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.

There are two mice, Bill and Paul. They are good friends. One mouse lives in the country, the other mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day they meet in the street. 

Paul: Hi, Bill! Have a look at my house in the country. I'm sure you will enjoy yourself. 

Bill: I'd love to. But I hear that the food is not delicious, and your house is small. Is that so?

Paul: No, that's not true. Come and see by yourself!

Then Bill goes to the countryside with Paul. 

Bill: Paul! Why do you live in a hole in the field*? You should come and live in the city. You will live in a nice house made of stones. You will have better food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city. 

Paul:Thanks! Maybe you are right. I'll visit your house one day. 

Several days later, Paul visits Bill's house in the city. The house is big and beautiful. They are sitting in the living room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there is a great noise. 

Bill: Run! Run! The cat is coming!

Paul: Oh, no! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. I love my hole in the field, for it is nicer to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid. 

Our nearest neighbor is the moon. In the sky, the moon and the sun seem to be of the same size because the moon is much nearer.

The moon makes the tides(潮汐)— the changes in the level of the sea. The moon and the sun together pull the sea. In some parts of the world, the difference between" high tide"( when the sea is very near the land) and" low tide"( when the sea is far away from the land) is very big. This is very important for ships.

The moon is very different from the earth. Gravity(重力) on the moon is six times weaker than that on the earth. There isn't any air. During the day, it is very very hot but at night it is very very cold. Nothing can live on the moon.

If the moon goes between the earth and the sun, we have an eclipse of the sun(日食). The moon stops the light from the sun and we have night in the day.

If the earth goes between the moon and the sun, we have an eclipse of the moon. The moon goes into the shadow(影子) of the earth and it disappears(消失) for a few minutes.

"How do you get to school?" This question often gets an answer like "By bus", "By car" or "On foot". But not always. There are children in many different parts of the world who, every day, have to go on a difficult journey to get to school. They travel for kilometres on foot, or by boat, bicycle, donkey (驴) or train. They cross deserts (沙漠), mountains, rivers, snow and ice. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

To get to school on time, some children in Indonesia have to cross a dangerous bridge.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Then they walk many more kilometres through the forest to their school in Banten. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} He has to ride it with his friends for over an hour through a desert in the very dry area of northeast Brazil. Their school is in a tiny village. Very few people live there. 

Some children live in houses along Chetl, a road in Delhi, India. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Every morning they walk along the railway to get to their school, 40 minutes away. 

Why do the children do this? Do their parents make them do it? The answer, in many cases, is no.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} They hope to get a job to make money so that they can help their families. And this is why rivers, deserts or any form of danger won't stop them from reaching school. 

注意：文中不得使用你的真实姓名和校名。

词汇: chrysanthemums（菊花）

My name is Sally. I have a big family. There are forty - nine people in my family. 1 are my classmates and teachers.

 First, let me introduce my 2 to you. Miss Sun is my Chinese teacher. She is kind 3 she is very strict(严格的). She likes 4 and she has many books.

 Mercury is my 5 teacher. She is very nice and we all like her very much. She is 6 America. Her classes are very interesting and we 7 have fun. She often has some 8 in class, such as playing spelling games, singing English songs...

 Miss Cai is my maths teacher. She is tall and thin. She is very kind and often 9 us with maths problems(问题). We all 10 her.

 Next, let me 11 you about my classmates. Ella is my classmate and best friend. We love 12 . On weekends, we often play basketball together. Maggie is 13 my classmate. She sings very well. Many of my classmates let her 14 at their birthday parties(生日派对). They like her songs very much.

 There are many other teachers and classmates in my family. I'm happy to be one 15 of the loving family.I enjoy the time with them.