One of my friends Fred did very 1ittle work when he was a student. He spent more time drinking in bars(酒吧) than working in the library. Once, we had to take an important exam. The exam had a hundred questions. To each question, we had to write "Right" or "Wrong". The night before the exam, Fred was watching TV and drinking. He usua1ly worried a lot the night before the exam. But on that night he looked quite relaxed. He told me what he would do." It's very easy," he said to me, "There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty right answers to pass the exam. I'll bring a coin(硬币) with me and throw it to decide answers. I' m sure I'll get half the questions right in this way. "During the exam, Fred sat down and really threw the coin for half an hour when he was writing down his answers. Then he 1eft half an hour before the others. The next day he saw the teacher on the playground. "Good morning, Mr. Wu," he said, "Have you checked the papers? Have I passed?" The teacher 1ooked at him and smiled, "Ah, it's you, Fred. One moment, please." Then he put his hand into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it , "I'm very sorry, Fred. You failed."
1.Fred usually worried a lot before the exam ________.
A. because he did little work in the bars
B. because he did little work on his books
C. he was a hard-working student
D. he didn't like taking the exam
2.________, the night before the important exam.
A. Fred was busy working on his lessons
B. Both Fred and the writer were preparing the lessons
C. Fred worried about the exam
D. Fred was watching TV and drinking
3.On that night before the important exam, Fred was very quiet because ________.
A. he knew the answer
B. the exam would be very easy
C. the teacher would give him good grades
D. he would choose the answers by chance
4.What does the underlined word “failed” mean? It means ________.
A. 成功 B. 感冒 C. 重考 D. 失败
5.Which sentence is true?
A. The coin didn't bring good luck to Fred.
B. The coin brought Fred good luck.
C. Fred was a very good student.
D. Fred was a very clever student.
完形填空（共15小题,计15分）
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
In the past, I got up very early in the morning. I turned on the light and took out a physics book. Then I started quietly. I worked so hard because 1 had a great one day, I would be the first Chinese person to win the Nobel Prize (诺贝尔奖) in physics.
When I was eight, I physics. 1 first had physics in Grade 8. In class, I that there had never been a Nobel Prize winner from China. That made me sad, I decided to change it. I began to work very hard. Later on, I found physics lessons at school too easy for me. I wanted to learn more, so I a reading plan and started to find answers to more problems.
Now I am a student in physics. And I am to be closer to my dream after a few years' hard . Of course, being so interested in physics gives me trouble. My classmates always laugh at me when they are about fashion or stars, because I know about them. "Well, that doesn't matter too much, “I tell myself.” They don't much about physics or the universe (宇宙), but I won't laugh at them. "
1.A. writing B. reading C. thinking D. seeing
2.A. dream B. idea C. plan D. work
3.A. was good at B. had difficulties C. didn't like D. became interested in
4.A. lessons B. class C. subjects D. project
5.A. joined B. learned C. studied D. heard from
6.A. for B. but C. and D. so
7.A. took B. got C. made D. did
8.A. hard B. difficult C. easy D. boring
9.A. top B. lucky C. clever D. calm
10.A. happy B. hard-working C. surprised D. sad
11.A. life B. job C. work D. competition
12.A. usually B. always C. hardly ever D. sometimes
13.A. telling B. saying C. talking D. speaking
14.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
15.A. know B. tell C. think D. look
---Jack, I’ll go for a picnic with my parents after the exam.
---______.
A. That’s it B. It’s a pleasure
C. Have fun D. It doesn’t matter
There ______ an interesting piece of ______ in the newspaper.
A. is, news B. are, news
C. are, information D. is, informations
---Do you think Brazil will beat(打败) Japan in the next match?
---Yes, they have better players, so I ______ them to win.
A. hope B. expect C. guess D. plan
If we follow his plan, we can do the job better with ______ money and ______ people.
A. less, less B. fewer, fewer
C. less, fewer D. fewer, less
