I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems
.
With high academic standards and a competitive
, I don’t just like losing and I also can’t
it. I need to beat the
students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my
, saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I
then I am lost.
Today I was sitting in class trying to
the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks.
the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen
while still glancing at my study sheet
. When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and
. And then I found myself wishing she would be
so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good
. You’re so easy to talk to. ”I froze.
I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it
. But inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to
.
I passed the test excellently despite my
of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had
being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what
to me most? What I have is all about my personal
and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is
enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me—sympathy.
小題1: | A.usual | B.helpless | C.unfortunate | D.natural |
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小題2: | A.spirit | B.sport | C.school | D.market |
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小題3: | A.take | B.recommend | C.stand | D.help |
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小題4: | A.ordinary | B.top | C.handsome | D.strong |
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小題5: | A.strength | B.appearance | C.grades | D.tricks |
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小題6: | A.invent | B.expect | C.copy | D.hide |
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小題7: | A.save | B.spend | C.collect | D.cost |
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小題8: | A.When | B.After | C.Because | D.Before |
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小題9: | A.rudely | B.bitterly | C.excitedly | D.politely |
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小題10: | A.in no time | B.on time | C.for a long time | D.now and then |
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小題11: | A.refused | B.worked | C.agreed | D.waited |
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小題12: | A.quiet | B.gentle | C.pretty | D.safe |
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小題13: | A.talker | B.listener | C.lecturer | D.teacher |
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小題14: | A.angrily | B.carelessly | C.disappointedly | D.gladly |
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小題15: | A.alarm | B.gather | C.participate | D.shout |
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小題16: | A.fear | B.joy | C.worry | D.possession |
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小題17: | A.given up | B.focused on | C.complained of | D.dreamed of |
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小題18: | A.happens | B.matters | C.appeals | D.devotes |
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小題19: | A.success | B.failure | C.depression | D.health |
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小題20: | A.always | B.ever | C.much | D.never |
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