The clock struck(敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly at a huge pile（堆） of those trouble things
—books.
I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈禱）, “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 books, I fell asleep.
【小題1】The word “wretched” in Line 6 means _______.
A．very happyB．forgetfulC．unluckyD．hopeful
【小題2】What do you think happened to the writer?
A．He was late for the exam.B．He passed the exam luckily.
C．He failed in the exam.D．He fell asleep during the exam.
【小題3】The best title for the passage is _______.
A．The Night Before The ExamB．Working Far Into Night
C．A Slow StudentD．Going Over Lessons

【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】A解析:

【小題1】詞義理解題，根據(jù)上下文的語句推測可知。
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題，有文中語句“I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I”可知。
【小題3】標題歸納題，縱觀全文可知，主題意思就是作者在考試前的晚上所做的事情。
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