—_______! But I have to join in another one that day. Thank you all the same.

A.With pleasureB.What a pityC.My pleasureD.Go ahead

A.as better asB.as good asC.as well asD.so well as

Spend moment thinking about a test you have to take. Do you have any of these feelings? If so, that might mean you're having some trouble dealing with the stress of the test.

Now that we know what stress feels like, let's talk about where test stress comes from. Here are a few of the biggest causes of test stress:

●Pressure from yourself. It's important to do your best and study hard, but if you feel like you just can't stop pushing yourself to prepare or you won't be happy with anything but a high grade, that pressure can't be hard to deal with.

●Pressure from parents and teachers. Most parents want to see great report cards, and they can start pushing when test time comes around. For teachers, many schools want to show high test grades from their students. So they have high expectations for the teachers, then the teachers have expectations for the students!

●Competition with friends. You love your best friends but she's always asking you how you did in the test you both just took. This is normal, but can add to some of the pressure you're already feeling.

●Past experience. If you had a bad time with a test in the past, or if you've done poorly in one or more tests, you could feel anxious (焦慮的) about the next one.

●Negative (消極的) thinking. If you think you're going to fail, or you keep beating yourself up with thoughts like "I'm not smart enough" or "I never do well", this can add a lot of stress.

【1】What's the main idea of the first paragraph?

A.Tests may cause the changes of feelings for most of us.

B.How we find someone who has never been troubled by tests.

C.Some people will have some trouble in dealing with the stress of tests.

D.Talk about the cause of test stress.

【2】What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A.Pressure from OneselfB.Pressure from Parents and Teachers

C.Where Test Stress Comes fromD.Negative Thinking

【3】The direct reason why you feel anxious about the next test is that ________.

A.you are always expecting to take the first place in taking tests

B.you didn't do well in the past one or more tests

C.you are always too lazy

D.you are not sure of your study ability and skills

【4】Which one of the following is most probably to be talked about next?

A.How to deal with the stress of tests.B.How to prevent pressure from parents.

C.How to compete with friends properly.D.How to think actively.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn't last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (殺蟲(chóng)劑) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were destroying the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

【1】From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers ________.

A.worked very hard for centuriesB.dreamed of having a better life

C.were poor but pleasedD.lived a different life from their ancestors

【2】Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A.The frogs were easy money.B.They needed money to buy medicine.

C.They wanted to please the visitors.D.The frogs made too much noise.

【3】What might be the cause of the children's sickness?

A.The crops didn't do well.B.There were too many insects.

C.The visitors brought in diseases.D.The pesticides were overused.

【4】What can we infer from the last sentence of the passage?

A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B.Health is more important than money.

C.The balance between man and nature is important.

D.Good old days will never be forgotten.

His mother ______ the change on it that evening. She asked the boy if he broke the vase. Being afraid of punishment, he said a wild ______ jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shelf. His mother was quite clear that he was lying, ______ all the windows were closed by her each day. However, his mother just kept ______ and said it was her carelessness not to have the window closed.

Before going to bed, the boy's mother asked him to go to the study. He felt he couldn't avoid the punishment. As soon as he entered the study ______, she took chocolate box out of the drawer and gave one piece to him. "Jim, this chocolate is a reward for you, because you ______ a cat with your imagination." Then, she put another chocolate in his hand. "This chocolate is a prize for your ability to ______ the vase. After that, his mother took the third chocolate, "The last chocolate stands for my ______ to you. I shouldn't have put a vase in a place where it could so ______ fall down, I wish you hadn't been ______, my sweetheart."

The following days were the same as before. The only ______ was that Jim never told a lie since then. Because once he meant to lie, the three chocolate would remind him to be ______. Sometimes, no punishment itself is a kind of punishment.

【1】A.spiritsB.motherC.basketballD.pet

【2】A.knockedB.takenC.kickedD.cut

【3】A.downB.backC.awayD.up

【4】A.forgotB.searchedC.acceptedD.noticed

【5】A.mouseB.catC.birdD.duck

【6】A.thoughB.unlessC.untilD.for

【7】A.shockedB.calmC.angryD.excited

【8】A.in personB.for funC.with peaceD.in fear

【9】A.createdB.caughtC.drewD.chose

【10】A.repairB.repeatC.divideD.discover

【11】A.helloB.goodbyeC.yesD.sorry

【12】A.easilyB.completelyC.exactlyD.quickly

【13】A.movedB.hurtC.beatenD.broken

【14】A.changeB.powerC.reportD.hope

【15】A.carefulB.hopefulC.honestD.patient

— ________ She might change her mind.

A.Forget it.B.All right.C.Whatever you say.D.You never know.

— Well. I'm thinking about the working hours.

A.offerB.will offerC.will be offeredD.are offered

A.changesB.will changeC.has changedD.is changing

The Internet is making me weak. A study found that you’ve been relying more on the Internet. That means I’m going to forget more over time. Scientists have been worried that our ability to think is being lost.

In general, I’m about ten percent larger in men than women. It doesn’t make men smarter. It just lets me control their different bodies. Actually, it’s more common for women to get angry, but men can’t focus on a thing well. They usually have language difficulties.

Your mobile phone scares me. A new study showed that more than one hour of mobile phone use can get me in trouble. Mobile phone radiation(輻射) might cause me to be in a worse situation.

Some parts of me never sleep. It’s important for you to get a good night’s sleep. Sleep helps to improve memories. In fact, when you are asleep, some parts of me are still working hard on my duty. Besides, laughter is really the best medicine for me. So remember to laugh more for my better situation.

【1】What’s the result of depending too much on the Internet?

A.It will make people remember things for a long time.

B.It helps people to remember things more easily.

C.It may influence one’s way of thinking.

D.It may make us have the ability to learn.

【2】Why can’t I keep all the information?

A.Because there is too much information.

B.Because information travels too fast.

C.Because I can hardly work.

D.Because I am lazy.

【3】What can you do to make “me” work better?

A.Get a shorter sleep every night.

B.Blame “me” for not being fast enough.

C.Use “me” more instead of the Internet.

D.Use a mobile phone for one hour each day.

【4】What can we know from the passage?

A.Men can pay close attention to a thing.

B.At night, “I” can completely sleep and stop working.

C.It’s clear that “I” should take medicine to work better.

D.Mobile phone radiation may bring serious problems to “me”.

I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P. E. class, the teacher required us to run and hit a softball. I didn't do either well. He later told me that I was "not athletic".

The idea that I was "not athletic" stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. It was a test of wills.

The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up sweating (出汗) and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.

The next day, the Marathon started.

At mile 3, I passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!"

By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly.

By mile 21, I was quite hungry. As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan.

I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished. And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the guy who came in first place had.

Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (世俗標(biāo)簽). I can now call myself a "marathon winner".

【1】A month before the marathon, the author ____________.

A.was well trainedB.felt excitedC.made up his mind to runD.lost hope

【2】Why did the author mention the P. E. class in his 7th year?

A.To show the support of his teacher.B.To tell the readers a funny story.

C.To show he was not talented in sports.D.To share a valuable memory.

【3】How was the author's first marathon?

A.He made it.B.He stopped halfway.

C.He got the first prize.D.He walked to the end.

【4】What does the story mainly tell us?

A.A man ones his success to his family support.

B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.

C.Failure is the mother of success.

D.Soon learn, soon forgotten.