Advice for exams

How do you do well in exams? Here is some advice for you:

· Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous ,take a few deep breaths (呼吸)to help you relax (放松)。

· Always read the questions carefully and make sure that you understand them.

· Answer the easy questions first

· Do not spend too long on each question. If there is a difficult question, go on to the next question

and come back to it if you have time later.

· If it asks to give one answer ,only write one.

· Try not to leave questions unanswered (未解答的) when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get you points.

· When you finish, go back and check (检查) the answers. You will need to check your spelling mistakes.

1. We can______ to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

A. go out for a walk           B. ask the teacher for help

C. take a few deep breaths      D. tell ourselves not to be nervous  

2. To make sure we understand the questions, we should_______.

A. read them fast              B. read them slowly

C. read them loudly            D. read them carefully

3. We had better answer the ______ question first.

A. easy     B. difficult     C. interesting     D. boring

4. If it asks to give one answer, ______.

A. only write one    B. write one or two   C. write two    D. write more

5. When we finish answering all the questions, we need to _____.

A. hand in at once           B. check spelling mistakes

C. worry about our points     D. check with classmates

What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and said it would keep you thin or help you do well on exams? Would you  1  it?

Sometimes this takes place at some schools in the south．  2  those strangers want to give the students is drugs．Drugs can be  3  that changes the way your mind or body works． Students at a Foreign Language School learn to keep themselves 44  by saying“no”．

From this month，students in other schools are also learning about drugs．"Because teenagers don't know much about drugs，they might want to try them，" Mr. Zhang，the director of a certain Drug Control Center，said．

A sixteen-year-old boy named Peng Fei was an excellent student  5  he tried drugs．One day，some older boys told him it would be fun．After taking drugs only once，he found it very  6  to stop．He began to spend all his time and money   7  drugs．In the end，he started  8  from school and stealing．

In China，drugs are becoming a bigger problem for teenagers．One   9   people in China were using illegal（不合法的）drugs last year and  10  of them were young people．There were 10，000 drug users under 16．

Students now begin to take trips to Rehabilitation Centers（戒毒所）  11  kids with problems．

A Junior 3 student，Wang Xin  12   when she visited a center in Guangdong last term．

"I just wanted to cry when I   13  all the sad stories about drug users．"She said．

Here is a piece of good advice on  14  drugs : Never try them， 15  you are curious（好奇的）．

1．A．follow               B．take                C．bring               D．sell

2．A．How                 B．Why               C．What              D．When

3．A．anything             B．nothing            C．everything         D．things

4．A．safely               B．safety              C．unsafe           D．safe

5．A．before               B．after              C．as soon as        D．while

6．A．easy                B．easily              C．hard                    D．hardly

7．A．with                B．in               C．for              D．on

8．A．escapes             B．escaping           C．escaped          D．escape

9．A．million               B．million of          C．millions of         D．million's

10．A．none              B．most              C．each               D．few

11．A．visit               B．to talk about        C．to meet          D．interviewing

12．A．shocked            B．was shocked      C．was shocking     D．shock

13．A．found              B．saw             C．heard            D．wrote

14．A．keep away          B．keeping off       C．to keep off         D．keeping away

15．A．as long as        B．unless             C．but               D．even if

  For most students, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam time so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and families down. If exams are really making you ill or worried, don’t hide your feelings. Talk to someone about it. If one person doesn’t help you, ask someone else.

  How to get through exams? Here are some top tips by educational psychologists(教育心理学家):

·  Ask a teacher or tutor about how to revise, and exam skills——how to work when you are in an exam.

·  Take short rests during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.

·  Plan your work: revise at times when you know you will work at your best.

·  Get enough sleep, and eat healthy food.

·  If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.

·  If it upsets(扰乱) you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don’t do it! In fact, don’t even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done. You cannot change what you have written!

  To this advice, we would add:

  If you are studying the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be

“going round and round” —— thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get

exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

For those of us who are studying at school, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam times so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and family down.          1.              Talk to someone about it. Maybe you can speak to a friend, or someone in your family, or teachers at your place of study. If one person doesn’t help you, ask someone else.

________2.           Here are some advice:

Ask a teacher or tutor about how to review your lessons, and exam skills—how to work when you are in an exam.

Take short rests during your time of work. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.

Plan your work: study at times when you know you will work at your best.

Get enough sleep, and eat healthy food.

You need exercise to work well.            3.          

Stop thinking about the future and failing.

If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.

If it upsets you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don’t do it! In fact, don’t even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done.         4.         

To this advice, we could add:

If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much.           5.           Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

   3For those of us who are studying at school, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam times so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and family down. If exams are really making you ill or worried, don’t hide your feelings. Talk to someone about it. Maybe you can speak to a friend, or someone in your family, or teachers at your place of study. If one person doesn’t help you, ask someone else.

   How to get through exams? Here is some advice:

   Ask a teacher or tutor about how to review your lessons, and exam skills—how to work when you are in an exam.

   Take short rests during your time of work. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.

   Plan your work: study at times when you know you will work at your best.

   Get enough sleep, and eat healthy food.

   You need exercise to work well. Walk, run, play sport—whatever you enjoy.

   Stop thinking about the future and failing.

   If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! 84Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.

   If it upsets you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don’t do it! In fact, don’t even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done. You cannot change what you have written!

   To this advice, we could add:

   If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

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