六、完形填空。
Ellen is a 15-year-old middle school student. This shy girl used to think she wasn't good enough. When she looked in the ______ (25
B
), she looks embarrassed (使尴尬) her. What's more, she ______ (26
A
) felt she was useless. Ellen wanted to be the best in her class.
She worked hard ______ (27
C
) her grades were still average. When she tried to help her classmates, she ended up ______ (28
B
) more problems.
One day, Ellen had to give a speech in front of her class. She tried her best to ______ (29
C
) it. Finally, the time for the speech came. On that day, she gave her speech nervously. To her surprise, when she finished, everyone ______ (30
A
). Her teacher even came up and congratulated (祝贺) her on a good job.
Ellen didn't ______ (31
C
). Her speech wasn't perfect, and she said she made some mistakes. After hearing her words, her teacher pointed out everything ______ (32
C
) about her speech.
That surprised Ellen. It also made her see herself in a different ______ (33
B
). That day, she realized some things. Before, she didn't think her classmates liked her, but they actually did. Ellen also learned it's OK to make mistakes because ______ (34
A
) is perfect. She felt confident about herself after that. What's more, she stopped looking down on herself.
25. A. eye B. mirror C. TV
26. A. often B. seldom C. still
27. A. if B. so C. but
28. A. knowing B. causing C. forgetting
29. A. agree with B. depend on C. prepare for
30. A. cheered B. waited C. argued
31. A. mind B. compete C. understand
32. A. possible B. easy C. great
33. A. time B. way C. world
34. A. nobody B. nothing C. everybody