六、完型填空。(每小题1分，共15分)

A

How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? Do you get really _36_? Experts have found that more than 80 __37_ of middle school students feel afraid to be the center of attention. Some experts say shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good _38_ working with others because they think more for other people.  Some great people in history were shy, too. You see, being shy __39_ all bad. But remember not to let good opportunities (机会) pass  by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practise your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s __40_ to be afraid of.

(   )36. A. shy            B. cool        C. angry          D. happy

(   )37. A. hundred       B. hundreds      C. percent        D. percents

(   )38. A. for          B. at             C. in            D. with

(   )39. A. is           B. isn’t       C. were           D. was

(   )40. A. something     B. anything      C. everything      D. nothing

B

When I first came to this school, I felt a little like a mou se in front of an elephant. I didn’t understand when they   41    to me. My only answer was “yes” to everything.

I   42   know anybody in the school. I could not get on well with my schoolmates. One day, my teacher Ms Tang asked me   43    questions. But sometimes my answers were not   44     the questions. I was very sorry. During my first week here   45   was terrible. It was June. But it often rained and   46   like winter. I was really a(an)   47   dog. Nobody talked to me. I missed my family, my friends and my school in my hometown.

Last week Ms Tang told me that there were bilingual classes (English-Spanish) in our school, and I could go there and learn Spanish for two hours every day. Hey, I was very lucky to have the chance to go to the bilingual classes. I met many classmates from my own country. I made a lot of friends soon. It seemed that the weather here in New York City turned better, and my mood(情绪) turned better ,   48  . I was very   49   to my teacher Ms Tang. She seemed to know   50   my feeling was.

(   )41. A. said      B. asked    C. told      D. talked

(   )42. A. don’t      B. didn’t      C. never      D. ever

(   )43. A. some     B. any      C. little         D. much

(   )44. A. of             B. to            C. for            D. at

(   )45. A. things         B. something      C. no thing  D. everything

(   )46. A. sounded     B. tasted      C. felt      D. smelt

(   )47. A. lucky    B. unlucky  C. luckily   D. unluckily

(   )48. A. also   B. as well   C. too   D. either

(   )49. A. helpful   B. hopeful  C. careful   D. thankful

(   )50. A. if           B. why   C. what   D. that