Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries. Recent research shows among 428 middle school students in Shanghai, nearly half of them would like to study abroad(国外). "Chinese children are eager to go abroad to get a wider view, less academic (学业) competition or even family honour," said Chen Yi, a Chinese writer who has lived in the USA for 16 years. "But life in foreign countries can be hard for young people."

　　"We have to face the culture shock(差异) and language problems," said Hong Guang, a Chinese student in London. However, these are not always the most difficult things to overcome. To most children, controlling themselves when studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge.

　　Zhang Jia, a 16-year-old student from Shanghai, entered high school in Melbourne, Australia last October. To his surprise, his teachers there seldom pushed students to study. And usually there wasn't much homework. Some of his friends spent their whole year's money in the first two months of the new term.

　　"Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages quickly and broaden their minds, but students and parents should know about the challenges," Chen said.

　　(51) What does the research tell us?

　　A. Half of the students in China would like to study abroad.

　　B. Half of the students in Shanghai would like to study abroad.

　　C. Almost half of the students in Shanghai would like to study abroad.

　　D. Less than 50 percent of the students in China would like to study abroad.

　　(52) What do Chinese students expect to study abroad Except for?

　　A. To broaden their mind.               B. To get a better job.

　　C. To get less academic competition.      D. To get the family honor.

　　(53) If students want to study alone in a foreign country, what is the most difficult thing to them?

　　A. Money.      B. Culture shock.    C. Language.       D. To control themselves well.

　　(54) Why do students in Australia have more free time than in China?

　　A. Because teachers never pushed them to study.

　　B. Because students don't have much homework.

　　C. Because all the subjects they learn are too easy to them.

　　D. Because schools give them a lot of play-time.

　　(55) What's the article mainly about?

　　A. How to study English well.          B. Whether it is good to study abroad.

　　C. Problems of studying abroad.        D. A reach report.

Hello, I’m Vladislav. For my summer holidays, I usually stay in a country house near Moscow.

Last summer, my dad’s brother gave me a present — a blue bike. At that time I couldn’t ride it very well.

One day I got into an accident. But don’t worry, everything was OK, just some “little” injuries.

That day, I tried to ride my bike and suddenly it began to move very fast. I couldn’t stop the bike. So I fell into a ditch (沟) full of dirty water. When I thought I had had enough bad luck, a girl walked by. She saw the bike and me. I quickly stood up.

“Are you fishing here?” she asked.

“Yes,” I answered. Then I said, “I’m making fish soup for dinner. Would you like to come?” To my surprise, she agreed.

After that we became friends. Now, we often send each other e-mails. She knows that I’m studying in China and she asks me questions about Chinese culture. I tell her my stories of China, and she says she wants to visit China, too. She even plans to study Chinese.

This is how, with the help of my bike, China got one more Russian friend.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Who sent Vladislav a bike last summer?

2.What happened when Vladislav tried to ride his bike?

3. What did the girl think Vladislav was doing when she saw him by the ditch?

4.What made Vladislav surprised?

5. What does the girl say she wants to do in her e-mail to Vladislav?

—He’s moody.(　)

A. What’s he 1ike　　　　　　　　　　  B. What does he look like

C. Why does he like them　　　　   D. How does he like you