Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 26 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, review their 27 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 28 them in September. There were usually a few who 29 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year. She worked so hard that her mother 30 her. Jane went bed late. The night before the big day, her mother 31 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 32 her up in the morning.
Jane was too 33 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 34 did work. In no time she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 35 of the questions. Everyone 36 her was writing pages and pages. 37 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time, she looked at her 38 . Time was running 39 . There was only an hour 40 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 41 and tried another. With only an hour left, she wrote 42 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 43 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 44 . A minute later, 45 called her name.
26. A. harvests B. exams C. reports D. papers
27. A. exercises B. jobs C. books D. lessons
28. A. take B. write C. attend D. do
29. A. cheated B. succeeded C. passed D. failed
30. A. cared about B. felt proud of C. worried about D. thought highly of
31. A. advised B. agreed C. promised D. allowed
32. A. ring B. wake C. put D. pick
33. A. sad B. tired C. happy D. nervous
34. A. dream B. pill C. suggestion D. music
35. A. all B. none C. any D. some
36. A. ahead of B. behind C. in front of D. around
37. A. Unless B. However C. Though D. As
38. A. watch B. paper C. teacher D. book
39. A. up B. down C. out D. over
40. A. run B. left C. remaining D. go
41. A. gave out B. gave up C. put off D. put out
42. A. another B. more C. other D. the other
43. A. thinking B. dreaming C. crying D. writing
44. A. exam B. dream C. story D. night
45. A. her mother B. her teacher C. a classmate D. a friend