Mr. Read works in a hospital. He's a good doctor, but he often forgets things. People know him and don't mind it.

One morning he did an operation(手术) on an old woman. It took him three hours to finish it. He looked at his watch and found it was twelve thirty. He felt hungry and wanted to have lunch.

When he got to the lift, he remembered he didn't wash his hands. He went back to his office and put his coat on the chair. Then he washed his hands and left. However in the restaurant, he found he forgot to wear his coat. All his money was in one of the pockets. He got up and went back to the hospital. He ran to the lift but it was going to close. He put his head into it, and the doors opened. A man in the lift said, "Oh, dear sir! Why didn't you hold the doors open with your hands? It's too dangerous to do so with your head!"

"I think my hands are more important than my head. I have to do operations not with my head, but with my hands!”

57. People know Mr. Read _______, but they don't mind it.

    A. is a doctor                  B. often forgets things

    C. works in the hospital          D. often does operations

58. The operation began at _______that morning.

    A. eight thirty         B. nine         C. nine thirty        D. ten

59. Mr. Read left the restaurant because_______

    A. he ate much there             B. he couldn't find his friend

    C. he had no money with him      D. it was closed

60. Mr. Read put his head into the lift because_______.

    A. I he wanted to know who was in it         B. he wanted to get out of it

    C. his head was much harder than his hands    D. he was afraid it could hurt his hands

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 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(社区服务)

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.

53. _______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

54. 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.

55. 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

56. 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 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 it's interesting

   Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

Denmark

A flag is flown outside a window to show that people in that house are having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.

India

  Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friend helps them to do this.

Japan

The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time, Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.

Holland

  The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.

46. In _______flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

  A. Japan     B. Denmark     C. India      D. Holland

47. In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are _______.

  A.15       B.7        C.5        D.3

48. The passage is mainly about _______.

  A. similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

  B. different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

  C. children's birthdays in western countries

  D. the importance of children's birthdays

Long ago, a young man often said that he was very 36  and owned nothing. One day, an old man walked  37 .He heard the young man's words and said, "Hello, young man! What are you 38  about? You have nothing? That's not true! You have the most expensive things in the world,  39  you are a rich person." The young man was very surprised and asked,“  40 do you say that? You can see I have nothing. What are these expensive things?" Then   41  old man said, "If you sell your eyes to a rich blind man, you'll 42  a lot of money and can get everything you want. Would you like to sell them?" The young man didn't want to be blind, so he said, "No." The old man asked again, "Then what about 43  your hands for some gold?" The young man shook his 44  for the second time. Finally, the old man said, "Now you understand. You have the most expensive things in the world." So, the old man taught both the young man and us a lesson - 45  is the most important for us.

36. A. poor    B. rich     C. healthy    D. strong

37. A. across   B. past     C. through    D. away

38. A. talking   B. drawing   C. singing    D. telling

39. A. but     B. and      C. so      D. however

40. A. What    B. When    C. Why     D. How

41. A. the     B. a      C. an      D. /

42. A. save    B. buy     C. make    D. collect

43. A. putting up  B. selling    C. turning    D. washing

44. A. eye     B. leg     C. hand     D. head

45. A. gold     B. time     C. health     D. money

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