Ⅴ. Choose the best answers to complete the passage below.
The next day，I went to school 9 any makeup. My hands were shaking，but to my surprise，nobody laughed. A girl in my class even said，“Your birthmark looks like a tiny star — it's 10!” Now when I see it，I feel proud instead of being ashamed. This journey taught me that accepting yourself isn't about being perfect. It's about changing your 11，not your appearance. Confidence grows when you stop 12 others' opinions and start loving what makes you 13. As Frida Kahlo said，“I am my own muse.” From this experience，I learned that real beauty shines when we 14 ourselves，15 waiting for the world's approval.
( )1. A. smile B. birthmark C. hairstyle D. shoes
( )2. A. drawing B. hiding C. washing D. decorating
( )3. A. changed B. discussed C. avoided D. explained
( )4. A. mistake B. treasure C. decoration D. gift
( )5. A. kind B. wise C. true D. funny
( )6. A. choice B. problem C. idea D. game
( )7. A. similarity B. difference C. connection D. fight
( )8. A. treasure B. gift C. sign D. star
( )9. A. with B. without C. for D. against
( )10. A. strange B. magical C. boring D. scary
( )11. A. clothes B. mind C. school D. phone
( )12. A. trusting B. hearing C. fearing D. ignoring
( )13. A. perfect B. different C. ordinary D. happy
( )14. A. dislike B. accept C. change D. forget
( )15. A. not B. always C. sometimes D. because
答案：9. B 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. A 解析：
9. 由下文“感到自豪而非羞愧”可知沒化妝，選B. without。
10. magical“神奇的”，形容星星般的胎記，選B. magical。
11. mind“心態”，改變“心態”而非外貌，選B. mind。
12. fear“害怕”，停止“害怕”他人看法，選C. fearing。
13. different“不同的”，愛“讓自己不同的東西”，選B. different。
14. accept“接受”，接受自己，選B. accept。
15. not“不是”，表示“不是等待世界認可”，選A. not。
Ⅵ. Complete the passage with proper words and expressions according to the Chinese given.
I 1. ______ (假設，認為) everyone felt nervous in a new environment. When I first joined the school basketball team，I was filled with 2. ______ (害怕，擔憂) about my poor skills. The gym was always 3. ______ (擁擠的)，and I thought others were better than me. 4. ______ (因此)，I avoided practising with the team.
答案：1. supposed 解析：“假設，認為”英文為suppose，動詞作謂語, felt提示時態為一般過去式。
2. fear 解析：“害怕，擔憂”英文為fear，不可數名詞。
3. crowded 解析：“擁擠的”英文為crowded，形容詞作表語。
4. Therefore 解析：“因此”英文為Therefore，副詞，句首首字母大寫。
