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

The employees________that they should renew their contracts within a week.

A．a(chǎn)dvise 　　　　 B．have advised　　　 C．a(chǎn)re advised 　　 D．had been advised

______ ,you’ll never be able to persuade him.

A. However hard may you try　　　　 B. However hard you may try

C. However you may try hard　　　 D. Try hard however you may

--What do you thind of the TV play"The Meteor Garden"?

　 --I take no interest in it. One of the reasons in that such a life is out of our______.

　 A. mind　　　　　　 B. point　　　　　 C. reach　　　　　　 D. sight

Though_______money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A. lacked　　　 B. lacking of　　

C. lacking　　　 D. lacked in

Three university departments have been _______ $ 600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.

　 A. promoted　　　　 B. included　　　　 C. secured　　　 D. awarded

It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was 　　　 journey.

A. three hour　　　 B. a three-hours　　 C. a three-hour　　　 D. three hours

His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________ of it.

　 A. explanation 　　B. meaning　　　　 C. sense　　　　　　 D. guess

The biggest surprise for John was　　 he was chosen as team captain.

A. when B. what　 C. which D. whether

Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert (警報(bào)) system using text messages delivered to cell phones.

Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years，particularly among young people.The wireless industry’s trade association，CTIA，estimates (估計(jì)) more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month.

The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act，a 2009 federal law that requires improvement to the nation’s emergency alert system.The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies.

“The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before，and during，disasters and other emergencies，” FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan.

Participation in the alert system by carriers－telecommunications companies－is voluntary，but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.

The program would be optional for cell phone users.They also may not be charged for receiving alerts.

There would be three different types of messages，according to the rules.

The first would be a national alert from the president，likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster.The second would involve “approaching threats”，which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings.The third would be reserved for child abduction (綁架) emergencies，or so?called Amber Alerts.

The service could be in place by 2010.

1．What is the purpose of the approved plan?

A．To warn people of emergencies via messages.

B．To popularize the use of cell phones.

C．To estimate the monthly number of messages.

D．To promote the wireless industry.

2．The improvement to the present system is in the charge of________.

A．CTIA　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the Warning Alert and Response Network

C．FCC　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．federal regulators

3．The carriers’ participation in the system is determined by________.

A．the US federal government　　　　　　 B．mobile phone users

C．the carriers themselves　　　　 　　　 D．the law of the United States

4．Which of the following is TRUE of cell phone users?

A．They must accept the alert service.

B．They may enjoy the alert service for free.

C．They must send the alerts to others.

D．They may choose the types of messages.

5．An alert message will NOT be sent if________.

A．a(chǎn) child loses his way　　　　　　　　 B．a(chǎn) university shooting happens

C．a(chǎn) natural disaster happens　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn) terrorist attack occurs