全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
我心里暗暗下定决心，下次一定要考得更好。
wǒ xīn li àn àn xià dìng jué xīn xià cì yí dìng yào kǎo de gèng hǎo
I quietly made up my mind to do better next time.
站在台上，我的心里七上八下的，手心都出汗了。
zhàn zài tái shàng wǒ de xīn li qī shàng bā xià de shǒu xīn dōu chū hàn le
Standing on the stage, I was a bundle of nerves and my palms were sweating.
看到试卷上的分数，我后悔极了，真不该那么粗心。
kàn dào shì juàn shàng de fēn shù wǒ hòu huǐ jí le zhēn bù gāi nà me cū xīn
When I saw the mark on my paper, I was full of regret: I really shouldn't have been so careless.
他犹豫了很久，还是鼓起勇气举起了手。
tā yóu yù le hěn jiǔ hái shi gǔ qǐ yǒng qì jǔ qǐ le shǒu
He hesitated for a long time, but in the end he found the courage to put up his hand.
我忐忑不安地等着老师宣布比赛结果。
wǒ tǎn tè bù ān de děng zhe lǎo shī xuān bù bǐ sài jié guǒ
Uneasy, I waited for the teacher to announce the results of the competition.
听到这个好消息，我心里比吃了蜜还甜。
tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi wǒ xīn li bǐ chī le mì hái tián
When I heard the good news, I felt sweeter inside than if I had eaten honey.
我越想越害怕，连忙把灯打开了。
wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè hài pà lián máng bǎ dēng dǎ kāi le
The more I thought about it, the more scared I got, so I quickly switched on the light.
妹妹偷偷地想，要是妈妈不生气就好了。
mèi mei tōu tōu de xiǎng yào shi mā ma bù shēng qì jiù hǎo le
My little sister secretly thought how good it would be if Mum weren't angry.
听到弟弟平安的消息，我心里的一块大石头终于落了地。
tīng dào dì di píng ān de xiāo xi wǒ xīn li de yí kuài dà shí tou zhōng yú luò le de
When I heard my little brother was safe, the weight on my mind finally lifted.
我紧张得心怦怦直跳，连话都说不出来了。
wǒ jǐn zhāng de xīn pēng pēng zhí tiào lián huà dōu shuō bù chū lái le
I was so nervous that my heart was pounding and I couldn't even speak.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
上台前，我的心怦怦直跳。
shàng tái qián wǒ de xīn pēng pēng zhí tiào
Before going on stage, my heart was thumping away.
💡 怦怦 is the sound of a beating heart; 哗哗 is running water and 沙沙 is rustling leaves.
打破了花瓶，我心里七上八下的，不知道怎么跟妈妈说。
dǎ pò le huā píng wǒ xīn li qī shàng bā xià de bù zhī dào zěn me gēn mā ma shuō
I had broken the vase; I was all in a flutter inside and didn't know how to tell Mum.
💡 七上八下 is anxious and unsettled, how you feel after breaking something. The other two are happy or enjoying food.
我暗暗地想：这次一定不能输！
wǒ àn àn de xiǎng zhè cì yí dìng bù néng shū
I thought to myself: this time I mustn't lose!
💡 A thought is silent, so it is 暗暗 (secretly, to yourself). 大声 is out loud and 哈哈 is laughter.
好朋友搬走了，我心里空荡荡的。
hǎo péng you bān zǒu le wǒ xīn li kōng dàng dàng de
My good friend moved away, and I felt empty inside.
💡 空荡荡 (empty) is how you feel when someone you love leaves. 闹哄哄 is noisy and 亮晶晶 is sparkling.
他犹豫了半天，才决定把真相告诉老师。
tā yóu yù le bàn tiān cái jué dìng bǎ zhēn xiàng gào su lǎo shī
He hesitated for ages before deciding to tell the teacher the truth.
💡 犹豫 is being unable to decide, which fits 才决定 (only then decided).
“要是我早点复习就好了！”我后悔地想。
yào shi wǒ zǎo diǎn fù xí jiù hǎo le wǒ hòu huǐ de xiǎng
"If only I had revised earlier!" I thought regretfully.
💡 要是……就好了 about the past is regret: 后悔. Proud or smug thoughts don't wish things had been different.
听到老师宣布我得了第一名，我激动得差点跳起来。
tīng dào lǎo shī xuān bù wǒ dé le dì yī míng wǒ jī dòng de chà diǎn tiào qǐ lái
When the teacher announced I had come first, I was so excited I nearly jumped up.
💡 Coming first makes you 激动 (excited), not disappointed or sad.
我越想越惭愧，决定明天向他道歉。
wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè cán kuì jué dìng míng tiān xiàng tā dào qiàn
The more I thought about it, the more ashamed I felt, so I decided to apologise to him tomorrow.
💡 You apologise because you feel 惭愧 (ashamed). Feeling smug or happy wouldn't lead to saying sorry.
考试前一晚，我躺在床上翻来覆去，怎么也睡不着。
kǎo shì qián yì wǎn wǒ tǎng zài chuáng shang fān lái fù qù zěn me yě shuì bù zháo
The night before the exam, I lay in bed tossing and turning and just couldn't fall asleep.
💡 翻来覆去 is tossing and turning in bed. 呼呼大睡 is sleeping soundly, the opposite of 睡不着.
我心里有两个声音在争吵：去，还是不去？
wǒ xīn li yǒu liǎng gè shēng yīn zài zhēng chǎo qù hái shi bú qù
Two voices were arguing inside me: to go, or not to go?
💡 Two choices pulling against each other are like two voices 争吵 (arguing).
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：我心里七上八下的，非常平静。
wǒ xīn li qī shàng bā xià de fēi cháng píng jìng
I was all in a flutter and very calm. (mistake)
改正：我心里七上八下的，非常紧张。
wǒ xīn li qī shàng bā xià de fēi cháng jǐn zhāng
I was all in a flutter and very nervous.
💡 七上八下 means anxious, so it can't be followed by 平静 (calm).
病句：我暗暗的想，下次一定要更细心。
wǒ àn àn de xiǎng xià cì yí dìng yào gèng xì xīn
I thought to myself that next time I must be more careful. (mistake)
改正：我暗暗地想，下次一定要更细心。
wǒ àn àn de xiǎng xià cì yí dìng yào gèng xì xīn
I thought to myself that next time I must be more careful.
💡 暗暗 describes how I think, before the verb 想, so it takes 地.
病句：听了老师的话，使我心里很惭愧。
tīng le lǎo shī de huà shǐ wǒ xīn li hěn cán kuì
Hearing the teacher's words made me feel ashamed. (mistake)
改正：老师的话使我心里很惭愧。
lǎo shī de huà shǐ wǒ xīn li hěn cán kuì
The teacher's words made me feel ashamed.
💡 听了……，使我…… leaves 使 without a subject; let 老师的话 be the subject of 使.
病句：我的心激动得怦怦直叫。
wǒ de xīn jī dòng de pēng pēng zhí jiào
My heart was so excited it kept shouting. (mistake)
改正：我的心激动得怦怦直跳。
wǒ de xīn jī dòng de pēng pēng zhí tiào
My heart was pounding with excitement.
💡 A heart 跳 (beats); it doesn't 叫 (shout). 怦怦直跳 is the set phrase.
病句：我心里暗暗地在心里想：一定要坚持。
wǒ xīn li àn àn de zài xīn li xiǎng yí dìng yào jiān chí
Inside I thought to myself inside: I must keep going. (mistake)
改正：我心里暗暗地想：一定要坚持。
wǒ xīn li àn àn de xiǎng yí dìng yào jiān chí
I thought to myself: I must keep going.
💡 心里 is said twice; once is enough.
病句：虽然我很害怕，所以我还是走进了黑漆漆的房间。
suī rán wǒ hěn hài pà suǒ yǐ wǒ hái shi zǒu jìn le hēi qī qī de fáng jiān
Although I was scared, so I still walked into the pitch-dark room. (mistake)
改正：虽然我很害怕，但是我还是走进了黑漆漆的房间。
suī rán wǒ hěn hài pà dàn shì wǒ hái shi zǒu jìn le hēi qī qī de fáng jiān
Although I was scared, I still walked into the pitch-dark room.
💡 虽然 goes with 但是, not 所以.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
我很紧张。
wǒ hěn jǐn zhāng
I was nervous.
什么时候？：上台前，我很紧张。
shàng tái qián wǒ hěn jǐn zhāng
Before going on stage, I was nervous.
紧张得怎么样？：上台前，我紧张得手心直冒汗。
shàng tái qián wǒ jǐn zhāng de shǒu xīn zhí mào hàn
Before going on stage, I was so nervous my palms kept sweating.
心里怎么样？：轮到我上台了，我紧张得手心直冒汗，心怦怦地跳个不停。
lún dào wǒ shàng tái le wǒ jǐn zhāng de shǒu xīn zhí mào hàn xīn pēng pēng de tiào gè bù tíng
When it was my turn to go on stage, I was so nervous my palms kept sweating and my heart wouldn't stop pounding.
我很后悔。
wǒ hěn hòu huǐ
I was full of regret.
后悔什么？：我很后悔没有早点复习。
wǒ hěn hòu huǐ méi yǒu zǎo diǎn fù xí
I regretted not revising earlier.
在做什么的时候？：看着试卷，我很后悔没有早点复习。
kàn zhe shì juàn wǒ hěn hòu huǐ méi yǒu zǎo diǎn fù xí
Looking at my test paper, I regretted not revising earlier.
心里想什么？：看着满是红叉的试卷，我后悔极了，心想：要是我早点复习就好了！
kàn zhe mǎn shì hóng chā de shì juàn wǒ hòu huǐ jí le xīn xiǎng yào shi wǒ zǎo diǎn fù xí jiù hǎo le
Looking at my test paper full of red crosses, I was full of regret and thought: if only I had revised earlier!
五、造句 Make a sentence
七上八下 qī shàng bā xià · anxious; all in a flutter
等成绩的时候，我心里七上八下的。
děng chéng jì de shí hou wǒ xīn li qī shàng bā xià de
While waiting for my results, I was all in a flutter.
妈妈还没回家，弟弟心里七上八下，不停地看窗外。
mā ma hái méi huí jiā dì di xīn li qī shàng bā xià bù tíng de kàn chuāng wài
Mum wasn't home yet; my little brother was anxious and kept looking out of the window.
忐忑不安 tǎn tè bù ān · uneasy; on edge
第一天去新学校，我心里忐忑不安。
dì yī tiān qù xīn xué xiào wǒ xīn li tǎn tè bù ān
On my first day at the new school, I felt uneasy.
他忐忑不安地敲了敲校长室的门。
tā tǎn tè bù ān de qiāo le qiāo xiào zhǎng shì de mén
Uneasily, he knocked on the principal's office door.
心想 xīn xiǎng · to think to oneself
我看了看天空，心想：今天可能会下雨。
wǒ kàn le kàn tiān kōng xīn xiǎng jīn tiān kě néng huì xià yǔ
I looked at the sky and thought: it might rain today.
小明看到地上的钱包，心想，失主一定很着急。
xiǎo míng kàn dào dì shang de qián bāo xīn xiǎng shī zhǔ yí dìng hěn zháo jí
Xiaoming saw the wallet on the ground and thought that its owner must be very worried.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：看到天上的乌云，我心想：“糟糕，我没带伞！”
kàn dào tiān shàng de wū yún wǒ xīn xiǎng zāo gāo wǒ méi dài sǎn
Seeing the dark clouds in the sky, I thought: "Oh no, I didn't bring an umbrella!"
……，……心想：“……”
听到门铃响了，妹妹心想：“一定是爸爸回来了！”
tīng dào mén líng xiǎng le mèi mei xīn xiǎng yí dìng shì bà ba huí lái le
Hearing the doorbell ring, my little sister thought: "It must be Dad home!"
看到桌上的蛋糕，弟弟心想：“这是给谁的呢？”
kàn dào zhuō shàng de dàn gāo dì di xīn xiǎng zhè shì gěi shéi de ne
Seeing the cake on the table, my little brother thought: "Who is this for?"
例句：我越想越后悔，决定马上去向他道歉。
wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè hòu huǐ jué dìng mǎ shàng qù xiàng tā dào qiàn
The more I thought about it, the more I regretted it, and I decided to apologise to him at once.
……越想越……，……
妹妹越想越生气，一整天都不理哥哥。
mèi mei yuè xiǎng yuè shēng qì yì zhěng tiān dōu bù lǐ gē ge
The more my little sister thought about it, the angrier she got, and she ignored our big brother all day.
爸爸越想越不放心，又打了一个电话回家。
bà ba yuè xiǎng yuè bú fàng xīn yòu dǎ le yí gè diàn huà huí jiā
The more Dad thought about it, the more worried he got, so he phoned home again.