Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there was the end of year exams. All the students worked hard for some time. If they didn't pass, they would have to take the exams in September again. Some students failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was worried about her. She was staying up too late(熬夜). The night before the first exam, Barbala insisted(坚持)that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised(许诺)to wake her in the morning.

As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried in case(万一)she over-slept. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the pill, she fell asleep. she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn't answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn't find anything to write about. She kept looking at her watch. Time was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences, gave up and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started crying. Her whole body shook(摇晃,震颤). It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name.

1.Which of the following is true?

A. All the students were usually successful in their exams.

B. Not all students passed the year exams.

C. Every one of the students could pass the end of year exams.

D. None of the students would take the exams again in September.

2.When you prepare for an exam,________.

A. you go over(复习)your lessons.

B. you read new books.

C. you take the exam again and again.

D. you look through the exam.

3.Kate worked very hard before the exams for ______.

A. she was very poor at her lessons.

B. she decided to be the best one in her class.

C. she didn't work hard all year.

D. she didn't want to fail in them.

4.Why did Barbala insist that Kate should take a sleeping pill?

A. Because she thought Kate should oversleep before the first exam.

B. Because Kate was so worried about her exams that she couldn't go to sleep at all.

C. Because Barbala hoped her sister would have a good sleep before the first exam.

D. Because she had promised to wake her up the next morning.

5.Kate dreamed a terrible dream simply because ______.

A. she had taken a sleeping pill.

B. she was too worried about her exams.

C. her sister had forgotten to wake her up.

D. she did not pass the exams.

My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang beautifully for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were singing on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer(老年痴呆症), most of them looked off at the walls or floor. However, one lady my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t like that. As we got with each song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. she was singing, she was also reaching out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my responsibilities(责任) were to my students. People who worked at the care center could attend to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also the same lady. The difference between us is that he acted on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song,Silent Night, Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her eyes and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my to let you know that.”

This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No words can completely describe that touching moment.

It took a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude(态度) toward another was a that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself to have witnessed(目击) his lesson.

1.A. rooms B. buildings C. floors D. groups

2.A. looked B. caught C. ran D. hurt

3.A. appear B. hear C. sound D. feel

4.A. louder B. nearer C. faster D. higher

5.A. Because B. As C. Since D. Though

6.A. afraid B. sure C. sorry D. happy

7.A. feared B. avoided C. helped D. noticed

8.A. time B. flower C. body D. face

9.A. message B. lesson C. activity D. class

10.A. clever B. foolish C. right D. lucky

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