A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a 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 free, read stories in English. Speak English whenever you can. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper, try to understand the meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct（更正）the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.

1.A good way to pass an exam is to ______ every day in a year.

A. go to bed early  B. work hard       C. read stories

2.If you work hard only a few days before the exam, you may _____the exam.

A. win          B. pass               C. fail  

3.A few days before the exam you should ______.

A. go to bed late       B. go to bed early     C. not go to to bed

4.When you have finished your paper, you should ______.

A. hand it in at once     B. read over your answers

C. try to understand the meaning of each question

5.The best title for this passage is __________.

A. An Important Exam       B. How to Pass an Exam

C. Get Ready for an Exam

Report Card

    Name: James Stuart                                   Time: January 24th, 2012

    Subjects  Grades  Comments (评语)

    English B+： Your reading and writing are good. But you have a strong accent (口音), so you are not good at speaking. And you do not put much effort (努力) into this subject. If you work hard, you can get a better grade in this subject.

    Physics A+：You are good at this subject. You are hard-working. I am glad that you do best in this subject

    Math C：You like this subject. But you are not good at this subject because you are a little bit lazy. It is disappointing. You can do better if you try your best.

    Music B：It is a happy thing to hear you play the piano. You are crazy about the music. Although you like this subject best, your accent has a bad influence on your singing.

1.James got the best grade in ________.

A. English       B. physics      C. math      D. music

2.James’s favorite subject is ________.

A. English       B. physics      C. math      D. music

3.Why didn’t James get the best grade in music?

A. He was a little bit lazy.                           B. He had a strong accent.

C. He didn’t play the piano well.                            D. He didn’t like the music.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. James studies hard in physics.                                  B. James doesn’t like math.

C. James’speaking is good.                                              D. James is good at singing.

5.From this passage, we know that _______.

A. James is a bad student

B. effort can make one get good grades

C. all the teachers are happy with James

D. James had the exams on January 25^th

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old. Mom and I lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that I could walk again if I wanted strongly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!

When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support  both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I wasn’t satisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they asked me an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for many American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never ask extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Of course mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. But with my mother’s support and encouragement, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income (收入) of $ 1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1.According to the writer, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

2.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

3.Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

4.Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

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1.This book will be very ________________ for you to do the medical research.

2.We must be _______________ with the children.

3.You can talk with foreigners to practice your ____________ skills.

4.Everyone ______________ to have at least eight hours’ sleep a night.

5.If you work hard, you’ll _____________ your dream.