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.

My uncle likes hunting very much. He often goes 　1　during the weekend and usually　2　 home with a bag of birds. Last Sunday evening he came home 　3　 than usual. He didn’t say 　4　 when he came 　5　. He threw his 　6 on to the table and sat by the fire. He looked tired and 　7　.
　　“Didn’t you have a good day, dear?”his wife asked.
　　“　8　 do you think?”he answered angrily and pointed 　9　 the bag on the table .“ Look at the bag! There’s only one bird in it and 　10　 me a lot of money!”“Weren’t there any birds?”she asked kindly.
　　“Hundreds of them!”my uncle said,“　11　 I spent the day 　12　 with a 　13　.”
　　“What happened, dear?”she asked.
　　“I shot my first bird at five o’clock 　14　 afternoon. Soon afterwards, I aimed at 　15　 one and 　16　, but I don’t know what happened. I think I slipped because I didn’t shoot the bird. I 　17　 a cow and killed it. The farmer 　18　owned it got very angry with me. I argued with him for hours and 19 theend I had to 　20　 him 50 pounds!”
　　1．A. shoot       B. to shoot　　  C. and shoots      D. shooting
　　2．A. goes        B. comes　　　   C. leaves          D. gets
　　3．A. early       B. earlier　　　 C. earliest        D. the earliest
　　4．A. anything    B. nothing　　　 C. something       D. everything
　　5．A. in          B. out　　　 C. down          D. up
　　6．A. hat         B. bag　　　 C. gun           D. glasses
　　7．A. terrible    B. pleased　 C. wonderful     D. angry
　　8．A. What        B. How　　　 C. Why           D. When
　　9．A. of          B. to　　　  C. up            D. at
　　10．A. paid       B. spent　　 C. took          D. cost
　　11．A. So         B. Or　　    C. But           D. And
　　12．A. talking    B. arguing　 C. hunting       D. playing
　　13．A. policeman  B. hunter　　C. farmer        D. cow
　　14．A. that       B. this　　  C. one           D. some
　　15．A. the other  B. the　　   C. another       D. some
　　16．A. fired      B. lit　　   C. began         D. opened
　　17．A. frightened B. shot at　 C. hit           D. missed
　　18．A. who        B. which　　 C. whose         D. whom
　　19．A. at         B. in　　    C. for           D. by
　　20．A. borrow     B. lend　 　 C. pay           D. earn

The American Museum of Natural History

Address: Central Park West at 79th, St., New York

Tel: 212-769-5100

Traffic: located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the museum is conveniently reached by bus, underground or car.

Parking: There is a small parking place which charges only $7.75 per day, but is often full. Parking in the neighborhood is also limited.

Museum hours: 10:00 am to 5:45 pm Sunday through Tuesday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Admission: $3.20 for grown-ups, one-fourth for children, and free on Friday and Saturday evening from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

The museum is open every day of the year except Christmas and Thanksgiving.

 (   )26. The American Museum of Natural History is in 　　　.

       A. Philadelphie          B. Washington

       C. Boston              D. New York

(   )27. There is a parking place outside the museum, but 　　　.

       A. people cannot park their cars there

       B. it is not big enough to park all the cars

       C. it will cost you $7.75 per week

       D. nobody wants to park his car there

(   )28. If four grown-ups and four children want to pay a visit to the museum at 3:00 pm on Saturday, they will pay 　　　.

       A. $16      B. $19.2      C. $25.6     D. no money

(   )29. You can visit the museum 　　　.

       A. at 7:00 am on Monday  

       B. at 8:00 pm on Tuesday

       C. at 11:00 am on Sunday 

       D. at 10:00 pm on Friday

(   )30. From the passage, we can learn that 　　　.

       A. the museum lies in the east of New York

       B. the small parking place charges more than $8 a day for a car

       C. one can get to the museum by car, by under-ground or by bus

       D. the museum is the most popular one in America

根据句意和首字母完成单词

1.Vienna is the c　　　of European classical music.

2.Mozart was born in A　　　 in 1956.

3.Miss Wang plays the g　　　 very well.

4.My e　　　 brother is two years older than I.

5.Mozart w　　　 his first opera at the age of fourteen.