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Tom: Sandy. It seems that only half of the students passed the final exam.
Sandy: Really? The exam 1. have been very difficult this time.
Tom: Well, I’m really 2. (surprise) too. There are many students who definitely didn’t fail. According to Jack, there are eight boys in his class who failed, 3. (include) himself and Scott.
Sandy: Oh! Scott is 4. of the top students in the college. What about his sister, Kate? Did she pass?
Tom: Oh, yes. It seems she 5. (get) good marks.
Sandy: That’s 6. (absolute) unbelievable. ! Scott was 7. much better student than his sister, and has been working so hard for the last few months.
Tom: It seems 8. (fair), doesn’t it? But, from 9. I’ve heard, perhaps he worked too hard. He was ill during the week of the exam.
Sandy: Oh, I see. These things happen, sometimes. I suppose the teacher will take his illness into account and give him a pass.
Tom: Well, there is a rumor going around 10. the head of the Department is leaving.
Sandy: Because of the bad result, you mean?
Tom: Well, I suppose so. I’m not sure. Maybe Mr. Smith is going to be the new Department Head.
The day I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some __ for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I was not able to . Suddenly I beard someone singing loudly behind me. I and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
She looked like a sensitive and friendly girl, which didn’t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier. “How could she be so selfish?” I thought .
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your , I’ve been unable to study. You’re so !”
I left the library in a hurry, leaving my most important textbook . When I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. A gentle voice the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After __ that I was, she said she had noticed I’d left my book in tile library and as my was in it, she’d asked a librarian to get my phone number. She said she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course, you’ve who Jenny was. She was just the gift I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the store, I was filled with and apologized for my rude behavior. I felt so , but Jenny just laughed, saying She was glad to see I’d also left my __ in the library! I couldn’t help laughing at this and I invited her to my apartment for a cup of tea.
Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we’re getting along well. To be honest, I trust her more than anyone else. I often think how I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to my shortcomings, I would have experienced such true friendship.
1.A. researchB. revisionC. workD. experiment
2.A. watching B. askingC. warningD. disturbing
3.A. speakB. improveC. concentrateD. follow
4.A. turned around B. turned downC. turned offD. turned over
5.A. sadlyB. hopelesslyC. angrilyD. crazily
6.A. practiceB. noiseC. attitudeD. existence
7.A. selfishB. activeC. sensitiveD. stupid
8.A. outB. aroundC. asideD. behind
9.A. nervousB. carelessC. upsetD. forgetful
10.A. introduced B. consideredC. tookD. remembered
11.A. decidingB. confirmingC. realizingD. thinking
12.A. addressB. classC. writingD. name
13.A. comfortB. reliefC. confidenceD. satisfaction
14.A. recognized B. foundC. guessedD. heard
15.A. courageB. energyC. doubtD. shame
16.A. worriedB. sorryC. terribleD. excited
17.A. glareB. expressionC. virtueD. friendship
18.A. considerate B. pleasedC. luckyD. grateful
19.A. overcome B. shareC. hideD. forgive
20.A. everB. neverC. seldomD. still
How to pass an important test
Whether it's a first grade science test or College Entrance Exam, all tests have one thing in common: you have to pass. 1.________ Stuck in a situation where you don't know what to do? This article can help.
Tips
★1. Once you get the study guide, make plans right away to study as soon as possible. No excuses! Killing time with friends isn't worth it，since you can always hang out with them any other day.
★2. Get plenty of rest. 2.________ If you walk into the classroom sleepily, you'll most likely not finish the test because you are so tired.
★3. Eat a good meal for breakfast. 3.________ Some healthy breakfast suggestions are oatmeal (燕麦片), high fibre food, and grapefruit with the fresh fruit salad.
★4. Bring all necessary materials. 4.________ Bring pencils, pens, pencil sharpeners, snacks (if allowed)，erasers, the calculator (if allowed) and anything else you'll need for the test.
★5.5.________ Showing up late cuts back the time you'll have to take for the test if it's already testing hours. You'll probably miss any important information needed in completing the test. In some tests，late comers are not allowed to take the test.
A．The exam tests vocabulary, reading and maths skills.
B．One piece of cheese probably won't last until test time.
C．Don't forget to set your alarm clock and show up on the test day on time.
D．Studies show that if you get enough sleep, your brain will be much more efficient.
E．Showing up without something as simple as a pencil can make a big effect on your test.
F．Failing the test won't help you in the long run, so it's important to know how to prepare to pass that big test.
G．This test is a challenging one and every year many students are unable to qualify it just because of lack of guidance.
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's tummy.
The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital.
The little girl gets worse. The doctor tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst." Karen and her husband have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby — now they plan a funeral.
Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. However, Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. “If he doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive.” She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and marches him into ICU. The head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows, "Get that kid out of here now! " The mother, the usually mild-mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen tows Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray”
Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.
"You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away "
The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.
Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse as well as Karen.
Funeral plans are scrapped. The next, day — the very next day — the little girl is well enough to go home!
NEVER GIVE UP THE ONE WE LOVE!
1.How did Michal’s feel when he knew that he was going to have a sister?
A. indifferent. B. worried.
C. expectant. D. disappointed.
2.The doctor recommended the family ___________.
A. get ready for the worst result.
B. wait for the hope in the near future.
C. prepare much more money for the infant.
D. prepare for another chance in other hospitals.
3.Which word can best replace the underlined word in Paragraph 4?
A. pointed. B. yelled.
C. whispered. D. ignored.
4.What happened when Michael sang to his little sister?
A. The little baby responded to his song and woke up immediately.
B. The baby heard the song and burst into tears.
C. The baby’s physical signs disappeared eventually.
D. The baby recovered from the dangerous state of coma gradually.
Telepathy: Mind-to-mind Contact
Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). It’s an instinct (本能) which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we’re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons’ unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it Telepathy.
We can either send or receive Telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.
You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will him or her to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phones rings, but try “feeling” who is contacting you. Don’t guess, but try to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn’t mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.
Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that their dreams had a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other’s unconscious mind.
Telepathy & Relationships. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other’s mind, especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other’s mind through time spent together; the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child’s eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother’s deep desire to protect her child from harm.
1.Telepathy turns up when we ____.
A. think of a stranger
B. use the five senses together
C. recall things from our memory
D. sense a close friend in danger
2.You’re better at sending than receiving Telepathy if you ____.
A. can tell who knocks at your door
B. can feel your mom is in danger
C. receive a friend’s call as you wish
D. dream of a friend dreaming of you
3.Which is not the way to help people gain Telepathy?
A. Help them have a strong desire to communicate.
B. Separate them all the time.
C. Help them link up their unconscious minds.
D. Let them spend much time together.
A small piece of fish each day may keep the heart doctor away. That’s the finding of a study of Dutch men in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed at least an ounce of salt-water fish per day compared to those who never ate fish.
The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific support to the long held belief that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart.
Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550,000 deaths occurring from heart attacks each year. But previous research has shown that the level of heart disease is lower in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example, among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese, whose daily fish consumption averages more than 3 ounces.
For 20 years, the Dutch study followed 852 middle-aged men, 20 percent of whom ate no fish. At the start of the study, average fish consumption was about two-thirds of an ounce each day, with more men eating lean fish than fatty fish.
During the next two decades, 78 of the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol（胆固醇）levels.
1.In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Ads B. Movies
C. Briefs D. Health and Diet
2.The passage is mainly about _________.
A. the high incidence of heart disease in some countries
B. the changes in people’s diet
C. the effect of fish eating on people’s health
D. the daily fish consumption of people in different cultures
3.The phrase “this relationship” in paragraph 6 refers to the connection between ____ and the level of heart disease.
A. the amount of fish eatenB. regular fish-eating
C. the kind of fish eaten D. people of different areas
4.From the passage we know the author is most probably ___________.
A. a heart doctor B. a science researcher
C. a supporter of healthy eatingD. a university student
