Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t , they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a pill. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and gages. she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write . She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
1.A. teachers B. students C. classmates D. schools
2.A. prepare B. miss C. join D. pass
3.A. succeeded B. failed C. ended D. called
4.A. but B. so C. and D. because
5.A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. pleased
6.A. early B. late C. heavily D. eagerly
7.A. insisted B. hoped C. ordered D. wished
8.A. sleeping B. resting C. exciting D. breathing
9.A. him B. her C. them D. herself
10.A. hand B. eye C. mind D. body
11.A. her sister B. her parents C. the lessons D. the medicine
12.A. result B. marks C. desk D. paper
13.A. The teacher B. The students C. No one D. Everyone
14.A. If B. Though C. So D. How
15.A. with B. about C. on D. to
16.A. watch B. textbook C. sister D. subject
17.A. gave up B. put off C. look around D. think over
18.A. examining B. leaving C. copying D. crying
19.A. raised B. woke C. stood D. cheered
20.A. nice B. wonderful C. terrible D. special
Henry broke the window. I’ll ask him why __________ .
A. did he do that B. he did that
C. had he done that D. he had done that
I think it is necessary for my 19-year-old son to have his own mobile phone, for I sometimes want to make sure if he _____ home for dinner.
A. come B. comes C. has come D. will come
Will you please keep ________, Tom? Your father is sleeping in the room.
A. calm B. silent C. quiet D. still
Five passengers were _____ in the traffic accident and they have all been taken to the nearest hospital.
A. injured B. damaged C. destroyed D. ruined
—What do you think of my article, professor?
—The former part is well written but _____ is just so so.
A. the later B. the last part C. latest D. the latter