When I was at university，I studied very hard．But a lot of my friends did very little work．Some did just enough to pass exams．Others didn’t do quite enough．Fred Baines was one of them．He spent more time drinking in the Students’ Union than working in the library．

　　Once at the end of the term，we had to take an important test in chemistry．The test had a hundred questions. In my room the night before the test，Fred was watching TV．Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test．But on that night he looked perfectly calm．Then he told me of his plan．“It’s very simple．There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test．I’ll take a coin into the examination room．I haven’t studied a chemistry book for months，so I’ll just toss the coin．That way，I’m sure I’ll get half the questions right．”

　　The next day，Fred came happily into the exam room．As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers．Then he left，half an hour before the rest of us．

　　The next day，he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor．“Oh，good，”he said，“Have you got the result of the test?”The professor looked at him and smiled，“Ah，it’s you，Baines．Just a minute．”Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin．He threw it into the air，caught it in his hand and looked at it．

　　“I’m terribly sorry，Baines，”he said，“You failed!”

1.This story mainly wants to tell us ________．

A．chemistry is really hard to learn

B．there were too many questions for students to prepare for

C．good exam results needs hard study

D．tossing a coin can not always decide the result

2.Fred Baines was one of those who ________．

A．did just enough to pass the exam

B．didn’t work hard enough for their studies

C．had too much other work for the Students’ Union

D．were quite good at passing exams

3.Fred came happily into the exam room because ________．

A．he had got ready for the exam

B．he knew the answers already

C．the other students would be behind him

D．he had his way to finish the exam

4.The chemistry exam in fact ________．

A．was not very hard

B．took the other students an hour to finish

C．had more than one hundred questions

D．needed to be done by tossing a coin

5.The professor tossed the coin to tell Baines that ________．

A．he was satisfied with his way for the exam

B．he wanted to make friends with him

C．his way for the exam would never work

D．the exam result depended on the coin

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.

We listen to music, and we ???? the national flag(国旗) go up. Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was ???? and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it?

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher ???? me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. ???? for it, I'm sure you'll do well."

"Thank you ," I answered, It was such a great ????? for me ! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents ???? . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Monday morning came. I began to feel ???? . When did I last give a talk to ???? many people, never! This was my first time. Could I really ???? it. Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I ????? in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.

"Take it easy," I said to ???? . " Don't be nervous. You can do it." Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I nearly couldn't ???? .

I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !"

I took a big ????? . Then I began to talk. It wasn't hard. It was easy. I don't know ????? I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself ?????? everyone what I can do.

1.A. watch ??????? B. see ??????? C. notice ?? ???? D. look at

2.A. surprising ??? B. proud ????????????? ??? C. amazed????????????? ?? D. careful

3.A. told ????????????? ????? B. asked for ????????????? C. said to ????????????? ??? D. showed

4.A. Look out ????????????? ? B. Come on ????????????? C. Take care ????????????? ??? D. Get ready

5.A. chance ????????????? ????? B. news ????????????? ????????????? C. time ????????????? ????????????? ??? D. message

6.A. to listen to ??? B. to listen ????????????? ????????????? C. listen to ????????????? ??? D. listen

7.A. excited ????????????? ????? B. happy ????????????? ????????????? C. nervous ????????????? ??? D. surprised

8.A. after ????????????? ????????????? ? B. such ????????????? ????????????? C. before ????????????? ??? D. so

9.A. do ????????????? ????????????? ????? B. speak ????????????? ????????????? C. talk ????????????? ????????????? ??? D. take

10.A. stand ????????????? ????????????? ? B. stood ????????????? ????????????? C. was standing ????????????? D. have stood

11.A. me ????????????? ????????????? ? B. my class ????????????? C. myself ????????????? ????????????? D. my parents

12.A. sit down? ?? B. cry ????????????? ????????????? ?? C. look? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. stand up

13.A. breath(呼吸) B. smile ????????????? ????????????? C. mouth ????????????? ????????????? D. figure（人物）

14.A. when ????????????? ????? B. how ????????????? ????????????? C. why ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. whether

15.A. so ????????????? ????????????? ? B. but ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. to ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. for

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we  1 the national flag go up.
　 Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   2 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
　 Can I really do it?
　 Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   3 me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday morning, I want you to give the talk. Go and write something down.  4 for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”
“Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great  5 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Finally Monday morning came. I began to feel  7 .
When did I last give a talk to  8 many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really  9 it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to the playground. I  10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.
“Take it easy,” I said to  11 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t  12  stand up.
I took a look at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes seemed to say, “You can do it! Come on!   13 afraid, just talk!”
I took a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.
I don’t know 14 I finished my talk, but I tried my best to do it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself  15 everyone what I can do.