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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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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