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In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. Many of them try their best   1  good marks in the exams. They have a lot of homework every day, and the exam is a big headache. In their mind, good   2  is the ticket to success in the future.
Singaporean students study hard, but they have a lot of fun after class. Do you want to know what   3  they like to do after class? They can   4  all kinds of sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing. They are also very active in community service.
In their free time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood movies are very popular with them. They also like movies   5  in Hong Kong and Singapore because they understand them very well. Some students   6  their free time surfing the Internet,   7  e-mails to their friends and playing computer games.   8  they also go to shopping centers and big bookstores. They are really good places to   9  . So as a middle school student, living in Singapore is not easy, but it is  10  .
Dear students, what about your school life? Please write something about it.

A passenger(乘客) told a flight attendant that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine just as the plane was taking off. She told him that she would bring him the    1    in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the flight attendant felt    2   . She was so busy that she has forgotten to give him the water.    3   , the passenger couldn’t take his medicine on time. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he    4   it.

In the following hours on the flight, each time the flight attendant passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile if he needed anything. But he asked for    5  .

When he was getting  6    the plane, the passenger asked the flight attendant to hand him a service review(评论) card. She knew that he would write something    7  , but she politely handed it to him.

Later, she looked at the card and a smile came over her face. “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed    8   or not 12 times in all,” the passenger wrote. “How can I refuse your 12 sincere    9   ?”

   10    after someone does something wrong, no one can say no to 12 sincere smiles.

1.  A. water        B. medicine            C. juice

2.A. excited       B. surprised       C. worried

3.A. After all     B. So far           C. As a result

4.A. took           B. refused                   C. threw

5.A. nothing            B. everything         C. something

6.  A. on              B. off                           C. to

7.  A. unfair                  B. pleasant          C. bad

8. A. help                  B. drink            C. food

9.. A. smiles          B. invitations           C. advice

10..  A. Though      B. Even               C. If

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we   16  the national flag go up.
　  Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   17  and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
　  Can I really do it?
　  Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   18  me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down.   19  for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”
“Thank you,” I answered. It was such a great   20  for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  21 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
　  Monday morning came. I began to feel   22 . When did I last give a talk to   23  many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really   24  it ? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I  25 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.
“Take it easy,” I said to   26 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t   27  stand up.
I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk!”
I   28  a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.
I don’t know   29  I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself 30  everyone what I can do.