4. What do you suppose happened to the author?

　 A. He went to a church to pray again　　　 B. He passed the exam by sheer luck

　 C. He failed in the exam　　　　 　　　　D. He was punished by his teacher

3. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because　　 .

　 A. it was too late at night

　 B. he was very tired

　 C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

　 D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

2. He underlined word wretched in Paragraph 3 probably means　　 .

　 A. very happy　　　 B. disappointed　　 C. very unhappy　　　 D. hopeful

1. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were　　 .

　 A. asleep　　　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. working in bed　　　 D. quietly laughing at him

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　　 The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”.

　　 I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, In fact I dared not.

　　 The clock struck twelve.” Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures 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 desperate(绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

4. Who do the underlined words one man refer to?

　 A. One of the three men who attacked a foreigner.

　 B. One of the actors who took part in the experiment.

　 C. One of the passengers who were on the train.

　 D. One of the reporters who were sent to the Paris Metro.

3. What was the finding of the experiment?

　 A. Passengers helped a lot during incidents.

　 B. Very few foreigners were on the train.

　 C. Very few passengers tried to help during incidents.

　 D. Some people were good at acting on the train.

2. What did the experiment try to find out?

　 A. How a foreigner was attacked on the train.

　 B. How passengers helped each other on the platform.

　 C. Passengers’ reactions towards incidents.

　 D. Actors’ performances during incidents.

1. Who did the experiment?

　 A. A French television company.　　　　　　　 B. The Paris Metro.

　 C. The City Government of Paris.　　　　　　　 D. Professor Wilson.

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　　 In 1985 a French television company sent its reporters to the Paris Metro. They took cameras to see what passengers would do if they saw someone attached on the platform or in the trains. They acted out incidents. The incidents looked real but they were all done with the help of actors. However, very few people tried to help, and most passengers pretended not to notice. in one incident, a foreigner was attacked by three men. The attack was on a train which was quite full, and although one man tried to get the passengers to help, they all refused. It seems that such behaviour(行为) is not unusual, but the question is why? Is it a problem of big cities, or would the same thing happen anywhere? To discuss these questions, we have in the studio(演播室) Professor Wilson, who is an expert on the subject…