As Sam slowly woke, he got a
funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had
been afraid to do for a long time.
The school bus came on time, and
he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way
to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school,
he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He
hated this!
He entered Mrs. Owen’s class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students
as she did every morning.
“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.
“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his
seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock.
The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to
begin their special day.
“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam
has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very
interesting.”
Sam nervously greeted his class.
Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and
pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole
class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was
smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he
would do better the next time.
1. How did Sam feel after he woke?
A. Excited. B.
Nervous. C. Happy. D.
Hungry.
2.What did Sam have to do that day?
A. To have a baseball match. B.
To take a reading test.
C. To go to a new class. D.
To do something special.
3.What does the underlined word “sweat” probably mean?
A. 触摸 B.
鼓掌 C. 出汗 D. 指点
4. Which could be inferred (推断) from this passage?
A. Sam hated
chatting about baseball.
B. Sam learned about
Hawaii by travelling.
C. Mrs. Owens is
unfriendly to her students.
D. The class enjoyed
Sam’s talk very much.
5. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. A special day B.
An interesting lesson
C. A nice teacher D.
A professional report