Are you having trouble studying for that big test? Do you go completely blank as soon as your teacher passes the test papers around? Maybe you just need to brush up on your study skills and try the following tips.

Set aside a specific time to do your homework and studying every day. Whether that's right after school or after supper, a set schedule can often help you focus a lot easier. Don't try to fit your homework around socializing with friends.

If you can't find a quiet place to focus on your homework at your house, why not head to the library? Be sure you have as little distraction as possible when studying. Avoid watching TV, talking on the phone or playing music that makes you want to dance around the living room while doing homework.

If you find that having a friend study for a test with you helps the most, why not make flash cards or make mini quizzes for one another to answer. The key is to make use of your study time and not turn the get?together into a video game marathon or gossip (闲聊) session.

Keep all your notes from your classes as well as your textbooks and read them over. Make note of things your teacher has said might be on your test so that you can be sure to review it. If you're just reading straight from a textbook or novel for class, try reading aloud. Hearing yourself say it while you read often helps you to retain more of what you've read.

If you are still struggling with forming good study habits, don't be afraid to talk to your teachers. Many schools have homework help available to you during lunch or after school. Your teachers may also be able to suggest tutors that you could work with.

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Having stepped into January of 2009, Spring Festival is waving at us. Have you planned what to do on lunar New Year’s eve?

       Whatever your plan, please don’t forget to include your family, because Spring Festival is a time for family activities.

       In most children’s eyes, Spring Festival means delicious food, new clothes, pocket money   and sleepless nights with carnivals. According to Chinese tradition ,however, it is more a time for family reunions.

During the past 24 years, watching the CCTV annual Spring Festival Eve Variety Show has been popular.At 8:00 on lunar New Year’s eve, families gather in front of the TV ,watching ,chatting and waiting for the lunar New Year’s arrival.

Although in recent years, more and more people have found the show boring, most of them still watch it and give their opinions afterwards. Much more than a TV programme, the show brings the whole family together and offers them a good topic for conversation.

Perhaps that’s why many Chinese living abroad are eager to see the show online. It helps make them less homesick at the big moment by sharing the fun with their fellow countrymen.

       Now China’s most important festival is drawing near. Cheer up and makes your plans for family activities, If you don’t like watching the show, try other fun games like playing cards and enjoying DVDs alongside your parents and relatives. With family member getting together, anything could be extremely sweet.

1．According to the passage in most children’s eyes, Spring Festival means the following except           .

       A．new clothes and delicious food              B．sleepless nights with carnivals

       C．pocket money and new clothes             D．seeing the SFEVS online

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

       A．Seeing t he SFEVS is an important form of enjoying the Spring festival.

       B．Chinese living abroad are more homesick in the Spring Festival.

       C．SFEVS is becoming more and more popular in the Spring Festival.

       D．people now have many more ways to enjoy the Spring Festival.

3．Which of the following best shows the underlined sentence’s meaning?

       A．SFEVS offers interesting programmes. What’s more, it offers and opportunity for the family reunions.

       B．Only during the period of SFEVS can the family  have opportunity to see programmes together.

       C．The family have more than one programme to see in the Spring Festival and all the programmes offer them a good topic for conversation.

       D．The whole family take full advantage of the period of SFEVS to talk about many topics they are interested in.

4．The best title of the passage is          .

       A．New Year Festival is time for fun          

       B．New Year Festival is family time

       C．2009, Spring Festival is approaching     

       D．Find available ways to enjoy New Year Festival

If you are having trouble falling asleep, you are in good company. About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleeping too little can lead to a higher risk of becoming fat and getting depressed(沮丧的). But before you go to a doctor for advice, it is worth examining your sleeping habits one more time. Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.

Setting a Bright Alarm Clock

     The light of your bright alarm clock can prevent you from falling asleep. You can make your room as dark as possible. Cover the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cellphone alarm may also do the trick.

Counting Sheep

When you just can’t fall asleep, it’s useless to stay in bed to count sheep. If you’ve been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you get up to do some reading or watch TV for a while. Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you’ll be going back to bed really tired.

3. Exercising Late at Night?

       Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours. That’s why you don’t want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Fierce(剧烈的)  physical activity raise your body temperature and pumps your energy level—both are bad for a good night’s sleep.

What can we learn from the first sentence of the passage?

    A. It’s not good to fail to fall asleep at night.

    B. People in a good company often have sleeping problems.

    C. There are many people who have sleeping problems.

    D. You should find someone to talk to if you can’t fall asleep.

The underlined part “hitting the sack” in the last paragraph means “______”.

    A. going back home              B. going to bed

    C. going to the gym              C. falling asleep

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    A. The bad results of getting too little sleep.

    B. Why the bright alarm clock keeps you awake.

    C. What to do if you can’t fall asleep after 30 minutes.

    D. Why watching TV and reading books make people sleepy.

By writing the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us _______.

    A. why so many people can’t sleep well at night

    B. how to enjoy a good night’s sleep

    C. that sleeping problems are troubling more and more people

D. that people may solve their sleeping problems by some habits 

If you are having trouble falling asleep, you are in good company. About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleeping too little can lead to a higher risk of becoming fat and getting depressed(沮丧的). But before you go to a doctor for advice, it is worth examining your sleeping habits one more time. Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.
Setting a Bright Alarm Clock
The light of your bright alarm clock can prevent you from falling asleep. You can make your room as dark as possible. Cover the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cellphone alarm may also do the trick.
Counting Sheep
When you just can’t  fall asleep, it’s useless to stay in bed to count sheep. If you’ve been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you get up to do some reading or watch TV for a while. Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you’ll be going back to bed really tired.
Exercising Late at Night?
Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours. That’s why you don’t want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Fierce(剧烈的)  physical activity raise your body temperature and pumps your energy level—both are bad for a good night’s sleep.
【小题1】What can we learn from the first sentence of the passage?

If you are having trouble falling asleep, you are in good company. About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleeping too little can lead to a higher risk of becoming fat and getting depressed(沮丧的). But before you go to a doctor for advice, you’d better examine your sleeping habits one more time. Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.　　
1. Setting a Bright Alarm Clock.
The light of your bright alarm clock can prevent you from falling asleep. You can make your room as dark as possible. Cover the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cellphone alarm may also do the trick.
2. Counting Sheep
When you just can’t fall asleep, it’s useless to stay in bed to count sheep. If you’ve been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you get up to do some reading or watch TV for a while. Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you’ll be going back to bed really tired.
　　3. Exercising Late at Night
Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours. That’s why you don’t want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Fierce(剧烈的)physical activity raise your body temperature and pumps your energy level—both are bad for a good night’s sleep.
【小题1】 What can we learn from the first sentence of the passage?