Question

Columbus College, 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Kowloon City

To: All  Staff (工作人员)

From: Jakie Mok, leader; Sports Committee

Date: May 20. 2012

A week ago, "Sports for Life" programme was sent to the parents, asking them to choose a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo for your reference（参考） when you answer the phones.

Sports l: Basketball

We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should be advised to signup(报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $10 each time. There will be four basketball courts for our use with one teacher watching over each game.

Sports 2: Gym

We will be using St. Peter's Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 pm. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade（树荫）. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping, jogging, outdoor aerobics will be arranged, all of which are free. And there will be a teacher for each of the activities.

Sports 3: Hiking

Hiking will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will be ,together with the students, and a hiking instructor（教练） will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost $ 75 per hour.

Sports 4: Swimming

The Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10 minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the swimming pool. Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards(救生员). Girls must wear a swimming suit, The cost is $ 10 per visit.

53. Students should pay for the sports except_______.

   A. basketball        B. swimming        C. hiking      D. jogging

54. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.

   A. students taking part in basketball will walk to the courts

   B. every student can take part in any of the four sports

   C. skipping students can have a regular rest in the shade of trees

   D. students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water

55. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Students choosing basketball should sign up early.

   B. Students taking part in gym should arrive at 6:00 pm.

   C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 pm and lasts 2 hours.

   D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming.

56. The purpose of the memo is to_______.

   A. make the students interested in the programme

   B. ask the parents to choose a sport for their child

   C. help the staff explain the programme to the parents

   D. tell teachers and lifeguards to start to work on time

Answer 1

DCA  C