Nowadays in school life, a lot of students develop a fear of tests. It's not because tests are something to be afraid of. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don't always think they are well—prepared and they don't have enough self—confidence. If you follow the advice below, it's not difficult to overcome your fear of tests.

People who know that they are not well—prepared are usually those who fear tests most. However, most students don't know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as you know that you have studied well and long enough, you have reason to believe that you are well—prepared.

Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two results: either you fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded (毫无根据的) or you could actually do well in the test because of your confidence. Some students find that they experience the first result. However, this is only because those students might not have followed the first advice mentioned above. As long as you have studied well, you will be more confident of your chance to succeed in a test. If you feel as if you have not studied hard enough, then you will not be as confident as you should be.

Ask your teacher in advance (提前) about the material that is going to be covered in the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you have to be brave enough to ask. Most students do not ask unless their teacher gives the information first, so make sure that you ask.

You should know that tests are only telling if you have got the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is. So, even if you do badly in one test, you should know that there are other tests to come. As long as you think that there is another tomorrow, you can overcome your fear of a test. However, make sure that you are going to prepare well for the other tests.

Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, with the right attitude (态度) and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests by using these suggestions.

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Hello，I'm Zhang Lei. I'd like to say something about my hometown. 

Welcome to my hometown. I'm sure you will like it. 

The following is a discussion from Mr. Knowall's BBS. The topic of the discussion is about the ways of students' keeping their private (秘密的) things.

 Hi, my name is Sasha. I am 12 years old. I am a middle school student. There are 4 people in my family. They are my parents, my brother and me. Mv parents work in a company(公司). My brother is 13 years old We study in the same school. He is in Class 7, Grade 8. I am in Class 3, Grade 7. We often go to school by bus. We have fun together. My brother and I both like sports. He likes playing basketball and I like playing tennis. My parents spend much time with us on weekends. We love each other. 

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