College entrance exams(高考) in Korea

In Korea, the high school students have to take the college entrance exams on the 2nd Thursday of November. The rest of their life may be decided on this day when they are 17 years old.

The exam begins at 8:40 a.m. and ends at 5:40 p.m. It is at the same time all over the country. Results are officially released (发布) during the second week of December.

Under government orders, many factories and markets open one hour later than usual. Planes mustn’t land or take off at local airports during the listening test. And there is no traffic around 200 metres of each of the test centers. Police cars help late comers to the test.

In the morning, taxis offer free rides to exam takers. Younger students stand at the entrance of the school to welcome and cheer for them. After sending off their daughters or sons, mothers go to a temple(庙) or a church(教堂) to pray(祈祷) to help their children.

In South Korean society, going to a famous college is very important for students to get a successful job in the future.

Answer the following questions with No more than 6 words.

1.When do students take the college entrance exam in Korea?

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2.How many hours do factories and markets open later than usual on this day?

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3.How do late comers go to the test?

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4.Why do mothers go to a temple or a church to pray?

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5.What is important for students to get a successful job?

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A. It’s a teacher who helps people with problems.

B. It’s a web site that gives free advice.

C. It’s a TV program that answers people’s questions.

D. It’s a magazine that helps people when they have too much stress.

2.If you want to volunteer your time to help other people, you can ______.

A. email Dear Mrs Web. B. call 0241-85902

C. join Save the Earth Club D. visit Green High School

3.If you want to be a Help Line volunteer, ________.

A. you must be warm-hearted and patient

B. you must work ten hours a day.

C. you must be able to tell funny stories.

D. you must provide information service to ole people.\

4.What doesn’t the Save the Earth Club do?

A. Encourage cycling.

B. Encourage school campus clean up.

C. Discuss solutions to save the Earth.

D. Improving the environment.

5.Where can you find the passages?

A. In a science book. B. In a story book.

C. In a movie theater. D. In a newspaper.

When things went wrong, Freddy always had something nice to say.

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, Freddy said, “Don't worry. It'll still taste good.” And he was _____. The pizza edges were dark, but the middle wasn't half bad.

When his teacher Mr Hall knocked into a bookshelf in the _____, Freddy said, “Don't worry. Mrs Bog won't be upset.” The librarian just laughed and helped _____ the books. Freddy looked on the bright side. And everyone liked that about _____.

Everyone, that is, except Hazel.

Hazel was the _____ kid in class. On her first day, Freddy said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you'll like it here.”

“I don't _____ it,” she talked back. Freddy had never met anyone like her.

When Mr Hall said they'd have a break inside _____ it was raining, Freddy said, “Every cloud has a silver lining.”

“A silver lining?” Hazel shook her head. “Bad things come in _____.”

Greta was carrying paints in _____ class. She fell over, and paints went flying.

“That was the second bad thing. What will the third thing be?” Hazel seemed so ______ about the Rule of Three Bad Things.

“It's beautiful!” Emma picked up Freddy's painting, not realising she had paints on her fingers.

“Freddy's picture is ______!” Hazel pointed. “There's number three.”

Emma looked ______. “I'm sorry, Freddy.”

“It's OK…If you add wings(翅膀), the fingerprints could look like butterflies(蝴蝶),” said Freddy.

______ refused to put a finger on Freddy's paper. Only Hazel did.

“Want to add one?” Freddy asked.

Hazel thought about it, then nodded. She put her finger into paints, gently(温柔地) pressed(按,压) it onto Freddy's painting and ______ added wings.

“It looks great,” said Freddy.

Hazel ______, “You know, I don't really think there's a Rule of Three Bad Things.”

Sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don't expect them.

1.A. clever B. right C. active D. famous

2.A. shop B. gym C. library D. museum

3.A. pick up B. look after C. look through D. throw away

4.A. me B. her C. you D. him

5.A. lucky B. new C. excellent D. smart

6.A. expect B. like C. believe D. stand

7.A. although B. unless C. until D. because

8.A. twos B. threes C. fours D. fives

9.A. science B. music C. art D. history

10.A. happy B. worried C. sorry D. sure

11.A. in a mess B. on show C. in fashion D. on sale

12.A. sad B. happy C. excited D. bored

13.A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Nobody

14.A. angrily B. quickly C. carefully D. secretly

15.A. smiled B. promised C. warned D. shouted

Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?

Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago,and has been made from silk,cotton,bamboo, and since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.

Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD?ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don't think the poster of Yao Ming on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two meters high!

1.What does the writer do before he goes to sleep?

A. He reads books.

B. He reads newspapers.

C. He looks through magazines.

D. He looks at the posters on the wall.

2.When was paper first created?

A. About 2,000 years ago.

B. In the 19th century.

C. About 1,000 years ago.

D. In the 11th century.

3.Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?

A. Because people could not read.

B. Because people could not write words on paper.

C. Because people could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.

D. Because people could only produce books one at a time by hand.

4.What happened after books became cheaper?

A. People didn't want to buy books.

B. Printing was invented in China.

C. Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

D. The Internet was introduced to people soon.

5.What is the writer's opinion about books and computers?

A. People won't need books any more.

B. Books won't be replaced by computers.

C. People prefer to find information in books.

D. Computers have already replaced books.

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