In Singapore, many middle school students spend lots of their time on their studies．Most people think good education is a ticket to success（成功）in their future. So, many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big trouble. Sometimes, some of them are even made to go to after-school classes.
Schools run activities outside school hours. The students can join in sports and games, music and dance, swimming and climbing, etc. They are also very interested 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 searching the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games.
They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookshops.
So, life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
1.Many students want to get good education to be ________ in the future．
A．popular B．successful C．interesting D．happy
2._____ __ go to after-school classes in Singapore.
A．A11 of the students B．Few of the students
C．Not all the students D．Most of the students
3. According to the passage，most students in Singapore like _____．
A．Hollywood blockbusters B．writing to their friends
C．talking to their friends D．having exams
4. The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is __．
A．the middle school students' life in Singapore is easy.
B．the middle school students' life in Singapore is amazing.
C．the middle school students' life in Singapore is boring.
D．the m.iddle school students' life in Singapore is hard, but it's interesting.
Last Thursday, a young woman saved an elderly man from a burning house on Garden Road. The young woman’s name is Kitty and she works in a clothes shop. The elderly man, Daniel, lives just opposite the clothes shop. On Thursday afternoon, Kitty looked out of the window. She saw some smoke coming from Daniel’s house and rushed over to see what was happening. The house was on fire and Daniel was inside. Kitty quickly called the fireman on 999. Then, she ran into the house to save Daniel. She found Daniel in his bedroom and he was frightened. Kitty helped Daniel out to a safe place. Five minutes later the fireman arrived and they put out the fire. No one was hurt.
The next day, Daniel said,“I am so grateful to Kitty. She saved my life.”Daniel also said,“In the future, I will be more careful. I don’t want another fire in my house.”
1.Kitty saved _______ from a burning house.
A. a young man B. an old woman C. an old man D. a young woman
2.The number to call the firemen in the story is__________.
A. eight nine nine B. one one nine C. nine eight eight D. nine nine nine
3. ________ was(were) hurt in the fire.
A. No one B. Two people C. Four people D. Seven people
4.. In the future, Daniel will be more_________.
A. grateful B. carefully C. careful D. frightened
One day Tom borrowed a pot（罐） from his neighbour, Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside.
“That’s not mine,” said Ali.
“Yes, it is.” said Tom, “While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby.”
Some time later, Tom asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali said yes, hoping that he would once again get two pots in return. However, days passed and Tom still did not give the pot back. Finally Ali was angry and went to ask for it.
“I am sorry,” said Tom, “I can’t give it back to you because it died.”
“Died!” cried Ali, “How can a pot die?”
“Well,” said Tom, “you believed me when I told you that your pot had a baby.”
1.Who was the owner of the pot?
A. Tom. B. Tom and Ali. C. The baby. D. Ali.
2.How many times did Tom borrow the pot?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three time. D. Some times.
3.Why was the neighbor happy to lend his pot a second time?
A. Because he wanted to get more. B. Because he was a good neighbour.
C. Because he had lots of pots. D. Because he likes to help others.
4. What maybe happened to the pot at last?
A. It died. B. The neighbour took it back.
C. It was lost. . D. Somebody else bought it from Tom.
1.Who works in a university?
A. Wang Ping. B. Zhang Lin. C. Li Jia. D. Sun Liang.
2.If you want to ask the _______ to come, you may call 0514-87886425.
A. driver B. manager C. doctor D. teacher
3.If your computer doesn't work, you can write an e-mail to _______ for help.
A. wangping@hotmail.com B. zhanglin@yahoo.com.cn
C. lijia@hotmail.com D. wangping@163.com
This is __1__ news for children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl __2__ big eyes. Her big eyes are __3_ us her dream: I wish to __4__! In China, there are still __5__ girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their _6_ are too poor. If the family has two or three children, parents __7_ send them all to school. So they often ask __8__ to stay at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they needn’t __9__ the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school _10__ in poor areas. They don’t have to __11__ books and other things. Some of them can even get __12__ from the government（政府）to make their life better. Soon, __13__ children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very __14_ with the news. It is _15__ great.
1. A. small B. good C. bad D. big
2.A. with B. on C. to D. in
3.A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
4. A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home
5. A. a lot B. 1ot of C. a lot of D. much
6. A. schools B. cities C. houses D. families
7.. A. can’t B. will C. should D. mustn’t
8. A. teachers B. girls C. boys D. all the children
9. A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure
10. A. by themselves B. on foot C. for free D. with money
11. A. borrow B. read C. bring D. pay for
12. A. books B. clothes C. food D. money
13. A. all B. some C. many D. most
14. A. sad B. interested C. happy D. excited
15. A. not B. never C. hardly D. really
--- It’s too hot. What about having a glass of cold drink?
--- ___!
A. Sounds good B. Good luck C. That's right D. Me, too
