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（东西） 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（生物） 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.The underlined word “wretched”in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .
A．very happy. B．disappointed. C．very unhappy. D．hopeful.
2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because .
A．it was too late at night.
B．he was very tired.
C．his eye 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.
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 1 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 2 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 3 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
4 as high as he could , but even as his tallest 5 he was unable to touch it. He began to 6 up and down , as high as he could, at the 7 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 8 .
Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to 9 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 10 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking 11 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 12 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .
He had tried everything he could think to do . 13 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 14 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 15 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 16 like this , the more unhappy he became.
17 ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself ：This isn’t 18 , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 19 more I can do to get the apple that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 20 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
1. A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
2.A. so B. then C. but D or
3. A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
4. A．expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
5. A．strength B．length C．range D．height
6. A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
7. A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
8.A hope B. hand C. sight D. reach
9. A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
10. A．break B．shake C．take D．strike
11. A． up B．forward C．down D．around
12. A．for B．with C．on D．of
13. A．After B．Through C．Without D．Upon
14. A．back B．away C．up D．down
15. A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
16. A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
17. A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
18. A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
19. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
20. A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
It is the first time that we ________ a film in the cinema together as a family．
A．see B．had seen C．saw D．have seen
I would appreciate ______ very much if you could give me some suggestions.
A．this B．it C．that D．you
George returned after the war, only _______ that his wife had left him.
A．to be told B．telling C．being told D．told
A good teacher must be able to hold his students’ attention ____ he reaches the end of the class.
A．when B．after C．until D．unless
