2022-2023学年浙江省温州市瑞安市集云实验学校、瑞祥学校等五校联考九年级上学期期末英语试题.pdfVIP

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2022-2023学年浙江省温州市瑞安市集云实验学校、瑞祥学校等五校联考九年级上学期期末

英语试题

Theletterwasagreatdisappointmenttome.ItwasfromHolyCross,theonlyschoolIreallywanted

tostudyin.Ireadthe________,“...Wehadagreatapplicantpoolthisyear,...Wecan’toffer

spacestoeveryone...We’llplaceyouonourwaitinglist.”

RealizingIwasstandingthere________myfatheraskedwhatitsaidanxiously.ItoldhimthatI

didn’tgetin,________Iwasonthewaitinglist.

“Well,atleastyoustillhavea(n)________”Dadsaidbrightly.

However,ItoldhimIdidn’twanttobeonthewaitinglist.Iwantedtobeaccepted.________onthe

listwouldgetin.Itwasawayofsaying“Thanksfortrying”.

“Thenlet’sgoandtellthemso.”

“Thatsoundsimpossible,dad.”Isaidsadly.“________won’twork.”

Upsetandannoyed,Ileftmyselfinmyroom.However,my________advicekeptringinginmy

head.Wouldtheteachergivemeachancetoexpressmyself?WhatwouldhappenifItried?I

________itforafewdays,finallycomingtothedecisionthathewasright.SothenextdayIseated

myselfacrossfromMr.LuisSoto,myadmissionsofficer.

“________canIdoforyou,Mike?”heaskedpleasantly.

“Well,sir,IamheretotellyouthatIwouldloveachanceto________thisschool.Itismeaningful

forme—itismy________dreamschool—andthatIwillmakethebestofmytimehere.Iwantto

letyouknowthatyou________feelsorryaboutitifyougivemeachanceandreconsidermy

application.AlthoughI’mnotthebestnow.IwillmakeeveryefforttobecomeatopstudentandI

believeyou’llbeproudofme.”Thewordshadpouredout________Icouldstopthem.

Mr.Sotolookedatmeforamomentandsmiled.

“OK,thatisthekindofthingwelovetohear.Congratulati