Q: Many students are under great pressure this term. There is some advice on studying and preparing for exams. Sciences Ask students what is the most difficult course, and most of them will give you the same answer: mathematics. This is also true for Dai Shuang, a 14-year-old student at No.1 Middle School. He says, "It's so difficult that I get a headache whenever I think about the math exam." According to Dai, studying this course is not easy. He usually studies math by himself and spends most of his free time reading math books and doing exercises. _ Qin Xia, a math teacher, offers some advice. "Most students fear mathematics because they think the class is too difficult or boring." he says, "These students don't listen carefully in classes or even sleep." In Qin's opinion, they can try to take notes. And they'd better ask teachers for help. It's difficult for students to teach themselves math, which will waste a lot of time. Besides, doing a lot of exercises is also important. Arts Zhu Tianjiao, a 13-year-old student at Megan Middle School, is very nervous because she doesn't know how to improve her English. _ Xia Bingcong, a top student at Tsinghua University shares some of her learning experiences. According to Xia, memorizing, listening and reading are important in language learning. "Studying on a daily basis is the best choice." Xia says.

Answer the following questions:
1. how old is Dai Shuang?
2. Where does he go to school?
3. Does he enjoy exams?
4. Why not?
5. Does he study with someone else?
6. Do the students pay attention in class?
7. Who is available to answer their questions?
8. Why is Arts Zhu anxious?
9. Does she go to school with Dai?
10. Where does she attend?
A: 1. 14
2. No.1 Middle School
3. no
4. It's so difficul
5. no
6. no
7. Qin Xia, a math teacher
8. is very nervous because she doesn't know how to improve her English
9. no
10. Megan Middle School
Q: Zhou Yan, a Junior 3 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because his arms and fingers were injured. The doctor told him that he had had "mobile phone disease ". A growing number of teenagers are getting "mobile phone disease" because more and more are using mobile phones. Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago. He sent messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Zhou started to do badly in exams because he spent too much time playing with his mobile phone. His mom got very angry with him, but he didn't stop playing with the mobile phone until his arms got injured. Yang Ling, a doctor, says that if someone uses his mobile phone too much, like Zhou Yan, he might get "mobile phone disease". If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt , they should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. Yang says teenagers should try to use their mobile phones less, especially at school.

Answer the following questions:
1. What should be used less?
2. What type?
3. What hurts?
4. Why did he see a doctor?
5. What was the diagnosis?
6. When did he get his phone?
7. Who received the messages?
8. Who was angry
9. Why?
10. Who made the diagnosis?
A: 1. Phones
2. Mobile.
3. Arms or fingers.
4. Last week,
5. Mobile Phone Disease
6. 5 months ago.
7. His friends.
8. Zhou Yan's mom
9. He did bad on his exams
10. Yang Ling, a doctor
Q: CHAPTER XXXVI.

DESERTED.

That was almost the last thing Granville Kelmscott knew. Some strange shadowy dreams, to be sure, disturbed the lethargy into which he fell soon after; but they were intermittent and indefinite. He was vaguely aware of being lifted with gentle care into somebody's arms, and of the somebody staggering along with him, not without considerable difficulty, over the rough stony ground of that South African plateau. He remembered also, as in a trance, some sound of angry voices--a loud expostulation--a hasty palaver--a long slow pause--a gradual sense of reconciliation and friendliness--during all which, as far as he could recover the circumstances afterwards, he must have been extended on the earth, with his back propped against a great ledge of jutting rock, and his head hanging listless on his sinking breast. Thenceforward all was blank, or just dimly perceived at long intervals between delirium and unconsciousness. He was ill for many days, where or how he knew not.

In some half dreamy way, he was aware too, now and again, of strange voices by his side, strange faces tending him. But they were black faces, all, and the voices spoke in deep guttural tones, unlike even the clicks and harsh Bantu jerks with which he had grown so familiar in eighteen months among the Barolong. This that he heard now, or seemed to hear in his delirium, like distant sounds of water, was a wholly different and very much harsher tongue--the tongue of the Namaquas, in fact, though Granville was far too ill and too drowsy just then to think of reasoning about it or classifying it in any way. All he knew for the moment was that sometimes, when he turned round feebly on his bed of straw, and asked for drink or help in a faltering voice, no white man appeared to answer his summons. Black, faces all--black, black, and unfamiliar. Very intermittently he was conscious of a faint sense of loneliness. He knew not why. But he thought he could guess. Guy Waring had deserted him!

Answer the following questions:
1. Did someone almost die?
2. Who?
3. Was he saved?
4. Who?
5. Did he know his saviors?
6. Did someone desert him?
7. Who?
8. Why?
9. Was there any noise?
10. What?
A:
1. Yes
2. Granville Kelmscott
3. Yes
4. Unknown black faces
5. No
6. Yes
7. Guy Waring
8. unknown
9. Yes
10. The sound of angry voices