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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John {#blank#}3{#/blank#} basketball. Five baseballs and two baseball bats are in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} room. But he doesn't have a baseball {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. I know he likes blue. So I want to buy a blue baseball hat {#blank#}6{#/blank#} him. For {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, John likes apples and pears. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he doesn't like bananas and oranges. So Lucy and Cindy want to buy a birthday cake {#blank#}9{#/blank#} some apples and pears on it.

"What do you want to buy, Li Na?" we ask.

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Tony loves his grandma. She often tells him stories about Santa Claus(圣诞老人). 

Today is December 24th. Tony's grandma takes him to Kevin's Store to shop. She gives Tony fifty dollars and says, " Take the money and buy something for someone who needs it. I' ll wait for you in the car. "

Tony thinks of everyone he knows: his family, friends and classmates. Then he thinks of Bobbie. Bobbie sits behind Tony. He doesn't have a warm coat. Tony knows it because Bobbie never goes out to play in winter. So Tony buys a blue coat for him. It looks really warm. 

In the evening, his grandma helps Tony put the coat in a Christmas box, and writes" To Bobbie, From Santa Claus" on it. " Santa helps people but never lets them know, " Tony's grandma says. They put the box in front of Bobbie's house and then go back home joyfully. 

That night Tony knows Santa Claus is real, and they are on his team. 

Welcome to the photo display of unusual animals around the world!

Giraffes usually have brown spots, right? In fact, not all of them! Kenya is home to the white giraffe. Once there were three. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} What a pity!

The frog is named the goliath frog. It is the biggest frog on the earth. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It lives only in rainforests in West Africa. Most types of frogs find shallow (浅的) pools of water where they will lay their eggs. But the goliath frogs use their powerful legs to dig their own holes. 

Did this squirrel fall into the paint? No! The Malabar giant squirrel is born with a beautiful fur coat, with colours of black, orange, brown, even purple and red. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} It seldom comes down to the ground as it's careful by nature. It can grow up to 90 cm long, bigger than the squirrels we usually see. 

What a cute spider! It looks a lot like the most famous Pokemon, Pikachu.  Only the females (雌性) look like Pikachu. Experts think they use their bright- yellow back to attract insects for them to eat. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} These spiders live in the eastern part of the US and in Central America. 

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