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　　Two men, both seriously ill, lived in the same hospital room．One man was allowed to 　　1　　 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment．His 　　2　　 was next to the room's only window．The other man 　　3　　 spend all his time flat on his back．Every 　　4　　 when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he 　　5　　 pass the time by describing to his 　　6　　 all the things he could see outside the window．The window overlooked a 　　7　　 with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water while children 　　8　　 their model boats．Young lovers walked 　　9　　 among flowers．As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and 　　10　　 the scene．

　　One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 　　11　　 body of the man by the window, who had died 　　12　　 in his sleep．She was saddened and 　　13　　 the hospital attendants(服务员)to take the body away．　　14　　 it seemed appropriate(合适的), the other man asked if he could 　　15　　 next to the window．The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after 　　16　　 he was comfortable, she left him alone．Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his 　　17　　 look at the world outside．Finally, he would have the 　　18　　 of seeing it for himself．He strained(紧张地)to slowly turn to 　　19　　 the window beside the bed．It faced a blank wall!

　　The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to 　　20　　 those wonderful things outside this window．The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall．She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you．”

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　　MULTIPLE-CHOICE TESTS

　　Make the best answer from the list of choices for a multiple-choice test．

　　1．Read Test Directions Carefully?

　　Directions tell what you need to do．Words like best, always, only, all and never will help you find the correct answer．Sentences with those words are usually not true．

　　2．Plan Your Time

　　Pass over hard questions, If you have time, you can go back to them later．

　　3．Read Items(题干)Again

　　If you are not sure about an answer, read the item again．Think about all the answer choices．Which one seems best?

　　SHORT-ANSWER TESTS

　In a short-answer test, write a word, a group of words, or a sentence to answer a question; look for key words like who or what that tell you what to write in the answer．

　　PASSAGE-WRITING TESTS

　　For a passage-writing test, write one or more paragraphs to answer one question．

　　1．Study the Item and Key Words

　　Read the question two times or more．Look for key words that tell you exactly what to do．You might see prompts(提示)like these：

　　2．Plan Your Answer

　　Think about the key words and topic．Write everything you know about the topic on a piece of your own paper．This can help you organize your writing．

　　3．Write the Passage

　　Use the words in the prompts to write a beginning．Then use what you know about the topic to write your passage．

　　Write a topic sentence for each paragraph．

　　Write the important information in the body．

　　Read your passage before you hand it in．

　　You may try these strategies in today’s test．We hope you’ll have a great success．Good luck!

　　Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room．One man was allowed to 　　1　　 up in his bed for an hour each afternoon．His bed was 　　2　　 the room’s only window．The other man on the other side of the room had to 　　3　　 all his time lying on his back in bed．

　　Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he 　　4　　 pass the time by describing to his 　　5　　 all the things he could see outside the window．“The window overlooked a 　　6　　 with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water 　　7　　 children sailed their model boats．Young lovers walked 　　8　　 among flowers of every color．Grand old trees graced(使优美)the landscape, and a fine 　　9　　 of the city skyline could be seen in the distance．” As the man by the window 　　10　　 all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 　　11　　 the scene．

　　Days and weeks passed．One morning, the day nurse came only to find the man by the window had died 　　12　　 in his sleep．When the man’s body was 　　13　　, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the 　　14　　．The nurse agreed and after making sure he was 　　15　　, she left．Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself 　　16　　 to take his first look at the 　　17　　 world outside by himself．But to his 　　18　　, he found it faced nothing 　　19　　 a blank wall．

　　In fact the man by the window was 　　20　　 and could not even see the wall．He just wanted to encourage his roommate．