When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the _______. All day, I seem to remember, I _______ on the sands with strange _______ children. We made houses and gardens, and _______ the tide(潮汐) destroy them. When the tide went out, we _______ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the sun seemed to shine always brightly and the water was always warm. Sometimes we _______ beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜寻) broken houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were _______ in one’s pockets or good places where one could _______ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good _______ is much the same as it was. I ________ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of waves beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ________ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. __________, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I wonder what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am ________. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ________ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves __________ on too many ice creams.

1.A.sea B.lake C.mountain D.river

2.A.played B.slept C.sat D.stood

3.A.moving B.excited C.anxious D.nervous

4.A.made B.brought C.watched D.heard

5.A.collected B.jumped C.turned D.climbed

6.A.left B.came to C.stood by D.played by

7.A.sweets B.sand C.ice-creams D.money

8.A.make B.sell C.buy D.offer

9.A.house B.holiday C.garden D.tide

10.A.hardly B.almost C.still D.perhaps

11.A.destroy B.fix C.use D.build

12.A.But B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides

13.A.strong B.weak C.young D.old

14.A.children B.boys C.girls D.grown-ups

15.A.happy B.tired C.sad D.sick

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.

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