Mr. Smith is a teacher. Yesterday he did a survey of what his students did on their last weekend and this is what he learned.

Linda went to see her grandparents. Her grandparents live in the countryside. They are very old. But they don’t like to live in the city. They want to have a quiet life. Tom helped his parents do some housework. He cleaned the room, took out the trash(垃圾), washed all the clothes. At noon, he helped his mother cook lunch. Mary looked after her little brother because her mother was ill. Her father had to look after her mother in the hospital. Mike studied history at home. He isn’t good at history. He thinks it is too difficult for him. His father helped him. Both his father and his mother hope that Mike can be good at all his subjects. They want him to study in a famous university one day.

In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So, many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes, some of the them are even made to go to remedial (补习的) classes after school.

Schools run programs outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service (社区服务).

In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters (大片), Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time surfing 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, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.