Question

Do you worry about exam? How would you feel if you had the entrance exam to senior high school(中考)tomorrow? “I was surprised at __ I could get angry so easily with my parents before a big exam,” said Junior 3 student Wang Yangqian from Hefei, “I couldn’t ____ even after I’d been in bed for two hours.”

Not only exams but also other things, __ a big game, can also make you a bit__ from how you usually are.

You may be acting differently ___ you are stressed out. Stress is what you __ when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. Usually your hands get wet and your __ beats faster. You feel stressed because you might ask too much of yourself sometimes. Or, your parents, teachers or classmates put too much ____ on you. This can make you worried. But being stressed is not always a big ____. Everybody, even sports stars, can get a little worried before a big game.

Some kinds of stress are good. Good stress might show up when you’re called on in class or when you have to give a report. This kind of stress can__ you get things done. You may do a __ job in your book report if the anxiety pushes you to do more work before you read it to the class. Sometimes stress can turn into something ___ if you keep having stressful feeling over a long time. This kind of stress isn’t going to help you. It can make you ___. You may have trouble __ attention at school and forget things easily

So, remember to stay relaxed. It won’t be the __ of the world, even if you don’t pass the exam. 

1.A. when     B. where    C. howD. what

2.A.do my homework        B. solve problems

C. stop workingD. fall asleep

3.A. as     B. like    C. and D. such

4.A. angry     B. different    C. anxiousD. the same

5.A. so     B. why    C. howD. because

6.A. feel     B. look    C. soundD. seem

7.A. head     B. heart    C. breathD. friends

8.A. homework     B. lessons    C. hopesD. pressure

9.A. problem     B. questions    C. courageD. mistake

10.A. allow     B. ask    C. orderD. help

11.A. worse     B. better    C. harderD. fewer

12.A. helpful     B. bad    C. wonderfulD. useful

13.A. happy     B.comfortable   C. sickD. strong

14.A. making     B. finding    C. payingD. showing

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述考试之前同学们的各种压力。有压力不是坏事，但是过分的承受压力可能会变成坏事。因此，考试之前我们要放轻松，以一颗平常心去对待。

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考点：教育类短文。