— Jack said the paper was too hard when he was asked why he failed the exam again..

— Well, _____.

Starting high school means many changes in your life. Most teenagers look forward to the first day of high school, but still feel a little bit nervous. In order to make your high school life easier, you can follow these tips.
Learn all you can about your first day before the first day. Take part in some activities that are held at the school for new students to know the school better. If parents are invited to these activities, take yours with you. Carefully look over all the materials you receive. Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are.
Get the things you will need for class. Buy the things suggested on your teachers’ supply lists and place your materials for each class separately.
Keep up with your high school workload（工作量）. If you find you’re not doing well in a subject, make use of after-school study groups or ask your teacher to help you with your schoolwork. Consider private tutoring to get you through a difficult time.
There’re more extracurricular（课外的）activities in high school than in middle school, such as clubs, music and theater groups, student government, and sports teams. Make friends and be seen at such school activities. Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships. Ask someone in school activities if you don’t know how. This is a good time to do what you like doing and an opportunity to try new things. Who said school has to be all work and no play?
Since you’ll attend more activities in high school than in middle school, you’ll have to learn how to manage you time…
【小题1】The writer wrote this passage to ______.

— Jack said the paper was too hard when he was asked why he failed the exam again..
— Well, _____.

Starting high school means many changes in your life. Most teenagers look forward to the first day of high school, but still feel a little bit nervous. In order to make your high school life easier, you can follow these tips.
Learn all you can about your first day before the first day. Take part in some activities that are held at the school for new students to know the school better. If parents are invited to these activities, take yours with you. Carefully look over all the materials you receive. Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are.
Get the things you will need for class. Buy the things suggested on your teachers’ supply lists and place your materials for each class separately.
Keep up with your high school workload（工作量）. If you find you’re not doing well in a subject, make use of after-school study groups or ask your teacher to help you with your schoolwork. Consider private tutoring to get you through a difficult time.
There’re more extracurricular（课外的）activities in high school than in middle school, such as clubs, music and theater groups, student government, and sports teams. Make friends and be seen at such school activities. Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships. Ask someone in school activities if you don’t know how. This is a good time to do what you like doing and an opportunity to try new things. Who said school has to be all work and no play?
Since you’ll attend more activities in high school than in middle school, you’ll have to learn how to manage you time…

1. 1.

   The writer wrote this passage to ______

   1. A.
      advise us to study hard in high school
   2. B.
      tell us how to live an easier life in high school
   3. C.
      show that we may live a hard life in high school
   4. D.
      explain why there will be many changes in high school
2. 2.

   In paragraph 2, the writer suggests that we should ______

   1. A.
      ask our parents to walk us to school
   2. B.
      ask other students about our high school
   3. C.
      prepare all the things we need for our classes
   4. D.
      learn about our high school well before attending it
3. 3.

   According to paragraph 4, what should we do if we are not doing well in a subject?

   1. A.
      We should get help from others
   2. B.
      We should stop going to activities
   3. C.
      We should spend most of our time on it
   4. D.
      We should give it up if it is not important
4. 4.

   In paragraph 5, the writer wants to tell us that ______

   1. A.
      every coin has two sides
   2. B.
      the early bird catches the worm
   3. C.
      where there is a will, there is a way
   4. D.
      all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
5. 5.

   What will the writer most probably talk about next?

   1. A.
      How to manage time well in high school
   2. B.
      Why we need to learn how to manage time
   3. C.
      How to attend more activities in high school
   4. D.
      Why middle school is different from high school

— Jack said the paper was too hard when he was asked why he failed the exam again..

— Well, _____.

A. a bad penny always turns up                       B. a bad workman always blames his tools

C. an early bird catches the worm                      D. an apple a day keeps the doctor away