第二部分：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been  36  since I arrived at Andover. Although I had several outside-class activities, I hadn’t taken any official leadership position.
This  37  changed when I received an e-mail from Ms Griffith, my cluster(一组，一群) dean(主任),  38   that a new female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep  39  Discipline Committee Representative.  40  boarding school(寄宿学校) students break serious rules, like using  41 , getting drunk or cheating in their studies. The punishments given to such students are  42  by a DC Rep, a house adviser, two student representatives, the cluster president and the cluster dean. I was interested in becoming a DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll,  43  so were other students. We had to hold an election and Ms Griffith asked us to write  44  to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.
I thought hard about what to write. I didn’t want to make any  45  , because they are difficult to keep. So I started my speech by explaining  46  I wanted to become a DC Rep. “ I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline,” I wrote  47  .
I made three  48  that said, “ Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my dorm(宿舍) so that people would  49  my name when they went to vote.
Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election. I was  50  , but my positive(乐观的) nature did not allow me to  51  for very long. I actually  52  when my friends tried to  53  me, “Teresa, I am sorry.”
“Don’t be sorry for me. I’m very happy to have taken part in the election,” I said.
It is true that the process is much more important than the  54  . I am surprised and happy to  55  my hidden courage.
36. A. hard                   B. terrible                     C. happy                     D. simple
37. A. condition            B. situation                   C. time                         D. life
38. A. explaining           B. writing                     C. saying                      D. talking
39. A. stands for            B. asks for                    C. calls for                   D. looks for
40. A. Usually           B. Sometimes               C. Often                       D. Seldom
41. A. computers           B. drugs                       C. cars                         D. mobiles
42. A. realized                 B. given                       C. determined               D. made
43. A. but                        B. although                   C. or                            D. therefore
44. A. articles           B. speeches                   C. compositions            D. introductions
45. A. mistakes             B. movements               C. promises                  D. requests
46. A. how                   B. whether                    C. when                       D. why
47. A. openly            B. easily                       C. fluently                    D. honestly
48. A. posters            B. advertisements          C. pictures                    D. rules
49. A. recognize            B. remember                 C. forget                      D. see
50. A. satisfied                 B. surprised                  C. disappointed             D. helpless
51. A. put down            B. feel down                 C. look down                D. lie down
52. A. smiled                B. cried                        C. laughed                    D. sorrowed
53. A. encourage           B. cheer                       C. comfort                    D. persuade
54. A. reason                B. attitude                    C. result                       D. aim
55. A. know                  B. find                         C. invent                      D. discover