Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 　　16　　 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 　　17　 　. If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　　18　　 　them in September. There were usually a few who __19　　 , 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　 　20　　 　her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 　　21　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 　　22　　 her up in the morning.

Jane was too　 　23　　 　to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 　　24　　 　did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer　 　25　　 　of the questions. Everyone　 　26 ___ her was writing pages and pages. 　　27　 　, she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 　　28　 　.

Time was running 　　29　　 . There was only an hour to　 　30　　 . She started one question, wrote two sentences,　 　31　　 　and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote　 　32　 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started　 　33　　 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 　　34　　 . A minute later,　 　35　　 called her name.

16. A. harvests 　　　　　　　　　 B. exams　　　　　　　 C. reports 　　　　　　　　　 D. papers

17. A. exercises 　　　　　　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　　　　　 C. books 　　　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

18. A. take 　　　　　　　　　 　　B. write　　　　　　　　 C. attend　　　　 　　 　　　 D. do

19. A. cheated　　　　　　　 　　 B. succeeded　　　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　 　　 D. failed

20. A. cared for 　　 　　　　　 B. felt proud of　　 C. worried about　 　　 D. thought highly of

21. A. insisted 　　　　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　　 　　 C. promised　　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

22. A. ring　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　　　　 　　 D. pick

23. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　 　　 　　D. nervous

24. A. dream　　　　　　　　 　　 B. pill　　　　　　　　　 C. suggestion　　　　 　　 D. music

25. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. none　　　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. some

26. A. ahead of　　　　　　　　　　 B. behind　　　　　　　　　　 C. in front of　　　　 　　 D. around

27. A. Unless　　　　　　　　 　　 B. However　　　　　 C. Though　　　 　 　　　D. As

28. A. watch　　　　　　　　 　　 B. paper　　　　　　　　 C. teacher　　　　　　　 　　 D. book

29. A. up　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. down　　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. over

30. A. run　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remain　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. go

31. A. gave out　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up　　　 　　 C. put off　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. put out

32. A. another　　　　　　　 　　 B. more　　　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　 　　 D. the other

33. A. thinking　　　　　　　　　　 B. dreaming　　　　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 　　 D. writing

34. A. exam　　　　　　　　　 　 B. dream　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　 　　 D. night

35. A. her mother　　　　　 　 B. her teacher　　　　　 C. a classmate　　　　 　　 D. a friend

15. -What do you think of that composition?

-__________.

A.　　 It was written in English　　

B.　 It will be corrected by the teacher

C.　 It was written in ink　　　

D.　 It still leaves something to be improved

14. He’s got himself into a dangerous situation______ he is likely to lose control over the plane.

A. where　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. while　　　 D. why　

13. The hotel _______ you are thinking, Kate, is too dirty, I’m afraid

A. that　　　 B. which　　　　 C. in which　　 D. of which

12. There are altogether thirty students in our class, 　　　　is a new comer from a faraway

　 mountain village.

　 A. the most diligent of who　　　　　　　　　 B. but the most diligent of whom

　 C. the most diligent of them　　　　　　　　　 D. of whom the most diligent

11. They are of 　　　height, but I think Robert 　　　　the job.

　 A. equally; is equal　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. equal; is equal to

　 C. equal; equals　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. equally; is equaled

10. His son was put in 　　　　prison. He went to 　　　　prison to see him once a month.

　 A. /; /　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the; the　　　　　　　　　　 C. /; the　　　　　　　　 D. the; /

9. -I suppose you haven’t finished that report yet.

-I finished it yesterday, 　　　.

　 A. in this way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as far as I know

　 C. as a matter of fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in a word

8. Is it in this room ___　 __ the great writer once lived __　 __ he finished his last works?

A. where; that　 　　 B. that, where　 　　　　　 C. that; which　 　　 D. that; that