Question

A “clean slate” in English means having new start. It means we can forget the past and begin again. The beginning of the second term gives us a chance to have a clean slate. Some of us may have failed a subject in the first term. We may have spent Spring Festival feeling sad and (1) about the second term. But my advice is to forget about the past and think about the future. Many people have had trouble in school. Many people have failed exams. Chris, a second-year high school student remembers that clearly. In her first term she failed math. She says, “At first, I was very sad but then I studied hard and got good marks.” Penny, a high school teacher, also remembers failing math in middle school. But she improved by doing more exercises, and by asking her teacher and her classmates for (2) . After studying hard, she says, “I got almost full marks in the college entrance exams.”

Failing an exam isn’t the end of the world, we all fail sometimes. Whatever we face, it is important that we make an effort to do our best. Failing a test does not mean that we can’t go to university. It does not mean that we are stupid. It just means that we have to work harder and that we should ask for extra help from our teacher and our friends.

The first term is over, it’s history. Today，we have a clean slate，so be happy, be positive and be successful.

1.在空白处（1）和（2）处各填入一适当的词(每空一词)

（1）___________ (2) ___________

2.从短文中找出恰当的单词或短语补全句子。（不超过两个词）

(A) If you listen to some light music, your ___________ will be soon over.

(B) I can’t hear you __________, please make yourself heard!

3.请把上文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

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4.In the writer’s opinion, what are you supposed to do when you fail exams in the first term?

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5.What does “failing an exam” mean according to the passage?

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Answer 1