一、根据首字母或汉语提示填空
1.He has made such great achievements. His parents are really p______ of him.
2.My teacher has a strong ______（影响）on me and I become more confident.
3.When we f______ the exam, encouraging words from our teachers and parents make us work harder at our lessons.
4.She is kind of shy, so she s______ speaks in front of many people.
5.Doctors at the medical center gave Casey some ______（检查）.

roud ; influence ; ail ; eldom ; examinations

二、完形填空
Mike was funny. He loved comedies best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.
Mike wanted to take part in the school talent show. He had never acted on stage before, and he was very ____1____. But some students laughed at him. "You are not funny at all. No one will like what you do!" his classmate Ken said to him. But he didn't care others' words and started to prepare for the show.
Mike did a great job at the talent show. Everyone loved his comedy act. His teachers and friends were ____2____ him. Even so, Ken told Mike that he would never succeed. Mike didn't understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had ____3____ to do with Ken. He confidently kept on his dreams.
As the years went on, Mike met more people like Ken. Luckily, most people ____4____ him and helped him to become even better. His fans thanked him ____5____ his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.
Now Mike is a comedy star! We can learn from Mike that as long as we stick with what we like, we will be successful. So just be yourself!
( )1.A.bored B.satisfied C.comfortable D.excited
( )2.A.angry with B.proud of C.kind to D.good with
( )3.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
( )4.A.encouraged B.hated C.punished D.saved
( )5.A.because B.but C.before D.until

D ; B ; B ; A ; A