Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 　 1　 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 　 2　 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　 3　 them in September. There were usually a few who　 4　 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 　5　 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 　 6　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 　 7　　 her up in the morning.

Jane was too 　8　 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 　 9　 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 　10　 of the questions. Everyone 　11 　　her was writing pages and pages. 　 12　 , she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 　 13　 .

Time was running 　 14　 . There was only an hour to 　15　 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　16　 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 　17　　 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 　18　 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 　 19　 . A minute later, 　20　　 called her name.

1. A. harvests 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exams　　　　　　　 C. reports 　　　　　　　　　 D. papers

2. A. exercises 　　　　　　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　　　　 C. books 　　　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

3. A. take 　　　　　　　　　 B. write　　　　　　　　 C. attend　　　 　 　　　 D. do

4. A. cheated　　　　　　　　 B. succeeded　　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

5. A. cared for B. felt proud of C. worried about　 　　 D. thought highly of

6. A. insisted 　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　 　 C. promised　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

7. A. ring　　　　　　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　　　　 D. pick

8. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　 　 　　　 D. nervous

9. A. dream　　　　　　　　　 B. pill　　　　　　　　　 C. suggestion　　　　 D. music

10. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

11. A. ahead of　　　 　　　　　　 B. behind　　　　　　　 C. in front of　　　　　　　 D. around

12. A. Unless　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 D. As

13. A. watch　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　 C. teacher　　　　　　　　　　 D. book

14. A. up　　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

15. A. run　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remain　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

16. A. gave out　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up　　 　 C. put off　　　　　　　　　　 D. put out

17. A. another　　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　 D. the other

18. A. thinking　　　　　　　　　　 B. dreaming　　　　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. writing

19. A. exam　　　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　 D. night

20. A. her mother　　　　 B. her teacher　　　 C. a classmate　　　 D. a friend

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 　 1　 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 　 2　 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　 3　 them in September. There were usually a few who　 4　 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 　5　 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 　 6　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 　 7　　 her up in the morning.

Jane was too 　8　 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 　 9　 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 　10　 of the questions. Everyone 　11 　　her was writing pages and pages. 　 12　 , she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 　 13　 .

Time was running 　 14　 . There was only an hour to 　15　 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　16　 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 　17　　 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 　18　 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 　 19　 . A minute later, 　20　　 called her name.

1. A. harvests 　　　　 B. exams　　　　 C. reports 　　　　 D. papers

2. A. exercises 　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　 C. books 　　　　 D. lessons

3. A. take 　　　　 B. write　　　　 C. attend　　 　 　 D. do

4. A. cheated　　　 B. succeeded　　 C. passed　　　　 D. failed

5. A. cared for 　　　　　 B. felt proud of　

C. worried about　 　 D. thought highly of

6. A. insisted 　　　　 B. agreed　　 　 C. promised　　　　 D. allowed

7. A. ring　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　 C. bring　　　　 D. pick

8. A. sad　　　　　 B. tired　　　　 C. happy　　 　 　 D. nervous

9. A. dream　　　　 B. pill　　　　　 C. suggestion　　 D. music

10. A. all　　　　　 B. none　　　　　 C. any　　　　　 D. some

11. A. ahead of　　　　 B. behind　　　　 C. in front of　　　　　 D. around

12. A. Unless　　　 B. However　 C. Though　　　　 D. As

13. A. watch　　　　 B. paper　　　　 C. teacher　　　 D. book

14. A. up　　　　　 B. down　　　　　 C. out　　　　　 D. over

15. A. run　　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. remain　　　　 D. go

16. A. gave out　　　　 B. gave up 　 C. put off　　　 D. put out

17. A. another　　　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. other　　　　 D. the other

18. A. thinking　　　　 B. dreaming　　　 C. crying　　　　 D. writing

19. A. exam　　　　 B. dream　　　　 C. story　　　　 D. night

20. A. her mother　 B. her teacher　　　 C. a classmate　　　 D. a friend