From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always      my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections(选举),       I would win. But the reality proved that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls in the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it      to win a school election. I was      .
As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would      for elections again in my final year at school—and I would       the election.
I recognized that my      had a lot of things in their favor. What were in     favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest     was the faith I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me      from my heading forward. That evening, I       my election plans a whole year ahead of time.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to      them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,        I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to win. In order to learn how to give a great election     , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the headmaster announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students     . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was     theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had     much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the      and love of my schoolmates and they      me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and      their day.

A．admired B．remembered C．praised D．believed

A．hoping B．planning C．pretending D．judging

A．offered B．provided C．meant D．took

A．concerned B．upset C．surprised D．angry

A．pay B．speak C．enter D．wait

A．beat B．win C．defeat D．earn

A．competitors B．classmates C．enemies D．schoolmates

A．their B．your C．our D．my

A．problem B．strength C．worry D．dream

A．in B．up C．out D．back

A．began B．discussed C．announced D．challenged

A．consider B．accompany C．represent D．support

A．but B．and C．so D．or

A．research B．speech C．meeting D．promise

A．nodded B．gathered C．cheered D．cried

A．only B．still C．almost D．also

A．achieved B．avoided C．devoted D．developed

A．announcement B．recognition C．communication D．excitement

A．consider B．speak C．tell D．say

A．enlarge B．wish C．brighten D．experience