4. A stone hurt him on the head. There was lots of (血) on his face.

3. The old man is a bit d ，he can hardly hear what we say.

1. The boy is not s at all. We all think he's very clever.

2. W is another way of saying “rich”.

  School systems (制度) are different from country to country.

   Unlike us,students,in Singapore,where I am studying,have a flexible (靈活的) timetable. My friend Amanda is a science student. She chooses Chinese literature and language,chemistry and economics. She also has to attend general paper (理解與寫作課) ， project work,math and PE lessons. On Friday,Amanda only has one PE,one general paper and' one economics lesson. On Thursday,however,she has six lessons. “Gloomy (郁悶的) Thursday ,” she said humorously.

   Lunchtimes are not fixed,either. On Tuesday,Amanda has lunch at 10： 30 am because she has a PE class at noon. On Thursday,since the first four lessons take up the whole morning and the noon,she has lunch at 1：00 pm. The different lunchtimes solve the problem of long queues in the student canteen.

   In Singapore,students have different lessons in different classrooms while in China we have the same classroom for nearly every lesson. Walking in the school,you always see students rushing toward the next classroom,with their schoolbags on their shoulders. Sometimes the ten-minute-break seems to be too short.I remember on the first day that no sooner had Amanda and I arrived in the classroom than the bell rang. No time to go to the washroom or for snacks.

   And another discovery surprised me. Students are allowed to use calculators (計(jì)算器) in math exams!The students in Singapore calculate everything with calculators. They even use a calculator to find out the sum (總和) of 200 and 300!

   The two school systems have their advantages and disadvantages. I hope the schools in different countries can learn from each other and the world's education can make progress.

1. Amanda chooses to study all the following subjects except .

   A. chemistry   B. general paper

   C. physics   D. economics

2. Why does Amanda have lunch at 10： 30 am? Because.

   A. the first four lessons take up the whole morning and the noon

   B. she has a PE class at noon

   C. she is very hungry

   D. both A and C

3. Sometimes the writer thinks that .

   A. there are not enough breaks in the day

   B. breaks are too long

   C. breaks are too short

   D. students eat too many snacks

4. According to the passage,how do students in Singapore find the sum of 200 and 300?

   A. Ask other students. B. Ask teachers.

   C. Do the sum themselves. D. Use a calculator.

5. The passage says that .

   A. like us,students in Singapore have a fixed timetable

   B. school systems are different from country to country

   C. in China we have different classrooms for each lesson

   D. the two school systems are different but equally good

  Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 21st century,because many changes will take place in the new century,but what will the changes be?

   The population is 1 fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live 2 than before. 3 will be much smaller and more useful,and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at 4 .

   People will work fewer hours than they do in the 21st century,and they will have more free time for sports,5 TV and traveling. Traveling will be 6 . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

   More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep,so 7 will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day,8 they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

   Work in the future will be 9 , too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. 10 this,many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1. A. making   B. growing   C. running   D. doing

2. A. longer   B. shorter   C. faster   D. taller

3. A. Trains   B. Cars   C. Computers   D. Houses

4. A. factory   B. hospital   C. farm   D. school

5. A. watching   B. seeing   C. looking   D. buying

6. A. less interesting   B. much easier   C. more expensive   D. more difficult

7. A. fruit   B. vegetables   C. meat   D. bread

8. A. instead   B. sometimes   C. still   D. however

9. A. dangerous   B. difficult   C. heavy   D. different

10. A. Thanks for   B. Many thanks   C. Because of   D. Because

15. —Mum,could we have lunch now?

—Of course.

   A. Vm enjoying myself. B. We’ll have a good trip.

   C. Tm starving. D. That sounds great.

14. We’ll give you a warm welcome you come here.

   A. whatever   B. whenever

   C. wherever   D. whoever

13. —Helen,can I wear jeans and a T-shirt to the school talent show?

—OK,but a dress might be .

   A. good   B. bad   C. better   D. worse

12. The girl felt so that she fell as soon as she lay in bed.

   A. asleep;asleep   B. sleepy;sleeping

   C. asleep;sleepy   D. sleepy;asleep

11. When I walked past the playground yesterday,I saw many boys football there.

   A. play   B. to play

   C. played   D. playing