C

Fred is at the airport, on his way to France．It's raining heavily, and some flights have been delayed．Fred is worried his flight may also be delayed．He got up early this morning to be at the airport two hours before his flight．So, he's very tired．He wants to get on the plane as soon as possible and sleep．Of course, if the plane has to fly in bad weather, that might not be easy．

Questions 66-70: Answer the following questions or complete the statements according to the information above．

66．Which flight leaves earlier, AF117 or AZ733?

67．When did Fred get to the airport?

68．The flight to New York is leaving from Gate 　　　　　．

69．Several flights have been delayed, because of 　　　　　．

70．Why did Fred get up so early today?

B

In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies．A good education is regarded as a ticket to success in the future．(61) So, many of the students try their best to get good marks 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 go to remedial (补习的) classes after school．Schools run programmes outside school hours．The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing．They are also very active in community service (社区服务)．

In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music．Hollywood blockbusters (耗费巨资的大片) and Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular with them．They understand them very well．Some students also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, and playing computer and video games．They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centres and big bookstores．(62) So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colourful．

Questions 61-62: Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese．

Questions 63-65: Answer the following questions．

63．Why do middle school students in Singapore spend a lot of time on their studies?

64．When do the schools in Singapore run programmes?

65．What kind of movies do most students like to watch?

A

Lions have been called the kings of the animal world．These animals can be found wild in Africa and India．Lions in Africa can go without water for up to one month, so they have no trouble during dry times．

Without question, lions are also one of the most popular animals to see in zoos．Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions．

It is very easy for people to tell male and female lions apart．Lions are the only kind of cat that shows this strong difference between males and females．A male lion has a mane, a large collar of hair around the face．Females do not have manes．Male lions are also larger than females．A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms．Both male and female lions have very strong mouths．They can break the backs of other animals with one bite．One lion will usually kill between ten and twenty large animals each year for food．

It is unusual for lions to kill people．However, in1898 two lions killed and ate over one hundred people in Kenya before they were shot by a British colonel named P．J．Patterson．This story became the subject of a 1996 Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness．

Questions 56-60: Fill in the blanks using suitable words from the passage above．Use only one word for each blank．

Lions are different from other cats because it is (56)　 　　　　　　to tell if a lion is male or female．The male lion has a large (57)　　　　　 　of hair around its face．Lions have strong mouths．They can break an animal's back with one (58)　　　 ．Lions can also live (59)　　　 　water for a long time, so they can survive for several weeks when the weather is (60)　　　　 ．

49．--Would you like to play table tennis with me this afternoon?

--　　　　　　　

A．Let's hurry up．　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Yes, I'd like to．

C．Take it easy．　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Just a minute．

48．--I lost my new watch on the bus yesterday morning．

--　　　　　　　

A．Well done!　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．My pleasure．

C．Oh dear!　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Congratulations!

47．--My photos have just been developed．I'd like to show them to you．

--Great! Could you bring them to school tomorrow?

--Sure．　　　　　　　　　

A．Good luck．　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Thank you．

C．The same to you．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．See you tomorrow．

46．--Are you free next Thursday evening?

　　 --　　　　 ．Why?

A．So do I　　　　 　　 B．Good idea　　　 　 C．I think so　　　　 　 D．It's noisy

45．--Where is your brother? I haven't seen him for two weeks．

--　　　　　　　　　　

A．He has gone to America．　　　　　　 　　 B．She has been to England．

C．He is going to Australia．　　　　　　 　　　 D．She visited her grandparents．