(　　　)1. Keep working hard, and you will find lots of ________ abilities in yourself.
A. broken B. hidden C. dangerous D. smooth

B 【点拨】句意：继续努力，你会发现自己有很多隐藏的能力。broken 损坏的；hidden 隐藏的；dangerous 危险的；smooth 光滑的。故选 B。

(　　　)2. (2024·江苏徐州新沂一模)Millie's performance at the art festival was a ________ and was loved by her teachers and classmates.
A. sense B. success C. surface D. spirit

B 【点拨】sense 感觉；success 成功；surface 表面；spirit 精神。根据语境可知，表演深受老师和同学们的喜爱，所以非常成功。故选 B。

(　　　)3. —You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don't.
—I couldn't agree more. ________ is really important.
A. Environment B. Confidence C. Energy D. Personality

B 【点拨】句意：——你必须要相信自己。如果你不相信你自己，就没有人相信你。——我非常赞同。信心真的很重要。environment 环境；confidence 信心；energy 精力；personality 性格。故选 B。

(　　　)4. —________ wonderful experience it was to take part in the recording of Call Me By Fire!
—Yes. Though some of them are not young any more, they work hard in their own field.
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a

C 【点拨】句中的 experience 意为“经历”，是可数名词，因此用 what a 引导感叹句。故选 C。

二、阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
The Cinderella story is a famous one. Cinderella was living happily with her family before her mother 1 (die). Her father remarried. Cinderella's stepmother and two stepsisters treated her 2 (bad). She had to wear old clothes and work hard while her stepsisters wore beautiful clothes and had fun.
You know the rest 3 the story. A good fairy 4 (turn) Cinderella's old clothes into a beautiful dress. Cinderella went to a party and a prince fell in love with her. Cinderella left the party in such a hurry that she left a glass shoe 5 the prince used the shoe to find her. Finally, Cinderella and the prince married and lived 6 (happy) ever after.
That's one telling of the story. The Cinderella fairy tale is found in many different 7 (country). And Cinderella is not always a young lady. In an Irish story, a young gentleman, Becan, 8 (marry) a princess and lived happily ever after.
Why is the Cinderella story so popular and found in 9 many cultures? There are several reasons. First of all, it's a romantic story. Also, Cinderella is a kind girl with a hard life. And maybe the most important is that in the Cinderella story, a person faces many 10 (difficulty) but overcomes them in the end.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________

1. died 2. badly 3. of 4. turned 5. and 6. happily 7. countries 8. married 9. so 10. difficulties