He said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to confirm his acceptance by writing us a letter.
5) 乔治学习很努力，他要尽量利用学习的机会。(make the most of)
George studies very hard. He wants to make the most of his chance to learn.
6) 我们不能去。第一，天太冷。另外，我们正忙着。(to begin with)
We can’t go. To begin with, it’s too cold. Besides, we’re busy.
7) 该是有人公开讲清楚这些基本事实的时候了。(speak up)
It’s about time that someone spoke up for these basic truths / facts.
8) 此时此刻你应该工作而不该在床上躺着。(instead of)
You should be working instead of lying there in bed at this time of the day.
9) 他发言时，我要记些笔记。(jot down)
I’ll jot down some notes while he’s speaking.
10) 我自己无法提起这个箱子，它太重了。(on one’s own)
I can’t carry the suitcase on my own; it’s too heavy.
I Directions: In the text, the author tells us some secrets in becoming a top student. Please scan the text and find out what these secrets are. Tick the right ones.
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1) A top student should be the brightest one in the class.
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2) Study time is more important than recreation.
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3) Night is the best time to study.
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4) Consistency in one's study time is a main factor.
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5) Learning to be organized is important.
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6) Effective reading is a useful technique.
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7) Scheduling one's time properly is essential for a top student.
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8) Taking notes as detailed as possible is a winning formula.
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9) Classroom participation is an important factor for academic excellence.
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10) Studying together will help a student to be a top one.
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11) The value of hypothetical tests is obvious.
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12) Do more homework is another useful technique.
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13) Parents contribute greatly to a top student.
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正确答案：2,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13
II Directions: Read the following statements and then decide whether each of them is true or false based on the information in the text. Mark T for True and F for False.
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1) Others can also learn the basic success principles of the top students.
2) Straight-A students use every minute to study.
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T
T
T
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T
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F F F F F F F F
3) Being organized helps one improve his study efficiency.
4) Setting a timetable ensures study time and prevents procrastinating.
5) Top students make good use of their class time to understand the lesson.
6) Neatness of one's homework is valued more than correctness.
7) Better understanding may come from more classroom participation.
8) Studying together helps improve scores.
9) The value of hypothetical tests lies in the students' ability to read the teacher's mind.
10) The parents of super-achievers encourage and motivate their children.
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正确答案：1) T 2) F 3) T 4) T 5) T 6) F 7) T 8) T 9) F 10) T
III Directions: For each of the following sentences, there are four choices. Please choose the best choice according to Text A to complete the sentence.
1) It is far more important for a student to know how to __________.
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A) please some professors and experts
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B) master the basic principles to be a top student
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C) balance his studies and recreation
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D) make the most of his innate abilities
2) A top student may do the following things except __________.
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A) filing the day's notes in colour-coded folders
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B) keeping things in their proper places
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C) learning new words in his math class
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D) being involved in his school band
3) One student writes notes from the text on one side of her notebook and those from her teachers' lectures on the other side because she wants to __________.