答案自己找，以下是翻译和解析。Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Gaudi, told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck—a game show which my best friend Carla and I both love. 几周以前，我们的校长高迪先生告诉我们，我们学校将有一个自愿参加游戏秀【SmartAleck意为“游戏秀”】的比赛节目，这个节目我和我最好的朋友都很喜欢。Carla has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history, so we thought we’d be good __1__ for the team.凯拉有丰富的想象力，而我知道很多历史知识，所以我们认为我们都是这个队优秀的入选者。【解析】1.A.意为“入选者” B.成双成对（多指一对男女） C.意为“领袖” D.意为“粉丝”“狂热爱好者” A few days later, Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the__2__ . 几天以后，高迪先生召集每个对这个节目感兴趣的人，举行了一场会议。He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup. 他告诉我们，游戏秀常常需要一个五个人小组。他还说，还需要三个人【“there more people”多数时意为“更多的人”，非直译，在本文中，为了使上下文一致故直译】作为替补。Unluckily four times that many students were at the meeting.不幸的是，前来开会的学生有四倍多。 So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a __3__ and the top eight scorers would become the team and the backup. 所以，高迪先生说，我们之间要有一场竞赛，进球而得分的前八名队员将成为正式队员和替补队员。Everybody agreed that this was a __4__ way to decide. 每个人都认为这个决定方法很公平。Yesterday, all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up（阵容）.Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. 昨天，所有的有成功希望的人在放学后来到大礼堂。我们将不得不决定开始比赛的阵容。高迪先生是主持人。After a couple of hours, all the __5__ on the team were set except one. Carla and I __6__ for that last position. We had to hold a one-on-one competition between the two of us. 两三个小时过后，在这个队的所有的位置都已经确定——除了一个，凯拉和我为这个位置而拍手（因为还有一个空位置而高兴，而不是因为他们俩要互相掐架而高兴），我必须进行在我们俩个之间一对一的决赛了。The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.胜利者将要进入这个队而失败者将要成为替补队员。 Midway through our two-person competition, I was starting to pull ahead.在我们两人的竞赛中途，我开始领先。__7__ I saw the look on Carla's face. I waited for a second and knew what I had to do. 然后我看到了凯拉的脸。As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Carla wanted __8_ even more. 我等了一秒钟，我知道我必须这样做。我尽可能地要加入游戏秀的团队，但凯拉更想（加入游戏秀的团队）。So, starting with my next question, I held back and let Carla __9_,just by a little bit. 所以，从我的下一个问题着手，我犹豫不决，然后让凯拉获胜——仅仅有一点。Her expression as she __10__ she would be on the show made up for my not being on the team. 她的表现使她参加这个比赛会弥补我不在这个队伍的损失。And since I will go as backup, I'll still have the fun of seeing the show up close. 从我将成为替补，我将仍有很大的兴趣来看这个节目一直到结束。Was I __11__ by not trying as hard as I could? I don't think so. 我是在作弊么？因为我没有尽我所能地去努力。我认为不。No one noticed, and Carla and I didn't __12__ it. 没人注意，包括凯拉和我也没有预先的计划。It won't hurt the team because Carla will be a very good competitor on the real show. 我没有对球队产生不良影响，因为凯拉将在真正的游戏秀中成为一名优秀的竞赛者。I think that making my best friend happy was the right thing to do. 我认为这使我最好的朋友变得开心就是最正确的做法。
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