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.

John is a very strong man. He gets a job cutting trees. His boss gives him an axe. The first day, John cuts down eighteen trees. “Good!” the boss says. Happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down fifteen trees. The third day he even tried harder, but can only cut down ten trees. Day after day, he cuts down fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength ( 力气 ),” John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he does not know what is going on.” “When is the last time you sharpen ( 使锋利 ) your axe?” the boss asks. “I’m busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do it.

When John is working hard, he doesn’t work “smart”. He doesn’t think about the best way to do this job.

1.How many trees does John cut down on the second day?

A. 18. B. 15. C. 14. D. 10.

2.What does the writer think of John on the first day?

A. He thinks John works hard.

B. He thinks John works in a wrong way.

C. He thinks John is very smart.

D. He thinks John cuts down too many trees

3.Why does John cut down fewer and fewer trees day after day?

A. Because he is losing his strength.

B. Because he is busy doing something.

C. Because he doesn’t sharpen his axe.

D. Because his boss lets him do so.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “it”?

A. The work to sharpen the axe.

B. The job to cut down trees.

C. The way to do the job.

D. The time to have a rest.

5. What does the story tell us?

A. It’s really good to work hard.

B. It’s very bad to cut down trees.

C. It’s better to think of the best way

D. It’s so hard to sharpen the axe.

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Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.

“Finding a job” is not as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not for it. Sometimes “chance” may a more important part than “decision”.

Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important what kind of person you are, which special qualities you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference an interest and a skill. If you like and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a .

Then ask yourself a question, “In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your skills?”

After your skills, the next step is research. To as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends the work they do.

Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.

1.A. It’s saying B. It’s say C. It is said D. It’s says

2.A. same B. as same C. so good D. the same

3.A. suitable B. fitted C. able D. like

4.A. take B. play C. have D. choose

5.A. which B. what C. if D. whether

6.A. feel B. realize C. to feel D. to realize

7.A. helps B. makes C. make D. help

8.A. both B. between C. from D. either

9.A. art B. music C. sports D. acting

10.A. ride B. feed C. draw D. treat

11.A. success B. skill C. hobby D. fact

12.A. good B. the best C. better D. best

13.A. examine B. have examined C. examining D. examined

14.A. find out B. look out C. find D. look at

15.A. what do they think of B. how do they think of C. what they think of D. how they think of

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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was______. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four ______. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ______ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody ______. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and ______ our hearts, which also made his life _____. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t ______ his wonderful music, but his music has ______millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly

2.A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions

3.A. although B. since C. because D. until

4.A. taste B. smell C. sound D. look

5.A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son

6.A. greets B. wonders C. meets D. knows

7.A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated

8.A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier

9.A. write B. hear C. play D. believe

10.A. changed B. made C. found D. encouraged

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