As a volunteer(自愿者) teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the childrenn there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.

　　The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level（水平）. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.

I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress(进步) with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now.

I worked in Longzhou for a year. I'm very happy, and the experience(经历) is very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.

1.How many grades are there in the school?

A．2                B．4                C．5                D．6

2.The writer came from        .

A．Longzhou         B．Guangxi           C．Shanghai          D．Beijing

3.What does the writer think of working in the school?      .

A．Boring            B．Useful            C．Careful           D．Surprising

4.According to the passage. The writer        .

A．was sorry for the school                  B．worked hard to teach the children

C．don’t want to work in the school           D．left the school in a short time

It's very common for students' marks to fall．Sometimes it is because of situations outside of school．such as problems at home．Sometimes it is simply because the tests get harder as you get older．

If you can think about what was happening when your marks started to fall，you may be able to solve this problem．

Stop comparing yourself with other people．It does not matter if other students get higher test marks than you．What is important is that you do your best．

Try talking to a friendly teacher．He or she will be able to help you with the subjects you find difficult．

Before each test，you should go through your notes from class．You should remember the most important things you have written in u shorter form．

Pictures can also be helpful．Write the subject in the center of a page，and then surround （围绕）it with main related（有关的）points．

Look through your shorter notes and pictures again just before the test．You will be surprised when you find you remember so much．

It may take hard work and your marks may not improve straight away．But you’re your confidence rise by every mark．Soon they should begin to climb again．

1．What does the writer think of students’ marks to fall?

A．It's very hard to believe it's a common thing．

B．It's not possible for the hard working students' marks to fall．

C．It's sometimes because of the problems outside the school and the more difficult tests．

D．When the students get older，it's very common for their marks to fall．

2．If yore marks fell in the tests，you should ________．

A．compare with the others and find out how they can get higher marks

B．find out how difficult the subjects aye

C．think about when your marks started to fall

D．do your best to learn the subjects with the help of friendly teachers

3．If you want to stop your marks from falling，you should ________ before the tests．

A．remember the most important points you have written in a shorter form

B．draw pictures in the center of a page in and after class

C．write down all the important points you have learned

D．be surprised at how much you will remember

4．After you do your best and work hard，_________．

A．you'll find your marks may be straight improved

B．you'll find your confidence rising by every mark

C．you'll begin to climb trees again when you are free

D．you'll soon catch up with the others by getting high marks