The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me.Underthe strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff 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 12."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 hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. 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 heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

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

A. asleep B. working in bed

C. outside D. quietly laughing at him

2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________.

A. it was too late at night

B. he was very tired

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

D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

3.What do you suppose happened to the author?

A. He went to a church to pray again

B. He passed the exam by luck

C. He failed in the exam

D. He was punished by his teacher

4.The best title for the passage would be __________ .

A. The Night Before the Examination. B. Working Far into the Night

C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons

Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.First,reading books is fun.You can make yourself happy if you like reading.This is especially useful when the weather is bad.

It is a relaxing hobby,too.You can really become lost in a book.

Next,you can read a book anywhere:in a car,in a waiting room,on a plane or in bed.All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.

Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful.If you read as a hobby,you will get better and better at it.This makes you read faster and become easier at understanding what you read.If you read enough,you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much better.

Some people say that reading is out of date.This is not true.You can read on computers,and the more you read,the better your computer skills will be.Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too.They are usually good at spelling as well,and have more things to write about.

1.Reading can make you

A. bored B. tired C. happy D. sad

2.What does the underlined word“ convenient” mean in Chinese?

A. 复杂的 B. 流行的 C. 方便的 D. 枯燥的

3.You can read faster

A. if you read as a hobby B. if you are a student

C. after you read a book D. before you read a book

4.When you read enough,perhaps you will find that your schoolwork is

A. much more B. much difficult C. much worse D. much better

5.The passage mainly tells us

A. the place to read books

B. reading is out of date

C. how to read books

D. Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

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