10.A.sea B.shore C.island D.sand
11.A.before B.while C.unless D.when
12.A.going B.running C.cutting D.swimming
13.A.forward B.backward C.upward D.downward
14.A.cry B.breathe C.swim D.escape
15.A.his feet B.a stick C.his fingers D.the shirt
16.A.interested B.frightened C.disappointed D.excited
17.A.the shore B.Perry C.the stones D.the shells
18.A.lively B.alive C.dead D.friendly
19.A.on B.by C.to D.with
20.A.as though B.even though C.as soon
as D.as long as
2
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 thought hard, 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