1. The old man was too tired to walk on.
  The old man was _______ tired _______ he couldn't walk on.
2. Mike is the tallest in his class.
  Mike is taller _______  ________  ________  ________ in his class.
3. I will go to bed when I finish writing the letter.
  I _______ go to bed _______ I finish writing the letter.
4. It's about half an hour's walk.
  It takes about half an hour to go there _______  ________.
5. Work hard, and you will get good marks.
  _______  _______ work hard, you'll get good marks.
6. John was busy at 9 last night.
He was writing his English composition at 9 last night.
John _______  _______  ________ his English composition at 9 last night.

     There are only two reasons people cannot achieve their goals: The goals aren't important to them; or
people don't break them into small enough pieces. So all we need to do is to try our best...
     Have you ever watched a quitter in a boxing match-a man who just gives up and walks away? The
whole crowd boos. They throw drink bottles and bits of hot dog into the ring. They don't throw things
because he lost. They throw things because he quit. In our hearts we all believe that we should do our
best.
     Eric Moussambani swam for Equatorial Guinea (赤道几内亚) at the 2000 Olympics. This was the
first time Eric had swum a 100-metre race. He swam with his head out of the water and he barely kicked
his legs. In the first lap he was really struggling (挣扎). In the second he was nearly drowning (沉没).
But Eric was fighting with everything he had.
     At the turn, the large audience began to shout and with every stroke (划水) the noise got louder and
louder. Twenty meters from the finish, Eric was hardly moving but the crowd was crazy. When he finally
hit the wall, the cheering and stamping all but lifted the roof off the stadium. His time of 1 minute 52
seconds was about a minute slower than all the other competitors. Who cared? Eric Moussambani had
done his best.
     When you make an honest effort, people support you. You feel happier when you do your best. Think
about what it feels like walking to school on those days when you have done all of your homework and
done it as well as you can. Don't you feel just a bit more interested about school? Why? Because you are
always happier when you make a 100 percent effort, whether it's for an essay or a basketball game.
     Your teachers will tell you"Work hard!" and your parents will probably tell you "Work hard." But you
don't work hard to please your parents and teachers. The big reason you do it is for you. If you get good
marks, that's a prize. If other people notice, wonderful! But the main reason is how you feel about yourself.
     Even when you do your best, it is not certain that you will succeed. You may do your best, and still
be criticized. You may do your best, and still have people laugh at you. But when you do your best, the
reward is that feeling that says, "I did everything I could."

1. The audience would get unhappy with a quitter because ______.

A. the quitter loses the match
B. the match ends earlier than expected
C. the match is not wonderful
D. the quitter fails to show sportsmanship

2. People shouted when Eric was swimming because ______.

A. he swam too slowly
B. they wanted to cheer him on
C. he was the last one in the competition
D. he had not mastered basic swimming skills

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. You work hard only to make your parents and teachers happy.
B. The audience was very angry when Eric lost the 100 meter race.
C. If you have done your school work, you will surely get high marks.
D. When you make an effort in a basketball game, you'll feel happier.

     Very few people enjoy exams. I don't, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always
do! So I am not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don't need to.
Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry
too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?
     1. Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills- how to work when you are in the exam.
     2. Good students don't wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not
possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don't leave it till then!
    3. If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what
you are studying, then, when it is over, you'll be able to say, "What a good exam that was!"
     4. Take a short rest during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.
Work at the time when you know you will work at your best.
     5. If you are studying in the evening, don't go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be "going
round and round" - thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something
that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
    6. If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don't be too relaxed! Some stress over exams
makes you work hard for them.

1. How does the writer feel about exams?

A. Excited.
B. Bored.
C. Worried.
D. Surprised.

2. Why are the students afraid of exams?

A. Because they are afraid of failing.
B. Because they want to get full marks.
C. Because exams are usually hard.
D. Because they think their teachers will be angry with them they can't pass the exams.

3. Which is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A. Good students don't wait until the week before an exam.
B. Start planning and working for each exam early.
C. If you don't know how to work for an exam,ask the teach about it.
D. You should sleep well before the exam.

4. According to the passage, if you feel bad, you'd better ______.

A. take a short rest
B. tell someone about your worries
C. walk or get exercise
D. keep busy working and forget your worries

5. The writer of the passage is probably a ______.

A. student
B. teacher
C. journalist
D. scientist