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(2017·合肥模拟)Soon it would be the holidays，but before that，there were endofyear exams.All the __1__had been working hard for some time，reviewing their lessons for the exams.If they didn't __2__，they would have to retake them in September.There were usually a few who__3__，but Jane didn't want to be one of them.She had worked hard all year, __4__just before the exams
she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was__5__about her.
1．A.teachers
B．students
C．classmates
D．schools
答案 B [根据reviewing their lessons for the exams可推知是students。]
2．A.prepare
B．miss
C．join
D．pass
答案 D [一般来说，如果一位学生考试不及格需要补考。由have to retake them可推知是pass。]
3． A.succeeded
B．failed
C．ended
D．called
答案 B [由Jane didn't want to be one of them和前一句话可推知本空应填failed。]
4．A.but
B．so
C．and
D．because
答案 A [前后形成对比，全句意思为：她已刻苦学习整整一年，可是临考前还得努力，故but是最佳答案。]
5．A.excited
B．frightened
C．worried
D．pleased
答案 C [根据上下文之间的逻辑关系判断，看到简学习这么努力，她姐姐芭芭拉担心她的身体，故worried是最佳答案。]
【分析】 通过阅读首句，我们可知本文是一篇记叙文，接下来，作者一定是描述某次考试的情景。所以做题时，一定要依据您平常应对考试时的表现和一般心理感受，把词汇锁定在与考试有关的单词或短语上。