Dear Donna, Help! I’m a 15-year-old high school student in New York. In eight months, I’m going to take an entrance exam. To prepare, I’m studying six hours a day. I want to do well, but I’m really stressed these days. I can’t sleep. What should I do? Yours, Mary |
Dear Mary, Many students around the world have the same problem as you. Here is some advice to help you deal with the stress. Good luck! ◆Make a study plan for yourself, but don’t study too much in one day. You can remember more by studying one hour each day for six days, than six hours in one day. Also, don’t study late at night. ◆Have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes every two hours. Go outside and walk. Doing exercise is a great way to reduce stress. ◆Don’t eat a lot of sugar or drink a lot of coffee. Eat foods high in Vitamin (维生素) B. For example, eggs, milk, green vegetables and rice. These give you energy and help you think more clearly. ◆A study partner (同伴) can help you practice for the test. When you’re worried about the exam, you can talk to your partner. This can reduce stress, too. Yours, Donna |
56.1. What is Mary’s problem?
A. She can’t communicate with others.
B. She can’t study English well.
C. She is so worried and can’t sleep.
D. She can’t pass the exam.
2. Donna thinks Mary’s problem is .
A. funny B. serious
C. great D. common
3.What does the underlined word “reduce” mean in Chinese?
A. 减少 B. 排除 C. 加强 D. 增加
4. Donna thinks that can help Mary think more clearly.
A. eating foods high in Vitamin B
B. drinking a lot of coffee
C. eating a lot of sugar
D. studying six hours every day
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna’s letter?
A. Walking outside can make you remember more.
B. It’s good to tell a study partner about your feeling.
C. It’s necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour.
D. The best time to study is from 10:00 pm to 1:00 am.
Andy was a single father, raising (抚养) a 5-year-old boy alone. He was often worried that his son up without a mother to care for him. In the morning he on business, leaving the child alone. He was worried about the child all the way, not if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. Andy always went home after finishing his work. When he got home one day, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. When he went to bed himself, he was to find an overturned (打翻的) bowl of noodles under the quilt (被子). He up his sleeping son angrily, “Why are you so naughty (淘气的), making the quilt ? Who will wash it?” It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife’s death. “I haven’t,” the child explained tears (泪) in his eyes, “This is your supper, Daddy.” In order to let his father eat supper when he got home, the child cooked two bowls of noodles: one for himself, for his father. He was afraid that his father’s noodles would get , so he placed them under the quilt to keep them warm.
1.A. grew B. picked C. taken D. put
2.A. kept away B. stayed away C. went away D. gave away
3.A. thinking B. knowing C. waiting D. wondering
4.A. angrily B. happily C. quickly D. possibly
5.A. worried B. excited C. patient D. surprised
6.A. got B. gave C. came D. woke
7.A. dirty B. clean C. broken D. old
8.A. with B. through C. across D. in
9.A. other B. the other C. another D. others
10.A. hot B. cool C. cold D. More
–Don’t keep water running when you wash hands. – .
A. I hope so B. I’m afraid not
C. Sorry, I won’t D. It’s wrong
– Do you know ? – Sorry, I don’t have a watch.
A. whose watch this is B. whose watch is this
C. what time it is D. what time is it
–How often do I need to feed the dog?
–It food every day, or it will be hungry.
A. gives B. must give
C. must be give D. must be given
– Will you go for a picnic this Saturday?
–I think I will go if we any classes.
A. won’t have B. aren’t have
C. don’t have D. aren’t having
