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

The Ministry of Railways estimated(估计) that about 216 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak period(高峰期) during the 2010 Spring Festival holiday.The number of travelers will be 8％higher than that of 2009.This problem even attracted the President Hu Jintao’s attention.He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun，Minister of the Ministry of Railways，asking him to make sure of a “smooth and safe” transportation.Afterwards，officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station.

1. 1.

   What does the underlined word “scalper” in the first paragraph mean?

   1. A.
      代售点
   2. B.
      售票员
   3. C.
      票贩
   4. D.
      赌徒
2. 2.

   Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station，and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers        .

   1. A.
      expensively
   2. B.
      wrongly
   3. C.
      dangerously
   4. D.
      hardly
3. 3.

   How many people took the train trip during the peak period during the 2009 Spring Festival holiday?

   1. A.
      About 216 million.
   2. B.
      About 172 million.
   3. C.
      About 200 million.
   4. D.
      About 233 million.
4. 4.

   What does the passage mainly tell us?

   1. A.
      People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival.
   2. B.
      It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival.
   3. C.
      President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem.
   4. D.
      The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem.