A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year.You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam.If you are taking an English exam,do not only learn rules of grammar.

Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can .A few days before the exam you should start going to bed early .Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things .Before you start to answer the questions,read carefully over the question paper.Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pack up your pen to write .When you have at last finished your exam,read over your answers .Correct the mistakes if there are any mistakes and make sure that you have not missed anything out.

1.What is the passage about?

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2.What will happen if you work hard only a few days before the exam?

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3.What should we do before the exam?

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4.What should we do before answering the questions?

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5..What should we do after finishing the exam?

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A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year.You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam.If you are taking an English exam,do not only learn rules of grammar.
Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can .A few days before the exam you should start going to bed early .Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things .Before you start to answer the questions,read carefully over the question paper.Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pack up your pen to write .When you have at last finished your exam,read over your answers .Correct the mistakes if there are any mistakes and make sure that you have not missed anything out.
【小题1】What is the passage about?
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【小题2】What will happen if you work hard only a few days before the exam?
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【小题3】What should we do before the exam?
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【小题4】What should we do before answering the questions?
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【小题5】.What should we do after finishing the exam?
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Dave was a college student. His uncle was very rich, but he had no child of his own. Soon after Dave left college, his uncle died .He left Dave a lot of money , so he decided to set up his own company.

He found a nice office , bought some new desks and chairs and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming towards his house.

“It’s my first customer !” he thought . He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended （假装）to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York. The caller wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country .

The man knocked at the door while this was going on, and he came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation（谈话）. Then he said to him , “I’m from the telephone company, and I was sent to fix your telephone.”

(　 ) 61. Dave could set up a company of his own because _______

A. he had made a lot of money　　

B. he got a lot of money

C.　　 he had borrowed a lot of money

D. His father left him a lot of money

(　 ) 62. Dave had been there for_____ when the man from the telephone company came .

A. almost a week　 B. two days　 C. a few hours　 D. a month

(　 ) 63 Why did Dave pick up his telephone when he heard someone coming?

A. Because someone called him from New York.

B. Because he wanted to let him know he was busy with his business.

C. Because he wanted to tell the telephone company that something was wrong with his telephone.

D. Because his uncle telephoned him at that time .

(　 ) 64.What did Dave’s company sell?

A. Colour TV sets　 B. Houses　 C. Clothes　 D. Computers

(　 ) 65.Could Dave receive（接到） a telephone call from New York before the man from the telephone company came ?

A. No , he couldn’t　　

B. Of course, he could .

C.Yes , he could, but the voice wasn’t very clear　

D. We don’t know.

There are many idioms（习语）in English that are about animals．Today let's chat a little about some of the idioms about dogs that make English language fun and colorful．

We love dogs；they are our best friends．When you first started to learn English，your teacher might teach you a number of phrases about dogs，such as：“you are a lucky dog，” “I'm dog tired，” “every dog has its day，” or “our team was the underdog but won the first place at last．”

When I first got into high school。my English teacher used the idiom “dog-ear”，which interested me very much．This word can be used as a noun，a verb，and an adjective as well．As a noun，it means a turned-down（折叠的）corner of a page as a bookmark（书签）．As a verb，it means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book．And，as an adjective，the word describes an old book with many broken pages．Examples：

John made a dog-ear（noun）of the page he was reading before closing the book．

Jane was reading a book；when the telephone rang，she dg-eared（verb）the page before answering the phone．

In the old room，the children found some dog-eared（adjective）books left there for more than 30 years．

The idiom “dog-ear” gives a lively image of a page being turned down like a curled（卷起来的）dog ear，but some dogs don't have curled ears；rather，they have pointed（竖起来的）ears．

1．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Idioms about colors．                               B．Idioms about history．

C．Idioms about animals．                               D．Idioms about dogs．

2．How many idioms about dogs are mentioned（提及）in this passage?

A．3．                       B．4．                       C．5．                        D．6．

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the meaning of the idiom “dog ear”?

A．It means a turned-down corner of a page as a bookmark．

B．It means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book．

C．It means an old book with many broken pages．

D．It means something is short and small like a dog's ear．

Dave was a college student. His uncle was very rich, but he had no child of his own. Soon after Dave left college, his uncle died .He left Dave a lot of money , so he decided to set up his own company.

He found a nice office , bought some new desks and chairs and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming towards his house.

“It’s my first customer !” he thought . He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended （假装）to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York. The caller wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country .

The man knocked at the door while this was going on, and he came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation（谈话）. Then he said to him , “I’m from the telephone company, and I was sent to fix your telephone.”

(　 ) 61. Dave could set up a company of his own because _______

A. he had made a lot of money　　
B. he got a lot of money

C. he had borrowed a lot of money

D. His father left him a lot of money

(　 ) 62. Dave had been there for_____ when the man from the telephone company came .

A. almost a week　 B. two days　 C. a few hours　 D. a month

(　 ) 63 Why did Dave pick up his telephone when he heard someone coming?

A. Because someone called him from New York.

B. Because he wanted to let him know he was busy with his business.

C. Because he wanted to tell the telephone company that something was wrong with his telephone.

D. Because his uncle telephoned him at that time .

(　 ) 64.What did Dave’s company sell?

A. Colour TV sets　 B. Houses　 C. Clothes　 D. Computers

(　 ) 65.Could Dave receive（接到） a telephone call from New York before the man from the telephone company came ?

A. No , he couldn’t　　

B. Of course, he could .

C.Yes , he could, but the voice wasn’t very clear　

D. We don’t know.