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Hearst Castle is a park on the central California coast. Although it’s far from any urban center, it attracts about one million visitors per year.

Tour 1 is for first—time visitors. It now includes the movie, Hearst Castle: Building the Dream.

Tour 2 looks at the Castle’s North Wing, guest rooms and guest house Casa del Monte.

Tour 3 includes the gardens and grounds, the largest guest house, and the wine basement.

Tour 4 gives visitors a closer look at the main house’s upper floors, the libraries, and the kitchen.

The evening tour allows visitors to experience the Castle at night as one of the Hearst’s own visitors might have.

Ticket Price

Tours

Adult

Aged 6—17

Children under 6

Tour 1—4

﹩20

﹩10

Free

Evening tour

﹩25

﹩15

Reservation(预定)Information

Tickets may be bought at the Visitor Centre. They can also be booked online now or by calling 1—800—444—4445. See below for times.

Reservation Call Centre Hours

Months

Monday—Sunday

March—September

8 am to 5 pm

October—February

9 am to 4 pm

1.You can choose Tour 1 to ______.

A. take a look at the kitchen

B. see a movie

C. visit the largest guest house

D. experience the Castle at night

2.If a father takes Tour 2 with his 3-year-old son, how much will they pay?

A. $40. B. $30. C. $25. D. $20.

3.Which tour will you choose if you are interested in libraries?

A. Tour 1. B. Tour 2. C. Tour 3. D. Tour 4.

4.What time can we book tickets by calling?

A. At 8 am on Monday in March.

B. At 9 pm on Tuesday in March.

C. At 7 am on Friday in September.

D. At 6 pm on Saturday in October.

How much do you know about school life in Singapore?

In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People there always think that good schooling is the ticket to success (成功). So, many of these students try their best to get good results in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are usually a big problem to them. Sometimes, a few even have to go to evening classes after school.

Schools have many activities outside school hours. The students can join in sports and games, music and dance, swimming and rock-climbing. They also join in community service.

In their free time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood movies, Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular, too. 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 bookstores.

So life for middle school students in Singapore is not easy but rich and colorful.

1.What do people in Singapore always think is the ticket to success?

A. A good school.

B. Good schooling.

C. Doing much homework.

D. Having evening classes.

2._______ go to evening classes after school in Singapore.

A. All of the students B. Few of the students

C. A few of the students D. Most of the students

3.Which of the following is not mentioned(提到)that the students can do outside school hours?

A. Doing sports and playing games.

B. Listening to music and dancing.

C. Going swimming and rock-climbing.

D. Visiting the museums.

4.The passage tells us that many students in Singapore would like to______________.

A. go swimming

B. write letters to their friends

C. talk to their friends

D. get good results in the exams

5.The meaning of the last sentence in the passage is that ______________.

A. the middle school students' life in Singapore is easy

B. the middle school students' life ill Singapore is amazing

C. the middle school students' life in Singapore is boring

D. the middle school students' life in Singapore is hard, but it's interesting

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