When I was in the middle school， I seldom raised my hands to answer questions in class． And I found lots of my classmates were just like me． When the teacher asked a question， I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me．

   One day， in a foreign language class， Mr． Black gave us a lesson． He wanted us to be active in class， so he asked us some questions，but no one answered．"At the beginning of the class， let me tell you a story．" He said．

   "When I came to the United States to study， the university often invited famous people to make speeches． Before the beginning of every speech， I found an interesting thing． The students around me always took a cardboard folded （折叠） in half，wrote their names in bold （粗体） with the most eye﹣catching color，and then placed the cardboard on the seat．So when the speaker needed the answers from the students，he could see and call a listener' s name directly．"

   "I couldn't understand that． My classmates told me the speakers were all top people who meant chances． When your answer was to their surprise， it meant they might give you more chances．In fact，I really saw a few students got great chances because of that．"

   After listening to the story，I understood that the chance will not find you itself． You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance and then catch it．

（1）When the writer's classmates were asked questions， most of them 　　．

A．	raised their hands
B．	shook their heads
C．	closed their eyes
D．	lowered their heads

（2）Why did Mr． Black tell his students a story at the beginning of his foreign language class？ 　　

A．	Because he wanted the students to do homework．
B．	Because he wanted the students to take notes carefully．
C．	Because he wanted the students to be active in class．
D．	Because he wanted the students to be quiet in class．

（3）A speaker at the university got to know the students' names from 　　．

A．	the computer
B．	the cardboards on the students' seats
C．	Mr． Black
D．	the name list on the teacher' s desk

（4）What can we learn from this passage？ 　　

A．	Being active in class is interesting．
B．	Doing as others do is necessary．
C．	Answering questions bravely is easy．
D．	Showing yourself bravely can win chances．