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济南一中2023级10月份阶段性学情检测英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，

你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Howdoesthewomanfeel?A.Surprised.B.Relieved

.C.Regretful.2.Whichlanguagedoesthewomanlearnonline?A.Spanish.B.French.C.Japanese.3.Whenisthewomanle

avingfortheairport?A.Ataround11:00.B.Ataround9:00.C.Ataround8:30.4.Wherewillthewomanmostprobablygo?A.Toabaker’shouse.B.Toab

ank.C.Toasupermarket.5.Whatisbroken?A.Thetelephone.B.Thefaxmachines.C.Theair-conditioner.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对

话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C二个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatisthemandoing?A.Changingtickets.B.Buyingtickets.C.Bookingtickets.7.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetic

kets?A.$25.B.$35.C.$50.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhatdoesLisalikeatthesummercamp?A.Water-skiing.B.Horse-riding.C.Fishing.9.WhatdoesJudythi

nkofrockclimbingnow?A.It’sdangerous.B.It’sexciting.C.It’stiring.10.Whostaysinthecampallthetime?A.Robert.B.Judy

.C.Jake.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandMary?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.12.HowdoesRya

nusuallygotothekindergarten?A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.13.InwhichaspectdidRyangetafirst?A.Learningthealphabet.B.Tyingtheshoes.C.Tellingt

ime.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WhatdidCharlesthinkofspacetravelasaboy?A.Impossible.B.Attractive.C.Uninteresting.

15.WhatdidCharlesconsidertobethehardestpartofthetraining?A.Practicinglandingandtakingoff.B.Wearingaspacesuiteighthoursa

day.C.Movinghisarmsandfingers.16.Whatwillthemantalkaboutnext?A.Hisfutureplan.B.Hisexperienceonthemoon.C.Hisfeelingofbeingchosento

gotothemoon.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Theimportanceofagoodmemoryinone’slife.B.Thewaysofimprov

ingmemory.C.Theimportanceoffood.18.Whatproblemcanlackofwatercause?A.Peoplewillhavedifficultyinthinking.B.Peoplewillfeelmoretired

.C.Peoplewillhavedifficultyinconcentrating.19.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?A.Itcancontrolthesenses.B.Itcanmakepeoplethinkalot.C.Ithelpsthebrainrevi

ewandstoreinformation.20.Howmanyfactorsarementionedindevelopingmemory?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.第二部分阅读（共两节,满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题

2.5分,满分37.5分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThebooksthatareincludedinthislistcanmeetyourreadingneedsatanytimeofyear.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeBe

ssKalbInthisbook,theauthorsharestheadviceherbelovedgrandmotherBobbylefther.Bobbywasapowerfulwomanwhoshouldneverbeu

nderestimated,andshewasveryknowledgeableaboutthefamily’straditionsandsecrets.Thebookprovesthatfamilybondscanenduret

hroughgenerationsandbeyonddeath.WeCameHeretoShineSusieOrmanSchnallWeCameHeretoShinefocusesonthestrongfemalefriendshipbetwe

enanaspiringjournalistandanunluckyactressatthe1939NewYorkWorld’sFair.Leaningoneachother,thesetwoambitiouswomenstruggl

edagainstadversity(困境)atatimewhenwomenhadlittlesay.AStarIsBoredByronLaneFavoredbytelevisionstarJonathanVanNess,thisnovelispar

tlybasedontheauthor’sexperiencesastheformerpersonalassistanttoCarrieFisher,alegendaryAmericanactress.ThebookfollowsCharlieBe

sson,thenewassistanttotheHollywoodicon,KathiKannon.Theirthree-yearjourneytogetherisanunforgettableadventurethatisfunny

,heartbreaking,andhopeful.FastGirlsEliseHooperThestoryinFastGirlstookplaceduringthe1936BerlinOlympics,whereBettyRobinson,LouiseStokes,and

HelenStephensovercamedifficultpaststoattainOlympicgloryastheworld’sfastestfemaleathletes.Beyondtheathle

ticjourney,theyalsoaimedtochallengethesocialstandardsofwhatfemalescanachieve.21.WhoisthecharacterinBessKalb’sbook?A.Bobby.B.SusieOrmanSch

nall.C.CarrieFisher.D.BettyRobinson.22.WhatkindofbookisAStarIsBored?A.Anauto-biography.B.Anindustryrepor

t.C.Areal-lifebasednovel.D.Afictionaladventurestory.23.Whichofthefollowingbookswillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinsports?A.FastGirlsB.WeCameHer

etoShineC.AStarIsBoredD.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeBAronRalstonwasaprettynormalguy,buthealwayshadanextremelyadventurousdesiretot

ravelandseetheworld.Duringhischildhood,hisfamilymovedtoDenver,Colorado,aplaceofferingmanyopportunitie

stoclimbmountains,explore,andeventuallybecometheadventurerhe’dalwayswantedtobe.Backin2003,Ralstonwasclimbingintheremote,mountainousareao

fSouthwesternUtah,whentheunthinkablehappened:Arongotstuckinacrackintherocksandpinned(压住)byabigstonethatweighedover36

0kilograms.Theweightoftherockcrushedhisarm,andhewaspinnedbyit.Arontookphotosofhisbadsituation,whichwasgoingtogetalotworse,hopingresc

ueteamswouldknowwherehewasandcametoremovetherocksothathecouldgetoutandgohomesafely.Butrescuersnevercame.Aronwaited

forthemfordaystillhelosthishope.Heknewhehadtodosomething.Hewas18metersabovethefloorofthevalleywherehewaspinnedin,andheha

dapocketknife.Hemadewhatmusthavebeenoneofthemostdifficultdecisionsofhislife:tocuthisownarminordertosurvive.Aroncutthelowerpartofhisarm

off,havingtowrench(扭动)hisforearmagainstthebigstonetobreakthebones,andthengothimselfdowntothebottomofthevalley,wh

erehewouldbegintowalkandsearchforhelp.Luckily,helparrivedintheformofahelicopter(直升机)thatspottedhim,coveredinblood.Aronhadtiedoffthewoundtokeephims

elffrombleedingtodeathprettysuccessfullyandwouldeventuallymakeitoutalive.Aronwentontobecomeaninspiringspeakerandcontinuedtotravelandclimbmountains—h

edidn’tletanincidentthatforcedhimtocuthisownarmoffstophimfromdoingwhathereallyloved.24.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAron’sg

ettingstuck?A.Itwasunavoidable.B.Itresultedfromhisbeinglost.C.Itwasunexpected.D.Itwascausedbyamovingstone.25.WhydidAronta

kephotosofhisbadsituation?A.Tokeeparecordofhisadventure.B.Tosendthemtorescuersforhelp.C.Toremindhisfriendsofthedanger.D.Totellthedoc

torsabouthiswound.26.WhatdidArondotosurvivewhennorescuewasexpectedtocome?A.Hewaitedfortherescuetocome.B.Hecutthe

stoneusinghispocketknife.C.Hemovedoffthestoneusingallhismight.D.Hecuthispartofhisarmandbrokethebones.27.WhathelpedAronsurvive?A.Hispatienc

eandanger.B.Hiscalmnessanddetermination.C.Histalentandcreativity.D.Hiscuriosityandbravery.CHaveyoueverseenyourc

atordogeatinggrass?Theydosobecauseitcanhelptheirdigestion,andmanywildspeciesusenaturalsubstancestopreventandcontroldiseases.T

hisiscalled“zoopharmacognosy”or,morecommonly,animalself-medication.Scientistshavediscoveredthattamarinmonkeysuseaspecifict

reeresin(树脂)asmedicine.IntheBrazilianAtlanticForest,scientistsfollowedseveralgroupsofthemtocollectdata.Duringoneofthesedailyst

udies,tamarinmonkeyswereobservedrubbingtheirbodiesonthetrunkofatree.Atfirst,researchersthoughtthattheyweremarkingtheirterritory,acommonbehaviou

rinthisspecies.Botanicalexpertslaterconfirmedthatthetreewasaspeciesofcabreuva,whichiswellknownforitsme

dicalproperties.Researchersdecidedtoplacecamera-trapsindifferentsitesatthefootofthetreetorecordfuturevisi

tsbytamarinmonkeys.Therecordssurprisinglyshowedthatmanyanimalslivingintheforestvisitedit.Totally,tenspecieswereobserved.Formany

ofthem,itwasthefirsttimethatbehaviorssimilartoself-medicationhadbeenobserved.Moresurprisingly,onespeciesspreadresinoneachot

her’sfurinpairs.Ingeneral,thespeciesseemedtospecificallyvisitthetreetoacquiretheresinandseeminglyben

efitfromit,eitherhealingtheirwoundsorfightingbackparasites(寄生虫).Whilefurtherstudiesareneededtoidentifythepropertiesof

theresinandthusconfirmthatthisisindeedself-medication,theuseofitsuggeststhatcabreuvarepresentsacommonandun

iversaldrugstorefortheresidentsoftheBrazilianAtlanticForest.Itislikelytobeavaluableresourcehelpingthespeciesmaintaintheirmagnitudeby

improvingtheirhealth.Thisdiscoverycouldhaveanimportantprotectioninfluence,asthedisappearanceofsometreescouldpotentiallyaffectthesurvivalofsomea

nimals.28.Whydotamarinmonkeysrubthemselvesagainstthetree?A.Theyaretryingtocurediseases.B.Theywouldliketodigestwhattheyeat

.C.Theyfeellikeoccupyingtheland.D.Theyareattractingcompanions’attention.29.Whatdoresearchersfindthroughcamera-traps?A.Manyanimalscopymonkey

s’behaviors.B.Animalscanhelpeachothercleanthefur.C.Thecabreduvaisthehabitatoftamarinmonkeys.D.Resincanbeusedasmedicineforsomeani

mals.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“magnitude”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Characteristics.B.Populations.C.Similarities.D.Flexib

ilities.31.Whatisthepossiblesignificanceofthediscovery?A.Promotingevolutionofcreatures.B.Increasingthepr

oductionofresin.C.Contributingtoforestconservation.D.Motivatingthestudyofmonkeys’diet.DInrecentyears,advance

mentsinartificialintelligence(AI)havebroughtbothexcitementandconcernstovariousfields.OneareawhereAIismakingasignificantimpactist

hemedicalfield,particularlyindiagnostics(诊断学).AI-powereddiagnosticsystemsemploydeeplearningalgorithm

s(算法)toanalyzemedicalimages,suchasX-rays,MRIs,andCTscans.Thesealgorithmscandetectsubtlepatternsthatmightbemissedbyhumandoctors,potentiallyleadingt

oearlierandmoreaccuratediagnoses.However,theintegrationofAIinmedicaldiagnosticsraisescomplexethical(伦理的)questions.Forinstance

,whoshouldberesponsibleifanAIsystemmisdiagnosesapatient’scondition?ShouldAIalgorithmsbetreatedasmedicalprofessionals,bearingtheconsequenc

esoflegalresponsibility?ThesequestionsbecomeevenmorecomplexwhenconsideringthatAIsystemslearnfromvastdatasetsofmedicalinformatio

n,whichmightcontainbiasesorinaccuracies.Furthermore,theadoptionofAIdiagnosticscouldimpacttheroleofhealthcareprofessionals.SomearguethatAIcouldimprove

theaccuracyofdoctors’diagnosesbyprovidingthemwithadditionalinsights,whileothersfearthatitmightleadtojoblossesandapotentialdecreaseinthequalit

yofpatientcare.Despitethesechallenges,supportersofAIdiagnosticsemphasizeitspotentialtoimprovehealthcareaccessibility,especiallyinruralregionswh

erethereisashortageofskilledmedicalprofessionals.AI-powereddiagnosticscouldprovideinitialassessmentsandrecommendati

ons,helpingtobridgethegapbetweenpatientsandhealthcareproviders.32.WhatisanadvantageofAI-powereddiagnosticsystemsinthemedicalfield?A.Theyprovidemedic

alimagesfordoctors.B.Theyreplacetheneedforhumanradiologists.C.Theyfocusondetectingvisiblepatternsinmedicalimages.D.Theyanalyze

medicalimagesusingdeeplearningalgorithms.33.WhatisapotentialethicalconcernregardingAIinmedicaldiagnostics?A.Thebiase

ddatausedfortrainingAIalgorithms.B.ThepotentialforAIalgorithmstoreplacehumandoctors.C.ThereliabilityofAIalgorithmsinanalyzingme

dicalimages.D.ThelegalresponsibilityformisdiagnosesmadebyAIsystems.34.HowmighttheintegrationofAIdiagnosticsimpacthealthcareprofes

sionals?A.Itcouldreplacehumandoctorscompletely.B.Itwillenhancedoctors’senseofachievement.C.Itmightleadtojoblossesinthemedicalfield.D.Itwilld

ecreasethequalityofdoctors’performance.35.WhatpotentialbenefitofAIdiagnosticsishighlightedinthetext?A.Itcouldre

placetheneedforskilleddoctor.B.Itcoulddecreasetherateofunemployment.C.Itcouldreducetheneedformedicalequipment.D.Itcouldbridgethegapinhealt

hcareaccessibility.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分；满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Mostsmartphonesallow

youtorunlocation-sharingsoftwarethatusesthephone’sGPScapabilitytoletfriendsandfamilyknowyourexactlocation.Therearelotsofgreatu

sesforthistechnology.36Somakesureyou’repermittedtouseanapporserviceandpayattentiontohowyouareusingit.Herearesomeimportantpointsyoumayfindhelpful.

Choosewhat’sbestforyou.Somelocation-sharingservicesaregamesthatletyougiveashout-outwhenyou’veturnedupataparticularspot.37Stillo

therscontinuetoshareyourlocationuntilyouchangethesetting.Besureyouknowexactlyhowyourservicesharesyourlocation.Knowwh

oyourfriendsare.38Thismeanspeoplecansearchtoseeifyou’reonlineandaddyouasafriend.It’simportanttorememberthatsharingyour

locationwithpeopleyou’venevermetinreallifeisrisky,soyoushouldcarefullymanagefriendrequestsandshareyourlocationonlywithpeopleyouknowandtrust.39So

meservicesautomaticallystopsendingyourlocationafteraperiodoftime,butotherswillsenditforever—untilyoustopit.Reviewy

ourcontactlistfrequentlyanddelete(删除)anyonetowhomyounolongerfeelcomfortablerevealingyourlocation.Updateparents.Location-ba

sedservicesareagreatwayforteenstoletparentsknowwheretheyarewithouthavingtocallortext.40Ifyou’reheadinghomelateatnig

ht,youcanalsouseaservicelikeGlympsetoshareyourlocationasyoudrive,sothey’llknowifyouhavecartroubleorgetstuckintraffic.A.Checkbackoften.B

.Keepsendingyourlocation.C.However,theseservicesarenotforallchildren.D.Withitshelp,youcaneasilyshareyou

rlocationwiththem.E.Check-inseaseworriessotheydon’thavetofollowyoureverymove.F.Othersshowwhereyouareallthetimeorforaperiodoftimeyous

et.G.SomelocationservicesoperatelikeFacebook,whereyouinviteandacceptfriends.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读

下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AsIwaitedformyuniversitylecturetostart,Ifeltataponmyshoulder.Lookingup,Ifoundayo

ungwomansmilingatme,41anotebook.Iknewimmediatelywhoshewas.Theweekbeforewehad42emails,andI’dtoldherIwouldbesittinginthefrontofthe43.Ialwayssatatthe

frontandthereasonwasthatI’mdeafandneededtolipreadthe44.“I’mRosie,”theyoungwomansaid.ShewasthefirstpersonI’devermetwhowasmy45and

worehearingaids.Atmyschool,Iwastheonlypersonwhoworehearingaids.SoIwas46andfascinatedtoseeRosiewearingthem.Shetiedherhairback,anddidn’ttryto47

themlikeIdid.Afterthelecture,RosieandIcarriedontalking.Shealwaysrememberedtolookatmewhenwetalked.Ididn’th

avetoworrythatshe’d48away,andI’dmissajokeorremark.Therewasanunderstandingbetweenusaboutmakingcommunicationclearand49.I’dgrownupthinkingthatd

eafnesswassomekindof50,butherewasRosie,whowasclever,wise,fulloffunanddeaf.Whatwasthebigdeal?Ifeltlikeaw

indowhadopenedonmyownexperienceasadeafperson.Partlyitwasthejoyofbeingabletotalk51.Wediscussednoisysocialevents,org

roupconversations.The52thatIwasn’ttheonlydeafstudentattheuniversitymadetheexperiencefeellesslonely.Wecontinuedtosharenotesonbeingdeaf.Learningto

advocateformyselfasadeafpersonintheworldwas53.ButRosiewasintelligent,andshewasafirmadvocate.Sheheldupa54tomyownexperience,butalsos

etanexampleforme,offeringdifferent55.OurfriendshiphasbecomeanessentialpartofwhoIamaswell.41.A.throwingB.rejectingC.flowingD.holding42.

A.exchangedB.receivedC.sentD.communicated43.A.institutionB.classroomC.corridorD.cottage44.A.lecturerB.constructorC.composerD.advisor

45.A.stageB.positionC.ageD.class46.A.hopelessB.powerlessC.embarrassedD.surprised47.A.occupyB.hideC.ab

sorbD.encounter48.A.putB.giveC.glanceD.take49.A.visibleB.gentleC.skin-deepD.life-long50.A.routineB.disability

C.modeD.warning51.A.openlyB.originallyC.completelyD.gradually52.A.propertyB.theoryC.knowledgeD.commitment53.A.deter

minedB.constantC.availableD.tough54.A.furnitureB.mirrorC.warningD.patent55.A.solutionB.consequenceC.viewD.passion第二节（共10小题；每小题

1.5分,满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。ATuYouyou,acommitted,andpatient56(science),wasborninNingboand57(graduate)fromPekingUniversityMedical

Schoolin1955.In1967,theChinesegovernmentformedateamwiththeobjectiveof58(discover)anewtreatmentformalaria,andTuYouyouwasamongthefir

stresearchers59(choose).Despitemanydifficulties,Tunever60(give)upuntiltheymadeit.This61(succeed)provesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine

.BInthefuture,yoursmarthomewilllearnyourdailyroutineand62(prefer),soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Forexample,allcontrolswillr

espond63voicecommands,soyoujustsay64youwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.65,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostne

whomesbegintouseit.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词的正确形式。66.Thegirlusedtobeshy,butis(逐渐地)gettingactive

ingroupwork.67.Thankstoyourconstantencouragement,Ihavebeenmakingr_________progressinmystudies.68.Wehavebeenawareofthe(

潜在的)problemsandhavetakenstepstopreventthem.69.Ifyouinferfromfacts,youcanonlydrawone(结论).70.Thereisanew_________(装置)forcarsthatwarnsdriversoftra

fficjamsahead.71.Iifromhisattitudethathedidn’tlikeher.72.WesucceededinpMr.Litogiveupsmoking.73.Thenewtestshouldenabledoctorsto（查明）thedis

easeearly.74.Doingexerciseispartofmydailyr.75.Itisimportanttomakefoodandwateratothesurvivors.第二节（满分25分）阅读下

面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ThereIwasstuckAGAIN.Thiswasthesamefeelingthatoverwhelmedmeeveryyear.Butthisyearitwasdifferent,b

ecauseifIfailedthisexamIwouldnotgraduate.Isatthere,panic-stricken,unabletomove.Pressurecrushedinonme.WhatifIcouldnotgotohighschool?WouldD

adandMumkickmeoutoftheirhouse?Itooktwodeepbreathsandlookedup.Icouldseetheteacherpacingupanddown.Theclassroomwasdeads

ilentexceptfortheclock.TickTock.TickTock.Icheckedtheclockforthethirdtime.Tenminutesleft!Iclenched(握紧)andunclenchedmyfis

tinanattempttocalmmyself.“Think!”Itoldmyself,“Youcoulddothis”.Myhandcouldn’thelptrembling.ThenIscribbled(胡

乱写下)thefirstfewwordsthathitme,“Itisn’tmyfault...”Istaredblanklyatthosewords.Atthecornerofmyeye,Icouldseemyteacherwalki

ngtowardsme.Shewascheckingonourprogress!Fearbuiltupwithinme.Then,Iglancedatthefourwordsagain.Withoutanyw

arning,myhandmovedtowrite.Haironmyarmsstoodastheteacherleanedinandstartedtoreadmywork.Ipeeredovertoseemyteacher’sexpre

ssion,prayingthatmyworkhadnotbroughtindisappointment.Tomyastonishment,shedisplayedaclearsatisfaction!Thatwasgood,wasn’t

it?Ihurriedlylookeddownatmyessay.Iskimmeditthrough.Ifeltproud.Now,there’ssomethingIwasstillworriedabout.Icheckedtheclock.Twominutesleft!Iwasst

illwriting!Ibitmylip,tookadeepbreath,andconcentratedonwriting.Iheardtheteacherleave.“There’soneminuteleft.Pleasech

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_______________________________________济南一中2023级10月份阶段性学情检测英语参考答案第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5BACAC6-10BCACB11-15BABCA16-20CBACB第二部分：阅读（

每小题2.5分，满分50分）21-23ACA24-27CBDB28-31ADBC32-35DDCD36-40CFGAE第三部分：语言运用第一节（每小题1分，满分15分）41-45DABAC46-50DBCAB51-55ACDBC第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.scientist57

.graduated58.discovering59.chosen60.gave61.success62.preference63.to64.what65.However/Nevertheless第四部分：写作第一节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）66.gr

adually67.remarkable68.potential69.conclusion70.device71.inferred72.persuading73.detect74.routine75.available第二节（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:“Oneminu

teleft?”Ishouted.Everybodylookedatmeinconfusion.Ilookeddown,feelingashamed.ButIhadtofinishthepaper.Iforcedmyselftoconcentrate

andscribblewhateverthatpoppeduponmymind.“Time’sup!Putdownyourpensandhandinyourtestpapertomeinthefront.”theteacherannounced.If

inished!Iputdownmypen,breathingasighofrelief,andthenIstoodupandlimpedtowardstheteachertohanditin—mylegsfeltlikenoodles,tha

nkstotheextremetension.Aweeklater,theteacherhandedthepapersbacktous.Ifoldedmypaperandheldittightlyinmyhands,shilly-shal

lyingaboutwhethertochecktheresultornot.FinallyIdecidedtofacemyfatebravelyandunfoldedit.Itwasan“A”!Icouldnotbelievemyeyes.Itwasthefirsttimeinmylif

ethatIhadgotan“A”.Iturnedtolookatmyteacher.Oureyesmet.Shenoddedandgavemeabigsmile!Atthatpoint,Imadeafirmresolution:I’dbemorehard-w

orkingandmoreconfident,sothatIwouldn’tbestuckandpaniclikethisagaininhighschool.