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Exam time is the most stressful (最有压力的) period of the year. You've worked all the term on your classes and now it's the time to prove what you have learned. With so much at stake, it is easy to get stressed about your exams. However, with the right amount or hard work and focus you can pass your tests    1!

When I was in school, I used to get very stressed over my examinations. So did my friends. Some people stopped eating and others ate too much! Some     2 and others burned themselves out! The most important thing to remember when studying is not to panic! Take the middle path---stay calm, eat healthy food and get your rest. Stressing out and _3___yourself too hard is just as dangerous as not studying enough. A tired, overworked brain is just as useless as a stupid, empty one!

So, what do you do? Set aside a time each day for study and a time For __4 . You may have less time to relax than usual, but you still need to let your brain rest for a few moments. Get plenty of sleep. If you are_ 5  , information will not stick in your memory. Finally, eat healthy food that fuels your body and mind.

It does no good to look at your exams like the rest of your life   6  them. Instead, just view them as another obstacle (障碍物) you will overcome. You have overcome all kinds of obstacles in your life so far. With the right amount of work and focus, you will pass your examinations with flying colors! High school is right around the corner.

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　　The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of (一大堆) those troublesome things called “books”.

　　I was going to have my exam the next day.“When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I couldn't answer. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He didn't have to work so hard when he was a clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed(祈祷),“My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

(1)When the writer was going over his lessons, all the others were ________.

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(2)The word“wretched” means ________.

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(3)Going over his lessons didn't help him because ________.

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A．it was too late at night

B．he was very tired

C．his eyes were too heavy to open

D．he couldn't study hard before the exam

(4)What do you think happened to the writer? ________

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A．He was late for the exam.

B．He passed the exam luckily.

C．He failed in the exam.

D．He fell asleep in the exam.

(5)The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．The Night Before The Exam

B．Working Far Into Night

C．A Slow Student

D．Going Over Lessons

Dick was a college student．He was studying history．But at the end of the first school year he did not pass the exam．A month later he sat for the make-up exam，but he was down again．Dick was very afraid because he knew he might have to leave the college．

When Dick's father knew this，he went to see the professor（教授）．“Dick is a good boy，” said the father．“If you let him pass it this time，I'm sure he will study harder next year and pass all the exams with very good marks．”

“No，that's quite impossible，” answered the professor．“He almost knows nothing about history．Last month I asked him when Napoleon（拿破仑）died，and he said he didn't know．”

“Please，sir，give him another chance，” said the father．“Sometimes we were too busy to read the evening papers carefully，so we even don’t know Mr. Napoleon was ill．”

1．Dick had been in college for _________．

A．four years                                               B．about one year

C．more than three years                               D．more than two years

2．Napoleon was _________．

A．a famous professor                                  B．the name of a student

C．the name of a teacher                                 D．the name of a famous Frenchman

3．“Sat for the make-up exam” in the passage means “_________”．

A．参加补考            B．下决心                   C．期末考试            D．不及格

4．The father went to the college because _________．

A．he wanted to give the teacher some presents

B．he missed his son very much

C．the professor asked him to do so

D．he hoped the professor would let his son Pass the exam

5．From the passage，we get to know that _________．

A．the professor hated Dick very much

B．the father didn’t know Napoleon at all

C．Dick worked very hard in the college

D．the father often read the evening papers carefully