In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies. Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial（补习的）classes after school.
Schools run programmes outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service（社区服务）.
In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters(大片). Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games.
They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.
So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
1.What is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Schoolwork. B.After-class activities.
C.Subjects. D.Things to do in the spare time.
2.Why do students work hard at school in Singapore?
A.Because they have a lot of homework.
B.Because they have to go to remedial classes.
C.Because they want to get a good future.
D.Because they have many outside school activities.
3.What does the underlined sentences mean in the first paragraph?
A.Students are afraid of exams.
B.Students have a headache before an exam.
C.Students have too many exams.
D.Students are in poor health because of exams.
4.Programmes outside school hours are _______.
A.the same as spare time activities B.remedial classes after school
C.sports activities D.popular among students
5.What do you know from the last sentences?
A.The middle school students live an easy life in Singapore.
B.The middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing.
C.The middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring.
D.The middle school students’ life in Singapore is hard, but interesting.
The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.
One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5 p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.
So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.
When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies (蝴蝶) in a glass case. The teacher liked the samples (标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.
“What are you doing, Tommy?” She asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.”
“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher.
“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s.”
“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s!”
“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer. “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”
1.What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?
A.Unwelcome. B.Hopeless. C.Harmful. D.Important.
2.What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?
A.6.15. B.4.45. C.5.15. D.5.45.
3.What would “NOT” happen the following afternoon?
A.The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom.
B.Tommy would bring the butterflies back.
C.The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies.
D.The butterflies would fly away.
4.Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?
A.Tommy was not at school as usual.
B.Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave.
C.Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies.
D.Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon.
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A.Important Hobbies B.Tommy’s Hobby
C.Different Hobbies D.Collecting Butterflies
Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I discovered _______ differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class _______ fifty minutes in the US. It is a little _______ than that in China. We usually have forty or forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between _______. Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their _______ classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have an hour-long break, so they _______ eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1.00 pm and school is over _______ 3.00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.
Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, while the US students like to find a part-time job in _______ free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think _______ is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they can make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs ________ they leave high school and then go to college.
1.A.no B.few C.little D.some
2.A.lasts B.finishes C.starts D.stays
3.A.shorter B.longer C.earlier D.later
4.A.schools B.classes C.meals D.students
5.A.day B.night C.morning D.afternoon
6.A.can’t B.mustn’t C.need to D.are able to
7.A.in B.for C.during D.around
8.A.my B.his C.their D.your
9.A.it B.there C.that D.this
10.A.after B.with C.while D.during
Among those lovely toys, the brown toy dog was given by ________.
A.he B.his C.him
—Will anyone go on a trip with him?
—Not ___________.
A. I B. me C. mine D. he
Little Baby knows that he should not take the things that do not belong to ___________.
A.he B.his C.her D.him
