
Do you also feel anxiety during a big test? In fact a little anxiety can be helpful. It will help you perform at your best. However, if your anxiety becomes so great, it will influence your performance in the test.
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Answer the easy questions first.
Just start by putting your name on the paper. You have to start somewhere. ___2___ Then answer the questions you think you know.
Delete the wrong answers first.
___3___ You might not know the correct answer right away, but you can look at the answer choices and find one or two that you know to be wrong.
Skip and mark questions that you don’t know.
___4___ Taking this step is actually progress. Knowing you’re making progress on a question reduces anxiety about it.
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Breathe in through your nose for 4 seconds, hold your breath for 7 seconds, and breathe out through the mouth for 8 seconds. Repeat this 3 to 4 times until your heart rate slows down. It actually counts.
A. Use 4-7-8 breathing.
B. Stop your test for a moment.
C. First, take a quick look at the paper.
D. Start by deleting answers you don’t think are correct.
E. Then you need to learn how to overcome test anxiety.
F. Circle or mark these questions so you know how to come back to them.
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解析:选E。前文提到如果焦虑过度会影响考试表现,后文开始介绍克服考试焦虑的方法,E选项“Then you need to learn how to overcome test anxiety.”(那么你需要学习如何克服考试焦虑)起到了承上启下的作用,引出下文具体的方法,所以选E。
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解析:选C。前文说从在试卷上写名字开始,总得有个开始的地方,C选项“First, take a quick look at the paper.”(首先,快速浏览一下试卷)符合接下来要开始做题,先对试卷有个整体了解的逻辑,所以选C。
3.3.
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解析:选D。该部分小标题是“Delete the wrong answers first.”(先删除错误答案),D选项“Start by deleting answers you don’t think are correct.”(从删除你认为不正确的答案开始)与小标题呼应,具体说明了如何操作,所以选D。
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解析:选F。前文说跳过并标记你不知道的问题,F选项“Circle or mark these questions so you know how to come back to them.”(圈出或标记这些问题,这样你就知道如何回头再做它们)进一步说明了标记这些问题的目的,与前文逻辑连贯,所以选F。
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解析:选A。后文详细介绍了“4 - 7 - 8呼吸法”的具体操作步骤,A选项“Use 4 - 7 - 8 breathing.”(使用4 - 7 - 8呼吸法)符合该部分内容,作为小标题概括了这部分内容,所以选A。