The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light，I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that 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 twelve. “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 desperate (绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. 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 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 lids 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 sheer 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
I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was __16__ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all __17__， I was returning alone to the place where I had __18__ up my tent. I was tired __19__ hungry. It was getting __20__ and darker, and I was walking slowly __21__ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a __22__， dark forest. All of a __23__ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it __24__ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to __25__ on me.
My heart __26__. What could I do? Should I jump __27__ the river and hope to save my life __28__ swimming? I looked to the __29__. In the river there was a __30__ crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __31__ open. I was so __32__ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __33__. I heard branches moving __34__ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __35__ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.
1.A. practicing B．studying C．planting D．travelling
2.A. day B．night C．the time D．the year
3.A. turned B．put C．made D．brought
4.A. but B．and C．or D．nor
5.A.colder B．warmer C．brighter D．cooler
6.A. by B．beside C．along D．on
7.A. thick B．strong C．tall D．short
8.A. shock B．joy C．sudden D．surprise
9.A. could B．can C．must D．should
10.A. live B．depend C．look D．jump
11.A. beat B．sank C．ached D．jumped
12.A. across B．over C．into D．from
13.A. on B．of C．with D．by
14.A. front B．back C．left D．right
15.A. big B．tiny C．dead D．dying
16.A. long B．short C．wide D．narrow
17.A. tired B．excited C．frightened D．surprised
18.A. work B．study C．day D．life
19.A. though B．as C．but D．or
20.A. Just B．Even C．Still D．Only
That was the first time ______ I ______ face to face with the president.
A. when; had come B. that; have come
C. when; came D. that; had come
The hunter insisted that he _____ a tiger and that a searching team ______ to hunt for it.
A. has seen; be set up B. had seen; be set up
C. saw; would be set up D. should see; should be set up
Have you really realized the part computers have ____ in the daily life?
A. made B. given C. caused D. played
__________for the bus, I heard a noise,
A. While waiting B .While I waiting C.I was waiting D. Waited
