

他建議我們坐火車去。

試練［完成句子］:

(1)他的建議是我們推遲舉行會(huì)議。

isthatwe_____themeeting.

Suggestionn.暗示

e.g.Poetryachievesitsfinesteffectsbysuggestion.

詩歌借助暗示聯(lián)想達(dá)到最佳意境

試練［完成句子］:

(2)廣告多通過啟發(fā)人的聯(lián)想力而發(fā)揮作用

Mostworkthrough.

atone,ssuggestion按照某人的建議

e.g.Iputthecomputeroverthereatyoursuggestion.

根據(jù)你的建議，我把計(jì)算機(jī)放在那邊了。

試練［選擇題］:

(3)Itwas________yoursuggestionthattheysetoffonSunday.

A.toB.inC.beyondD.at

2.Thehigheryourscoreis,themorechangesyouneedtomake.

你得到的分?jǐn)?shù)越高，你需要改變的就越多

The+比較級(jí)，the+比較級(jí)。“越…越…”

e.g.Themore,thebetter.越多越好。

Themoreheeats,thefatterhegets.他吃得越多，人越發(fā)胖。

試練［翻譯］:

你愈小心，你犯錯(cuò)就會(huì)愈少。

3.比較級(jí)+and+比較級(jí)“越來越”

e.g.Hespendsmoreandmoretimealoneinherroom.

他獨(dú)自呆在房間里的時(shí)間越來越多了。

試練［翻譯］:

他變得越來越懶r

4.joinv.加入。指加入某黨派、某組織或某社會(huì)團(tuán)體，以及參軍等。

e.g.IwillneverforgetthedaywhenIjoinedtheParty.

我永遠(yuǎn)也忘不了入黨的那一天。

joinin通常指參加某種活動(dòng)（注意是活動(dòng)），尤其指和其他人一起參加某項(xiàng)活動(dòng)。常

與takepartin進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)換。

e.g.MayIjoininthegame?我可以參加這個(gè)比賽嗎？

attend的本意是指心里經(jīng)常性地想著（做）某事，現(xiàn)代英語中主要用于表示“參加（會(huì)

議、集會(huì)、典禮、婚禮、追悼會(huì)等）”，有時(shí)也指上學(xué)、聽課、聽報(bào)告等。它強(qiáng)調(diào)的是動(dòng)

作，即聽或看,為正式書面用語。

e.g.Ishallbeattendingthemeeting.

我會(huì)參加會(huì)議。

試練［選詞填空］:

Willyouusagameofcards?

A.joinin;inB.join;in

C.attend;inD.takepart;in

5.IfIwereyou,I'dstartfromsomethingeasy,suchasdoingsomesportsoncea

weekatfirst.如果我是你，我會(huì)從一些簡(jiǎn)單的事情開始，比如首先每個(gè)星期做一次運(yùn)

動(dòng)。

虛擬語氣可以表示過去，現(xiàn)在和將來的情況，時(shí)態(tài)的基本特點(diǎn)是時(shí)態(tài)往后推移。

a.與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)一般過去時(shí)（be用were）should（would）等+動(dòng)詞原形例

如：Iftheywerehere,theywouldhelpyou.如果他們?cè)谶@兒，會(huì)幫助你的。

b.與過去事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)過去完成時(shí)should（would）等+have+過去分詞例如：

Ifhehadcomeyesterday,Ishould/wouldhavetoldhimaboutit.如果他昨天

來的話，我會(huì)把這件事告訴他的。

C.表示對(duì)將來不大可能發(fā)生的事情的假想一般過去時(shí)should/would等+動(dòng)詞原

形were+不定式should+動(dòng)詞原形例如：Ifyousucceeded,everythingwouldbe

allright.如果你將來成功了，一切都會(huì)好的。Ifyoushouldsucceed,everything

wouldbeallright.Ifyouweretosucceed,everythingwouldbeallright.

試練［選擇題］:

（l）Thesunrisesintheeastandsetsinthewest,soitseemsasifthesun

roundtheearth.

A.werecirclingB.circlesC.iscirclingD.becircling

If引導(dǎo)的非真實(shí)（虛擬）條件句，在省略if的情況下，要倒裝。

e.g.IfIhadtakenyouradvice,Iwouldhavefinishedthetask.

倒裝：HadItakenyouradvice,Iwouldhavefinishedthetask.

試練［改寫句子］:

（2）IfIwereyou,Iwouldgototheparty.（省略if）

6.alittlebitearlier更早點(diǎn)兒

可用來修飾比較級(jí)的詞有abit,alittle,rather,much,far,byfar,many,alot,

lots,agreatdeal,any,still,even等

e.g.He'salittlebetterthismorning.

他今天早晨稍微好了一些。

試練［選擇題］:

Areyoufeeling____?

Yes,rmfinenow.

A.anywellB.anybetterC.quitegoodD.quitebetter

【導(dǎo)練】

一、翻譯下列詞匯

1.詢問建議___________________

2.采取行動(dòng)________________________

3.對(duì)...不滿意_____________________________________

4.放棄_________________________

5.執(zhí)行__

6.在…的狀況下________________________

7.更早一點(diǎn)兒.________________

8.移到___________________

9.在接下來的兩個(gè)月里______________________

10.制定計(jì)劃________________________

二、完成下列對(duì)話

S:MayIcomein,Mr.Green?

T:Comein,please.

S:,Mr.Green.

T:Vmafraidthishasbeenthethirdtimethismonth.

S:Um***

T:Maybeitwasbecauseyoustayeduplate.

S:

A.Whyareyoulatethistime?

B、Perhapsthat/swhatIshoulddo.

C、itwasreallyhardformetogetupinthemorning.

I)、Isuggestyougotobedearlier.

E、I'msorryforbeinglateagain.

三、完成下列句子

1.當(dāng)我們不確定該怎么辦的時(shí)候，我們經(jīng)常會(huì)向別人尋求建議。

Weoftenwhenweareunsureaboutwhattodo.

2.不管怎樣你可以從鍛煉計(jì)劃開始。

Youanexerciseprogram.

3.現(xiàn)在咱繼續(xù)開會(huì)吧。

Nowlet'sthebusinessofmeeting.

4.不是處在我這地位上的人，很難體味到我此刻的惜別之情。

Noonenotcanappreciatemyfeelingofsadnessatthisparting.

5.找些方式來促進(jìn)你自己執(zhí)行你的計(jì)劃。

Findsomewaystomotivateyourselfintheplan.

四、單項(xiàng)填空

()1.HespeaksChineseasfluentlyasifheaChinese.

A.wereB.hadbeenC.isD.hasbeen

()2.Hemadeasuggestionthatthemeeting______theywerebusythesedays.

A.willbeputoffB.beputoffC.willputoffD.putoff

()3.1wishyou'ddo________talkingandsomemorework.Thusthingswillbecome

better.

A.abitlessB.manylessC.muchmoreD.alittlemore

()4.youI,youwou1ddothesame.

A.wasB.amC.wereD.are

()5.Weareplayingfootball.Doyouwantto?

A.joinB.joininC.attendD.takepart

()6.Ofthetwogirls,IfindLucy

A.morecleverB.thebestclever

C.cleverD.themoreclever

()7.HeisbecomingEnglish.

A.interestinginB.moreandmoreinterestedin

C.muchinterestedinD.moreandmoreinterestingin

)8.heeats,thehegets

A.Themore;fatterB.many;fatter

C.Themany;fatterD.Themore;thefatter

)9.Ifshehadworkedharder,she.

A.wouldsucceedB.hadsucceeded

C.shouldsucceedD.wouldhavesucceeded

()10.Hethetest,buthewasn'tcarefulenough.

A.couldhavepassedB.wereabletopass

C.musthavepassedD.mightbeabletopass

Readingandwriting

【導(dǎo)引】

i.訓(xùn)練和培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的閱讀技巧和能力，并掌握相關(guān)的詞匯和語言知識(shí)。

2.通過本課的學(xué)習(xí)，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生說和寫的能力。

3.學(xué)會(huì)分析自己的生活，并能根據(jù)自己的情況采取行動(dòng)改變生活狀況。

【導(dǎo)學(xué)】

【知識(shí)目標(biāo)苑】

drug毒品n.

university大學(xué)n.

impossible不可能的

succeed成功v.

honor榮幸n.

deeply非常，深刻地adv.

brain腦n.

lung肺n.

重點(diǎn)單詞

step邁步v.

towards向，朝prep,

knock敲，擊v.

push敦促，推v.

energy精力，能量n.

homeless無家的adj.

addicted上癮adj.

Scholarship獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金n.

overcome克月艮v.

⑴eventhough即使

重點(diǎn)短語

(2)attheageof在……當(dāng)時(shí)

(3)straightAstudent全優(yōu)生

(4)publicspeaking公共演講

(5)passaway(婉辭)亡故

(6)aslongas只要

(7)Whatif-?要是……會(huì)怎么樣呢?

(8)getsth.done讓...被做

(9)succeedinsth./doing成功地做了某事

(10)takeactiontodo采取行動(dòng)做某事

(ll)beaddictedtosth.對(duì)...上癮,沉溺于

(12)graduatefrom從...畢業(yè)

(13)haveaneffecton對(duì)...有影響

(14)applyfor申請(qǐng)

(DWhileshewasthere,shebeganpublicspeaking-helping

peoplewho,likeherself,hadanalmostimpossiblemountainto

climbtosucceedinlife.

(2)ShealsostartedherowncompanycalledManifestLivingto

主要句型empoweradultstocreateextraordinarythingsintheirlives.

(3)Beforemymotherpassedaway,IthoughtIhadallthetime

intheworld.

(4)Yourlifeisnotlater,butrightnow.

根據(jù)提示寫一篇80字左右題為“ChangesIWanttoMake"的英語短

寫作要求

文

【基礎(chǔ)梳理苑】

1.homelessadj.無家可歸的

e.g.Givethefoodtoahomelessman.把食物給一個(gè)無家可歸的人。

thehomeless［總稱］無家可歸者

e.g.Incometaxbecomesmoreandmorewelcometothehomeless.

所得稅變得越來越受無家可歸者們歡迎。

試練［完成句子］:

幫助無家可歸者是慈善行為。

_____________________isanactofmercy.

2.addictedadj.上癮的

beaddictedto對(duì)...上癮，沉溺于

e.g.Thechildrenareaddictedtocomputergames.

孩子們對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)游戲上了癮。

試練［完成句子］:

她上了毒癮。

Shethedrug.

3.inspirev.啟發(fā)思考，激勵(lì)

e.g.Iwasinspiredtoworkharderthaneverbefore.

我受激勵(lì)比以往任何時(shí)候都更加努力地工作。

inspiresb.todosth.啟發(fā)某人做某事

inspirewith激勵(lì)

inspirein在??.心中激起；使...產(chǎn)生（某種思想/感情）

inspireinto注入，灌輸

習(xí)慣用語：

inspiresth.intosb.向某人灌輸某種思想

inspiresth.insb,使某人產(chǎn)生某種感情；激發(fā)某人的某種感情

inspiresb.withsth.使某人產(chǎn)生某種感情；激發(fā)某人的某種感情

inspiresb.withhope激起某人的希望

inspiresb.withcourage鼓起某人的勇氣

inspireanewthoughtintosb.將新思想灌輸給某人

試練［翻譯］:

⑴We'retryingtoinspirehimwithconfidence.

(2)ThatisthenewthoughtIwillinspireintoyou!

(3)Weshouldinspirethechildrentothink.

4.eventhough”即使，盡管”。引導(dǎo)的從句內(nèi)容往往是真實(shí)的，主要用于引出不利用于主

句情況的信息。

e.g.Hewentouteventhoughitwasraining.

盡管在下雨，他還是出去了。

evenif“即使”“縱然”“就算”“哪怕”，引導(dǎo)的從句內(nèi)容往往是假設(shè)性的。

e.g.Iplantogotothepartyevenifyoudecidenottogo.

即使你決定不去參加晚會(huì)我也會(huì)去的。

區(qū)別asif/asthough似乎，好像

e.g.Hesaidthatasthough/asifhehadseenit.

說的好像他親眼看到的一樣

試練［選詞填空］:

(1)itrainstomorrow,wewon'tchangeourplan.

(2)it'shardwork,Ienjoyit.

(3)Hetalksheisdrunk.

A.eventhoughB.evenifC.asif

5.與start相關(guān)的短語：

startup開辦，創(chuàng)辦

startoff出發(fā)，動(dòng)身

startout著手進(jìn)行，出發(fā)

startover重新開始

startwith從……開始(后接是以某樣?xùn)|西作為開始。)

startfrom從...開始(后面接具體某人或某物。)

tostartwith首先，一開始

試練［選詞填空］:

(l)To,thedaywasfine,butafteratimeitbegantorain.

⑵Let'sthegameasong.

(3)Manybigbusinessessmallbeginnings.

(4)I*mtryingtoaswimmingclub.

(5)I*11askthedriverwhenwe'11.

6.influence"影響”，主要指對(duì)行為、性格、觀點(diǎn)等產(chǎn)生間接的或潛移默化的影響

affect與effect均可表示“影響”,其區(qū)別是：前者是動(dòng)詞(及物)，主要指一時(shí)的影

響，著重影響的動(dòng)作，可指一般意義的影響(不分好壞)，也可指不良影響；后者是名詞(可

數(shù)或不可數(shù))，兩者的關(guān)系大致為：affect=haveaneffecton。如：

haveaneffecton/upon對(duì).有影響

二haveaninfluenceon/upon對(duì)...有影響

e.g.Everywordfromtheparentswillhaveaneffectonthechild.

家長(zhǎng)說的每句話都將對(duì)孩子產(chǎn)生影響。

e.g.Televisionhasastronginfluenceonpeople.

電視對(duì)人有很大的影響。

試練［選擇題］:

()(1).Therainwillourplanforapicnic.

A.affectB.influenceC.effectD.infect

()(2).I*11neverforgetthedayswhenIlivedinthecountrywiththefarmers,

whichhasagreatonmylife.

A.effectB.affectC.affectionD.effects

7.honorn.榮幸，敬意［不可數(shù)名詞］

n.光榮的事或人［可數(shù)名詞］

inhonorof為了紀(jì)念，為向...表示敬意，為了慶祝

thehonorof...的榮幸

試練［選擇題］:

()(1)MayIhave_honorofdiningwithyou?

Sure,Ifeelquitehonored,becauseyouare_honortoourcity

A.an,theB.the,anC.the,theD.an,an

“in+其他詞+of”結(jié)構(gòu)有：

inadvanceof在...前面

inaidof幫助

incaseof如果，萬一，以防

incelebrationof慶祝

inchargeof負(fù)責(zé)，管理

inexplanationof解釋

infaceof面對(duì)

infavorof贊成，主張

infrontof在...前面

inmemoryof紀(jì)念

inneedof需要

inplaceof代替

insearchof尋找，搜找

inspiteof雖然，盡管

試練［選擇題］:

()(2)Mostpeoplearebringingdownthepriceofhousingbecauseit's

toohighforthem.

A.infavorofB.inhonorof

C.insearchofD.inmemoryof

8.deeplyadv./adj.“非常；深刻地”，修飾帶有感情色彩的動(dòng)詞(如hate,dislike,

love,admire,hurt,regret等)，通常要用deeply,另外，修飾形容詞、過去分詞等，

一般也要用deeply

e.g.KarenandDavearedeeplyinlovewitheachother.

凱倫與戴夫倆人深深地相愛著。

deepadj./adv.“深深的”，修飾靜止?fàn)顟B(tài)、介詞短語或表示深夜等，通常用deep

e.g.Hesattheredeepinthought.他坐在那兒深思。

試練［選詞填空］:

(l)Hewasmovedby［at］thestory.聽了這個(gè)故事，他深受感動(dòng)。

(2)Themeetingcontinuedintothenight.會(huì)議一直開到深夜。

9.whatif要是..會(huì)怎么樣呢?

Sowhatif可省略為sowhat,指“就算……那又怎樣？”

e.g.Whatifitistrue?

如果這是真的又該如何呢？

Whatif用于提出假設(shè)時(shí)，其后句子可用陳述語氣(用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí))，也可用虛擬語氣(用

一般過去時(shí)或should+動(dòng)詞原形)

試練［翻譯］

如果那男孩的父母死了該怎么辦呢

【導(dǎo)練】

一、翻譯下列詞匯

1.Scholarship

2.attheageof____________________

3.publicspeaking

4.eventhough___________________

5.succeedinsth./doing

6.beaddictedtosth.

7.haveaneffecton

8.applyfor______________

9.straightAstudent

10.Whatif-?__________________

二、單項(xiàng)選擇

()1.Ifit_______now,we_______notgoout.

A.rained,willB.rained,wouldC.rains,wouldD.rain,

should

()2.-Whatifyou?

一Iwon'tchangemymindwhetherI

A.willlose;winorloseB.lose;willwinorlose

C.lose;winorloseD.willlose;willwinorlose

)3.Annwillgotothedanceclubifshetimetomorrow.

A.willhaveB.hasc.haveD.ishaving

)4.Don51belateforschool,_______?

A.shallweB.willyouC.doyouD.dowe

)5.Shesuggestedearlysothatwecouldcatchthefirsttrain.

A.gogetupB.gettingupC.getupD.togettingup

()6.Bob*sdoctorsuggests________forafewweeks.

A.thatheisrestingB.herestC.herestingD.himtorest

)7.Hewasverybusyyesterday,otherwisehetothemeeting.

A.wouldcomeB.cameC.wouldhavecomeD.hadcome

()8.Itwas1969twoAmericansgottothemoonbyspaceship.

A.whichB.whenC.thatD.as

()9.1wouldneverspeaktosomeonelikethat________theysaidsomething

unpleasanttome.

A.evenifB.sothatC.asifD.eversince

()10.It'sonlyapartymybirthday.

A.inneedofBinhonorof

C.infrontofD.onhonorof

三、翻譯下列句子

1.Whileshewasthere,shebeganpublicspeaking一helpingpeoplewho,like

herself,hadanalmostimpossiblemountaintoclimbtosucceedinlife.

2.ShealsostartedherowncompanycalledManifestLivingtoempoweradults

tocreateextraordinarythingsintheir1ives.

3.Beforemymotherpassedaway,IthoughtIhadallthetimeintheworld.

4.Yourlifeisnotlater,butrightnow.

5.WhatifItriedthatmuchhard?

四、完形填空

AlittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhisschooTsfirstteacher-parent

meeting.Tothelittleboy's_1—,shesaidshewouldgo.This_2—bethefirst

timethathisclassmatesandteacher_3_hismotherandhefelt_4_ofher

appearance.Althoughshewasabeautifulwoman,therewasaseverescar(疤痕)that

_5_nearlytheentirerightsideofherface.Theboyneverwantedto_6—why

orhowshegotthescar.

Atthemeeting,thepeoplewere_7_bythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhis

mother_8_thescar,butthelittleboywasstillembarrassed(尷尬)and_9

himselffromeveryone.Hedid,however,getwithin_10_ofaconversationbetween

hismotherandhisteacher.

Theteacherasked_11—,〃Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?”

Themotherreplied,〃_12_mysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtfire.

Everyonewas13afraidtogoinbecausethefirewas14,soIwentin.As

Iwasrunningtowardhisbed,IsawalongpieceofwoodcomingdownandIplaced

myselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknocked_15_butfortunately,afireman

〃

cameinandsavedbothofus.Shetouchedtheburnedsideofherface.“Thisscar

willbelasting,buttothisday,IhaveneverregrettedwhatIdid.”

()1.A.enjoymentB.disappointmentC.surpriseD.

excitement

()2.A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.must

()3.A.noticedB.greetedC.acceptedD.met

()4.A.sickB.ashamedC.afraidD.tired

()5.A.includedB.passedC.coveredD.shaded

()6.A.talkaboutB.thinkaboutC.careaboutD.hearabout

()7..A.impressedB.surprisedC.excitedD.comforted

()8.A.insightofB.bymeansofC.bywayofD.inspiteof

()9.A.hidB.protectedC.separatedD.escaped

()10.A.understandingB.remindingC.hearingD.learning

()11.A.carefullyB.seriouslyC.nervouslyD.anxiously

()12.A.AsB.WhenC.SinceD.While

()13.A.soB.muchC.quiteD.too

()14.A.outofcontrolB.undercontrolC.incontrolD.overcontrol

()15.A.helplessB.hopelessC.senselessD.useless

五、閱讀理解

A

Intheearly1990s,theword”Internet”wasstrangetomostpeople.Buttoday,

Internethasbecomeausefultoolforpeopleallovertheworld.MaybeInternethas

beenthegreatestinventioninthefieldofcommunicationinthehistoryofmankind

(人類)

CommunicatingwithothersontheInternetismuchfaster.Wecanchatwitha

personwhoissittingintheotherpartoftheworld.Wecane-mailourfriendsand

theycanreadthee-mailswithinaminute.

GivingallkindsofinformationisprobablythebiggestadvantageoftheInternet.

Wecanusesearchenginestofindtheinformationweneed.Justtypeinakeyword

orkeywordsandthesearchenginewillgiveusalistofsuitablewebsitestolook

at.WecanenjoyalotontheInternetbydownloadinggames,visitingchatrooms

orsurfing(瀏覽)websites.Therearesomegamesforfree.Wecanmeetnewand

interestingpeopleinthechatnow.Wecanalsolistentomusicandseefilms.

Now,thereisalotofserviceontheInternetsuchasonlinebanking,jobfinding

andticketbuying.Wecanalsodoshoppingandfindnearlyallkindsofgoods.

Sometimeswecanfindsomethingthatisquitegoodbutverycheap.

()1.HowmanymainadvantagesoftheInternetaretalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

()2.Whatfactdoesn'tthepassageprovide?

A.WecanfindalmostanythingwewanttoknowontheInternet.

B.SomegamesontheInternetarefree.

C.WecanbuymostthingsweneedontheInternet.

D.GoodsontheInternetaremoreexpensivethanthoseinrealshops.

()3.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.OnlineShopping

B.ExchangingInformationontheInternet

C.TheAdvantagesoftheInternet

D.SurfingtheWebsitesontheInternet

B

ThefirsttimeIsawCarlosIwouldneverhavebelievedhewasgoingtochange

mylife.IhadmyarmsfullofbooksandIwastearingintotheclassroomwhen1

ranintosomethingsolid.ItwasCarlos.

“MyGod,you'retall,"hesaid.

Ofcourse,theclassbegantolaugh.Angry,1walkedtomyseatwithoutaword.

IglancedbacktoseeifReedHarringtonwaslaughingwiththerest.Thatwouldbe

thelaststraw.ButReedwasstudyingchemistryanddidnotseemtobeawareof

anythingelse.Ididn,tknowwhyIconsideredReedmyfriend.Maybejustbecause

hewasagoodtwoinchestallerthan1.Anyway,everytimeIblewoutmybirthday

candlesandmadeawish,itwasforadatewithReedHarrington.

“Takethatseat,"Mr.McCarthytoldthecockynewcomerCarlos,pointingto

theonlyemptyone,inthebackoftheroom.

Carloslaughedwidely."ButIneedacoupleofdictionaries."Againtheclass

laughed,butnowtheywerelaughingwithCarlos,notathim.Hehadbeenhereonly

10minutesandalreadyhehadthemonhisside.

Thebellrangforclasses.AsIstooduptogo,IsawCarloscomingtowardme."I'm

sorryIembarrassedyou,“hesaid.Ilookedstraightheadoverthetopofhisblack

hair."That'sallright.”

“Ioughttoknowbetter."Hewasstillblockingmyway."What,syourname?”

“KarenForbes.”“YouprobablyheardmesayI'mCarlosHerrera."Heheldout

hishand.Unwillingly,Ishookhandswithhim.Helookedupatmeseriouslywith

hisbrowneyes.”“Idon'tseewhyyou'resotouchy.”

Ibrushedbyhimandsaidsharply,“Youwouldn,tunderstand.”

Hefollowedmeafewsteps.’Tmjusttheonewhoshould,Karen,“hesaid.

“YouandIhavealotincommon.”

ItwastheschoolelectionsthatmademethinkofCarlosagain.ReedHarrington

wasvotedpresidentandCarlosvice-president."Howcome?”Ikeptaskingmyself,“

Howcomethisshrimpwho'sonlybeenintownforalittleoveramonthgetstobe

sopopular?”

Sothatmorning,IstoppedCarlosandsaid,“Itdoesn,tseemtobotheryou一

beingshort.vHelookedupatme,“OfcourseImindbeingshort.Butthereisn,

tanythingIcandoaboutit.WhenIrealizedIwasgoingtohavetospendmylife

inthisundersizedskin,Ijustdecidedtomakethebestofitandconcentrateon

beingmyself.”"Youseemtogetalonggreat,Iadmitted,“Butwhataboutme?

Nobodywantstodateagirltallerthanheis.”“Thetroublewithyouisthatyou'

reafraidtobeyourself.You'resmart.Andyoucouldbepretty.Infact,youmight

bemorethanpretty."Ifeltmyselfturningred…

)4.Theauthorwasangrybecause____

A.theclassmadefunofherB.Carloswastoorudetoher

C.shehadtocarrymanybooksD.ReedHarringtondidnJtdateher

)5.WhichofthefollowingaboutCarlosisNOTTRUE?

A.Hewaspopular.B.Hewasnewintheschool.

C.Hewasshorterthantheauthor.

D.Hewaschosenpresidentintheschoolelections.

)6.Theunderlinedword“touchy“inparagraph8probablymeans

A.movedB.cheerfulC.curiousD.annoyed

)7.WecaninferfromParagraph4thattheauthor

A.caredmuchaboutReed'sattitude

B.hopedReedwaslaughingwithothers