小屁孩日记

Greg：Let me just say for the record that I think middle school may be the ______ idea ever invented. You got kids like me who haven’t hit their growth spurt yet mixed in with gorillas who have to shave twice a day.
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Angie: This place is an ______________. But, you know, it’s nice to meet someone more interested in his mind than in his body.
Rowley: You girls get to jump rope. Why are you doing hiding?
Angie: ___________. It all starts in middle school, you know? You are not a kid anymore. The coddling has stopped. Kids are now separated by ________. The weak are picked on. And girls you’ve known since ______ won’t even talk to you anymore.
Greg: OK. Well, sounds like you got it all figured out, so go back to your book. Angie: This place is a ______ holding pen. It’s where adults put you as you make that ___________ between child and teenager, so they don’t even have to look at you.
Greg: I can’t be the guy who eats off his lap in the cafeteria. I should be at the top of the food chain by now. Something’s got to change, fast.
Rowley：My mom told me to just be myself and people would like me. Greg: That ________good advice if you _____ somebody else.
Greg: And I need something to make me a class favorite.
Angie: What about class favorites?
Greg: Don’t you ever say“Hi”or “Hello!” before you start talking？Rowley: Oh, Greg’s only here because he really wants something….
Greg: Rowley! I was just saying that I would really like to nail these people because it’s so obvious that they’re only doing these activities to get in the yearbook. Angie: You know, I like your point of view. You should sign up for the school paper. We are the voice of the people. Well, the people are mostly ______, so I guess, _________ speaking, we’re the voice of the people, making fun of the people.
Greg: Thanks, but I can’t be on the paper because I’m gonna be in the paper a lot. So that would be a ________ of interest.
Angie: You are the people. Got it.
PRACTICE TEST 4 SECTION A
1. A) Student and teacher. B) Mother and child.
C) Student and student. D) Employee and manager.
2. A) He would open the window.
B) He was not able to open the window.
C) He was busy then.
D) He didn't want to open the window.
3. A) She would go home first. B) She would go to school first.
C) She was going to her office first. D) She was going to the market first.
4. A) The doctor was very busy today.
B) He was not at the clinic today.
C) He really forgot to visit the doctor.
D) He had visited the doctor at an earlier time.
5. A) 5.5 pounds. B) 3 pounds. C) 5 pounds. D) 7 pounds.
6. A) She will go to the library and see a movie.
B) She will go and see a movie.
C) She will go to a movie first and then to the library.
D) She will go to play tennis with the man.
7. A) She doesn't like the food and will not pay for it.
B) She enjoys the food very much.
C) She is not going to pay for the food right now.
D) She likes the food and will pay soon.
8. A) On a train. B) At the airport. C) On the road. D) At home.
9. A) A friend visited her when she was leaving.
B) The road was very crowded at that time.
C) Her car broke down on the road.
D) She was busy visiting her friends.
10. A) They are at the airport and it is crowded.
B) They are at the train station and it's very hot.
C) It is a holiday and there are a lot of people.
D) There is a big sale and a lot of people go there.
SECTION B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It means a new life to them.
B) It means that life nearly has lost its meaning.
C) It means being respected more by the young people.
C) It indicates the end of a useful life.
12. A) They can't find jobs easily.
B) They will live all by themselves.
C) They still have strong bodies.
D) They will be hired by small companies.
13. A) The old people have enough money to support themselves.
B) They will lead a peaceful life then.
C) The old will take part in many activities.
D) The old people are likely to feel lonely and unhappy.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) Great changes have taken place in our life.
B) There have been great inventions throughout the centuries.
C) Radio and nylon are great inventions in our life.
D) New materials have changed our way of working.
15. A) In 1924. B) In 1926. C) In 1928. D) In 1930.
16. A) Computer. B) Jet planes. C) The light. D) Movies. Passage Three
17. A) At a cafe. B) At an Indian restaurant.
C) At a French restaurant. D) At home.
18. A) He sold a painting to the waiter.
B) He walked out of the restaurant.
C) He signed his name on the napkin.
D) He drew a picture in the restaurant.
19. A) He was amused by the guest's action.
B) The napkin with the guest's name is much more valuable.
C) He was glad to invite the guest to dinner.
D) He knew that the guest would pay next time.
20. A) Some people like collecting napkins.
B) 'The opinion of the owner was important.
C) The opinion of the reader is important to a book.
D) He knew that the guest would pay next time.
For most of us, success in school has very little to do with (S1)__________ learning. The most important thing you have to (S2)___________ is how to play the grade game. Once you have your own strategies for getting high (S3)__________, everything opens up to you. You may be accepted by a famous college or (S4)___________a scholarship, not to mention receiving high praise from your teachers and parents.
When you are taking a test and you know that your grade (S5)___________ on the result of that examination, any interest you might have had in the (S6)___________ becomes secondary to trying to read the teacher's mind and finding the answer he wants. (S7)___________you've learned about it becomes of importance if (S8)_________________________________________________
______________________________________________________. To a large extent, the test grade shows your knowledge in this area. (S9)__________________________________________
_______________________________________________. Some kids haven't mastered the art of test taking, and some need more time or another way to express what they know. Anyway, you have to work things to your advantage when you are taking a test. (S10)__________________________
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