One day in the eighth grade, I was taking a Math Test on basic trigonometry (三角学). Now for a middle school student, there was nothing basic at all about it. So I had studied for about two hours the night before. After reviewing it for some time, I had started to understand it, so then I closed the book and ____________. However, it was not until midnight that I fell asleep. The next day, when I got the test, it might as well have been written in Serbian (which I don’t know how to read). I tried my best to work out the hard problems, but the numbers I came up with were strange. I sat back on my chair and looked for any possible answers, but I could not remember anything or think correctly. I started thinking about my dad coming home from work to find that I failed the test …

“How could you have failed the test? I am certain that nobody else in the whole class got as bad a grade as you did!”

Naturally I didn’t want that to happen. My dad was also really busy at work at present, so I was afraid that this might make him mad. When feeling hopeless, I noticed that my table partner was writing fast on his test. I could see how fast he was writing. I wanted to look over at his test, but then the many bad results I had heard about cheating (作弊) came into my mind. I told myself that if I started cheating now, it would be hard to give up that habit during high school. In the end, I decided not to copy his answers, and got a B- on that test. Even though my dad gave me a hard time about it, it would have been a lot worse if he found out that I had given in and cheated.

1.The writer might feel ______ before the Math Test.

A. surprised B. relaxed C. worried D. excited

2.Which is the best expression to fill in the blank in the passage?

A. had breakfast B. went to bed

C. took exercise D. rode to school

3.The writer’s father was ______.

A. proud of him B. tired of him

C. strict with him D. pleased with him

4. From the passage, we know that the writer ______.

A. could read Serbian B. didn’t cheat at last

C. got a good grade at last D. didn’t work hard that night

配对阅读:将下面五个人的性格特征和某报社编辑给他们的交友建议相匹配。

1.Sara likes to make friends with popular people, because she finds it easier to communicate with them.

2.When Jane is happy, she likes to talk to everyone in her class. But when she feels sad, she doesn’t even say “hi” to anyone.

3..Paul is poor in his study, and he always feels shy to talk with others, so he has very few friends.

4.When Peter feels uncomfortable talking with someone, he often look here and there.

5.Susan is a good student, but she is never sure what to talk about when she stays with others.

A. Be confident in yourself. Everyone has its good qualities. People who have

self-confidence are more attractive.

B. It is not polite to look around when talking with people. Try to look people in the eye even you are not interested in the conversation. Then people will find it easier to talk to you.

C. Try to make friends with kinds of people, not just with those who are easy to communicate. Then you will find there are greater chances for making friends.

D. Once you get to know a person, find more chances to meet. For example, you can play soccer together or have a short travel. Then you will each other well.

E. Try to help others. For instance, look after people who are ill or help people take care of their pets. Be kind to others and you will be treated kindly.

F. Other will think you are strange if you are friendly one day and don’t talk the next day. Learn to share your feelings with others. Share your sadness with your others, and you will be happy again.

G. Care about what’s happening in the world. Read more newspapers, listen to the top CDs, and find out something about new sports or movie stars. Then talk about things that a person may interested in.

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