Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 1 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 2 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 3 them in September. There were usually a few who 4 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 5 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 6 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 7 her up in the morning.
Jane was too 8 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 9 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 10 of the questions. Everyone 11 her was writing pages and pages. 12 , she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 13 .
Time was running 14 . There was only an hour to 15 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 16 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 17 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 18 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 19 . A minute later, 20 called her name.
1. A. harvests B. exams C. reports D. papers
2. A. exercises B. jobs C. books D. lessons
3. A. take B. write C. attend D. do
4. A. cheated B. succeeded C. passed D. failed
5. A. cared for B. felt proud of
C. worried about D. thought highly of
6. A. insisted B. agreed C. promised D. allowed
7. A. ring B. wake C. bring D. pick
8. A. sad B. tired C. happy D. nervous
9. A. dream B. pill C. suggestion D. music
10. A. all B. none C. any D. some
11. A. ahead of B. behind C. in front of D. around
12. A. Unless B. However C. Though D. As
13. A. watch B. paper C. teacher D. book
14. A. up B. down C. out D. over
15. A. run B. leave C. remain D. go
16. A. gave out B. gave up C. put off D. put out
17. A. another B. more C. other D. the other
18. A. thinking B. dreaming C. crying D. writing
19. A. exam B. dream C. story D. night
20. A. her mother B. her teacher C. a classmate D. a friend
The employees________that they should renew their contracts within a week.
A．advise B．have advised C．are advised D．had been advised
______ ,you’ll never be able to persuade him.
A. However hard may you try B. However hard you may try
C. However you may try hard D. Try hard however you may
--What do you thind of the TV play"The Meteor Garden"?
--I take no interest in it. One of the reasons in that such a life is out of our______.
A. mind B. point C. reach D. sight
Though_______money, his parents managed to send him to university.
A. lacked B. lacking of
C. lacking D. lacked in
Three university departments have been _______ $ 600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.
A. promoted B. included C. secured D. awarded
It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was journey.
A. three hour B. a three-hours C. a three-hour D. three hours
His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________ of it.
A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. guess
The biggest surprise for John was he was chosen as team captain.
A. when B. what C. which D. whether
Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert (警报) system using text messages delivered to cell phones.
Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years，particularly among young people.The wireless industry’s trade association，CTIA，estimates (估计) more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month.
The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act，a 2009 federal law that requires improvement to the nation’s emergency alert system.The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies.
“The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before，and during，disasters and other emergencies，” FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan.
Participation in the alert system by carriers－telecommunications companies－is voluntary，but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.
The program would be optional for cell phone users.They also may not be charged for receiving alerts.
There would be three different types of messages，according to the rules.
The first would be a national alert from the president，likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster.The second would involve “approaching threats”，which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings.The third would be reserved for child abduction (绑架) emergencies，or so?called Amber Alerts.
The service could be in place by 2010.
1．What is the purpose of the approved plan?
A．To warn people of emergencies via messages.
B．To popularize the use of cell phones.
C．To estimate the monthly number of messages.
D．To promote the wireless industry.
2．The improvement to the present system is in the charge of________.
A．CTIA B．the Warning Alert and Response Network
C．FCC D．federal regulators
3．The carriers’ participation in the system is determined by________.
A．the US federal government B．mobile phone users
C．the carriers themselves D．the law of the United States
4．Which of the following is TRUE of cell phone users?
A．They must accept the alert service.
B．They may enjoy the alert service for free.
C．They must send the alerts to others.
D．They may choose the types of messages.
5．An alert message will NOT be sent if________.
A．a child loses his way B．a university shooting happens
C．a natural disaster happens D．a terrorist attack occurs