●     背景： 这篇短文直接面对学生的学业焦虑，特别是考试失败带来的挫败感。文章通过叙述一个学生如何重新振作的故事，旨在传递积极的心态和应对挑战的方法。

●     核心语言重点： 一般动词，过去时。

●    课文：

Sometimes,I fail a test. It is not a good feeling. But my mother says, "It is okayto fail. It is not the end." My friend, Taro, also failed a math test. Hewas very sad, but he studied very hard. He asked our teacher for help. And hestudied with me. We worked together. He got a good score on the next test! Ithink it is important to try again. I don't give up. I will study harder forthe next test. I want to get a good score, and I want to feel happy.

●     词汇亮点：

○    fail 失败

○    test 考试

○    feeling 感觉

○    sad 难过

○    give up 放弃

●    语法解析：

本文主要练习一般动词的过去时态，包括规则动词（failed, studied, worked）和不规则动词（got）。通过描述Taro如何从失败中重新站起来，短文为学生提供了过去时态在叙事中的实际应用范例。