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

Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. American schools begin in September. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Then the students have a great summer vacation.
High school students have only four or five subjects each term. They usually have same lessons every day, and teachers don’t ask them to do much homework. After school, they can do many interesting things like playing sports. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.
After high school, many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or big one. They need a lot of money to go to college. So many college students work after school to make money.
【小题1】American students always go to school in ________after summer vacation.

Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. American schools begin in September. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Then the students have a great summer vacation.
High school students have only four or five subjects each term. They usually have same lessons every day, and teachers don’t ask them to do much homework. After school, they can do many interesting things like playing sports. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.
After high school, many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or big one. They need a lot of money to go to college. So many college students work after school to make money

1. 1.

   American students always go to school in ________after summer vacation

   1. A.
      September
   2. B.
      June
   3. C.
      February
   4. D.
      January
2. 2.

   Most children go to college when they are _________ in America

   1. A.
      twenty
   2. B.
      seventeen
   3. C.
      fifteen
   4. D.
      thirteen
3. 3.

   划线词语“make money”的汉语意思是______________

   1. A.
      还钱
   2. B.
      花钱
   3. C.
      借钱
   4. D.
      挣钱
4. 4.

   We can know that high school students in America______________

   1. A.
      don’t like playing sports after school
   2. B.
      have six or seven subjects each term
   3. C.
      don’t have too much homework
   4. D.
      have different lessons every day
5. 5.

   Many American college students work after school to ____________

   1. A.
      help other children
   2. B.
      get money for their studies
   3. C.
      meet lots of friends
   4. D.
      see interesting things

Never try to work when you are hungry. If you decide to do your homework right after school, you may get something to eat before getting to work.

      Always do your homework before you get too tired. Don't wait until very late in the evening, or your homework will seem much harder than it really is.

     If you have more than an hour's work, give yourself a break after an hour. On the other hand, don't break it up so much that you can't get anything done. You should be able to work at least a half hour at a time without stopping.

      Don't put it off until the last minute. If you put off doing your homework, you will have it on your mind, and you won't enjoy your free time so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test, you will have too much catching up to do. A little bit each night, enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school, will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it.

     Do your homework at the same time every evening. This will help you make it a habit. It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more enjoyable, as well.

1. If we wait very late in the evening, our homework will _________.

     A. become a bit hard

     B. seem much harder

     C. look very easy

     D. get us into so much trouble

2. Some students in schools won't enjoy their free time so much because they______.

     A. have to do their homework each night

B. will have too much catching up to do

C. never finish their homework in time

D. want to keep up with what is happening in school

3. What does the underlined word "habit" mean in Chinese?

    A. 制度    B. 风格     C. 传统     D. 习惯

4. How many main ideas are mentioned in the passage?

     A. Five       B. Three      C. Four.       D. Two

5. Which could be the best title for this passage?

     A. Do Your Homework at the Same Time    B. A Must for Doing Your Homework

     C. Don't Try to Work When Hungry         D. Some Don'ts and Dos in Schools