1 . Growing up, I was always totally in love with fashion. I’m the type of girl who follows Fashion Weck trends and spends much money on clothes. And while I have dreamed about building a career in fashion, I’m well aware that it’s not easy to make a name for yourself in the field. Despite this, I decided against studying medicine to follow my dream and went to West Virginia University for Fashion Design.
When I got a part-time job at Girl’s Lift last summer holiday. I was excited to be able to write articles for the website, sit in on editorial meetings and help pick the cover for the August/ September issue. But when GL editor-in-chief Karen asked if anyone wanted to help out in the fashion room for all the clothes, accessories, shoes and beauty products used for shoots(拍 摄). I jumped at the opportunity. After spending so much time with the clothes, I knew I just had to go on site for the shoot. My parents always told me to speak up when I want something, so I gathered up the courage to ask Karen if I could help out on the shoot. Not only did she say yes, but she told me that I could help out at another the following week.
The next day, when the photographer asked me to help him test the lightning for a few shoots, I was super excited. When one of the two models didn’t show up, I was asked to step in for her. Before I knew it, I was sitting in hair and makeup, being fitted for my clothes for the rest of my life. Never in a million years did I think I would be in a magazine. Let alone on four pages of a major fashion magazine. I am really grateful for this opportunity, but it would never have happened if I didn’t speak up and ask to be a part of it.
1. The writer’s dream is to ________.
| A．become a model for Fashion Week | B．take up a job in fashion |
| C．study in West Virginal University | D．be an expert on medicine |
2. The underlined word “issue” in paragraph two means________.
| A．problem | B．subject | C．magazine | D．newspaper |
3. We can infer from the passage that________encourage the writer a lot in her life.
| A．her parents | B．the models | C．the photographer | D．Karen |
4. What does the passage intend to tell us?
| A．It’s amazing to appear in a fashion magazine. |
| B．It’s not easy to become famous in one’s career. |
| C．Speak up for what you want and you will get it soon. |
| D．Stick to your dream and try everything you can for it. |
