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Anne White studied at Colorado University. She first had a problem taking tests when she began college. “I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks 1 a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I was unable to think properly because of nervousness and fear. I couldn’t think of the answer. My low grades on the test did not show what I know to the teacher.” Another student had the same 2 . He said, “My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was 3 . My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn’t write them down.”These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety (焦虑). Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it 4 does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades. At present, test anxiety has been known as a real problem, not just an excuse or false explanation of lazy students.Experts are trying to help those students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some university, students take tests to measure (测量) their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is 5 , the students can take short courses to help them deal with their nervousness. These courses teach students how to 6 their bodies. Students are trained to become calm. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work 7 . Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.1．A) after B) during C) before D) in2．A) experiences B) tests C) things D) sayings 3．A) standing B) running C) shaking D) striking4．A) usually B) always C) often D) sometimes 5．A) low B) enough C) average D) high6．A) exercise B) relax C) protect D) rest7．A) slowly B) easily C) difficultly D) openlySim Jae-duck is 74 years old and the founder(创始人) of the World Toilet Association(厕所协会). He was born in a restroom. “My mother followed advice from my grandmother that people born in restrooms will ___1___ long lives,”Sim said. Now he plans to live and die in a toilet-shaped house.The large glass building was built in Suweon, a Korean city. There are two bedrooms and two guest rooms ___2___ the rooms. The house, of course, has three expensive toilets.“There is a display bathroom behind glass for all to see. The other toilets have water saving features,” Sim said. “My family has ___3___ agreed to keep this house as a symbol（象征）of South Korea’s new toilet ____4___ after my death. The house will be remembered as an example of saving people from diseases and protecting the environment.”The main bathroom has a machine that produces a mist(液体喷雾) ___5___others can’t see the people in the bathroom. That can make users feel ___6___.The toilet seat will be raised as people enter and music will play.Sim’s advice has changed public toilets into clean and beautiful resting places. Now the public toilets in Suweon are __7____ paintings, fresh flowers or even small gardens. They are places that protect human health.1. A. take B. enjoy C. welcome D. show2. A. besides B. behind C. among D. ahead3. A. nearly B. already C. almost D. yet4. A. process B. gift C. culture D. manner5. A. so that B. because C. unless D. although6. A. excited B. terrible C. tired D. safe7. A. covered with B. made ofC. used toD. decorated withThe government employs（雇佣）many people to help take care ofour society. However, they cannot help out every one just by themselves.They need our help! Consider Volunteering!What Is Volunteering?Volunteering is when we regularly go and do nice things for otherpeople. There are many t__1__ of volunteers. Volunteers may help outin local retirement homes, or in hospitals. Some volunteers work withpoor people and other volunteers help teach orphaned children to read.Volunteering Teaches Mature(成熟) ThinkingVolunteering is something that really helps us. It gives us a chance to stop complaining about our own lives, and realized e__2__ how lucky we are. We are able to see the people who really need help. Volunteering also teaches us more a__3__ responsibility, patience, empathy(同情心), and above all, compassion(爱心).Ways to Start VolunteeringThere are many places that you can go to try to start volunteering. Here are just a few places you can go and what you can do at each place.Hospital－ask if you can go and visit people who are really s__4__. Sometimes all they need is just someone who will t__5___ with them, or someone to give them hope.Orphanage(孤儿院) －the children living here really need someone to p_5__ with them.Whatever you decide to do, just do the b__7__you can.首字母完形专练三“Exams will be the death of me,” I can remember what I thought about exams in school. I was not a good student. Even when I 1 hard (which was not often enough), my marks never seemed to improve. The mid-term exams are over and 2 of you may also be thinking, “Exams will be the death of me.” You worked hard but... You may think that schoolwork is just too 3 , or even that you just aren’t smart.But let me tell you: you are smart enough and schoolwork is also easy for you! How do I know that? Well, because you have already had a lot of 4 in school. To be a middle school student you have already passed many exams. And your English must be good because you are reading this article!The Chinese school system 5 that you sit and listen for long periods of time. But not everyone is good at sitting and listening. The Chinese system is only one “way” of learning. But there are 6 “ways” which may work better for you.And, remember many poor students have done better than good students in the “real world”: hey, Bill Gates was a university dropout（辍学学生）!7 don’t feel bad if your mid-term results were poor. Mid-term exams are just the middle, not the end. You still have time to improve, and to make changes.1. A) cared B) listened C) read D) studied2. A) some B) any C) few D) none3. A) interesting B) exciting C) hard D) easy4. A) pleasure B) happiness C) sadness D) success5. A) requires B) expects C) hopes D) wishes6. A) another B) other C) serious D) happy7. A) So B) But C) Or D) ThoughWhen Chinese people find out that someone comes from London, theyoften say, "London is a foggy city, isn't it?" British people who visit Chinaoften have to say that London is not a foggy city at all! In fact, London u 1to be a foggy city, but it isn't any more.In London, lots of its pollution came from factories, but a lot of it camefrom coal(煤) because people burned it in their houses to keep w 2during the winter. By the 1950s, London's air pollution had become so bad thatthe government decided to do something to clean up the air. A new rule wasmade. It said thatn 3 was allowed to burn coal in any British city. Just a few years later, the air became much cleaner.Now many Chinese cities meet the same kind of p 4 with air pollution that London met forty or fifty years ago. However, it is more d 5 for Chinese cities to solve it. First, more of the pollution comes from big factories than from coal that people use in their houses. If these factories are suddenly c 6 , lots of people will lose their jobs. Second, cleaner fuels are quite expensive. However, the air in many cities is already s 7 becoming cleaner, because the government and ordinary people are trying to make pollution less.首字母完形专练一1C 2A 3C 4A 5D 6B 7B1 easy2 rest3 quickly 4two 5 correct 6because 7 useful首字母完形专练二1.B2. C3.B4. C5. A 6 D 7. D1. types2. exactly3. about4. sick5. talk6. play7. best首字母完形专练三1. D2. A3. C 4 D 5. A 6. B 7 A1. used2. warm3. nobody4. problem5. difficult6. closed7. slowly。