1、Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 21 All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their23__If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to23them in September. There were usually a few who 24 , 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 25 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 26 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 27 her up in the morning.
Jane was too 28 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 29 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn't answer30 of the questions. Everyone 31 her was writing pages and pages. 32 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her33.
Time was running 34 . There was only an hour to35 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 36 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 37 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 38. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 39 . A minute later, 40 called her name.
21. A. harvests |
B. exams |
C. reports |
D. papers |
22. A. exercises |
B. jobs |
C. books |
D. lessons |
23. A. take |
B. write |
C. attend |
D. do |
24. A. cheated |
B. succeeded |
C. passed |
D. failed |
25.A.cared for |
B. felt proud of |
C. worried about |
D. thought highly of |
26. A. insisted |
B. agreed |
C. promised |
D. allowed |
27. A. ring |
B. wake |
C. bring D. pick |
|
28. A. sad |
B. tired |
C. happy |
D. nervous |
29. A. dream |
B. pill |
C. suggestion |
D. music |
30. A. all |
B. none |
C. any |
D. some |
31. A. ahead of |
B. behind |
C. in front of |
D. around |
32. A. Unless |
B. However |
C. Though |
D. As |
33. A. watch |
B. paper |
C. teacher |
D. book |
34. A. up |
B. down |
C. out |
D. over |
35. A. run |
B. leave |
C. remain |
D. go |
36. A. gave out |
B. gave up |
C. put off |
D. put out |
37. A. another |
B. more |
C. other |
D. the other |
38. A. thinking |
B. dreaming |
C. crying |
D. writing |
39. A. exam |
B. dream |
C. story |
D. night |
40. A. her mother |
B. her teacher |
C. a classmate |
D. a friend |