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 remedial(补习的) classes after school.
Schools run activities outside school hours. The students like to take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also active in community service.
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, emailing 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. School work.
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 to do every day.
B. Because they have to go to remedial classes.
C. Because they want to have a good future.
D. Because they have many outside school activities.
3.What does the underline sentence mean in the first paragraph?
A. Students are afraid of the 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.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Middle school students in Singapore.
B. Hard life for students in Singapore.
C. Remedial classes in Singapore.
D. Colorful Life of Middle School Students in Singapore.
1.What is the most probably reason the sweater is the girl’s favorite?
A. The girl’s grandma made it.
B. The girl got it at the age of three.
C. The yarn is the color of bluebells.
D. The cat uses it for the kittens.
2. The word “kitten” in this poem most probably means ____.
A. a kind of food B. a baby cat
C. a kind of drink D. a bed for a baby
3. Why has the girl given the sweater away?
A. The girl wants her grandma to make a new sweater.
B. The girl will no longer like the sweater.
C. The girl likes her new jacket better than the sweater.
D. The girl is too big for the sweater
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Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying，he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter，Sharon. The young man and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to at once. The doctors looked her over and told her eat meat, sugar，chocolate and things like these. She was afraid the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home，she put the list on the table and . When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food：meat，sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy there. As soon as he saw her，he said happily，“I’ve bought all the food you like, dear！”
1.A. no B. some C. much D. enough
2.A. lazy B. naughty C. careful D. diligent
3.A. did well in B. was poor at C. was working D. was good for
4.A. was angry B. thought hard C. agreed D. said “No.”
5.A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot
6.A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work
7.A. should B. would C. to D. not to
8.A. to remember B. to forget C. to catch D. to teach
9.A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate
10. A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing
写作
某英语报开展“How to Deal with the Exam Stress”征文比赛，请你根据表格中提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇英语短文。
适当的压力 | 积极思考，认真学习 按时复习，防止遗忘 |
过重的压力 | 无法入睡，非常疲倦 害怕考试，导致失败 |
应对的措施 | 合理计划，准备充分 …… (至少2条) |
注意事项：
1. 词数90词左右（给出的提示词不计）；
2. 文章中不能出现真实姓名校名等信息；
3. 文章中必须包含主要信息，并作适当发挥；
4. 请写出自己的看法，至少二点。
How to Deal with the Exam Stress
Everyone may have the exam stress. A little bit of stress can be a good thing to us.
根据中文意思，翻译下列句子。
1.我爸爸和妈妈周末都不上班。
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2.我无法想象没有颜色世界将会是什么样子。
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3.他自从很小的时候就对绘画很痴迷。
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4.他宁愿把忧虑埋在心里而不愿与他人分担。
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5.使我们感到惊奇的是，这位新作家的书值得一读。
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短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。
In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In a1.way, failure may be a way towards success. Edison, the i 2.of the light bulb（灯泡）, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked w3.he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he smiled and said, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways that won't w4..
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? Then you can decide w5.to keep on working hard or try it in a better way, and things will probably not go wrong n6.time.
Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think c7. about this question. “If I am able to achieve my goal, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway.
The t8.thing to keep in mind about failure is that it's mother of success. Don’t give up easily. Learn to “live with yourself" even t9.you may have failed. Maybe this will help you s10.in what you are doing in the end.
