Question

What is a good excuse to ask for some time off ? At your school, sickness may be the only one. But in British schools, family events are also well-accepted ones. The National Association of Head Teachers in the UK has written new guidelines about students asking for leave. They will allow parents to take their children out of school for family weddings(婚礼) or funerals(葬礼)or visiting an ill relative.

This is a change from the 2013 guidelines that stopped parents taking children out of school without permission. Otherwise, they could have gotten a fine of 60 pounds (about 600 yuan) or faced court(法庭). Family events were not proper excuse to get permission.

Many parents complained(抱怨) about this rule.

“Taking family events is very important for children growth and that in itself a lesson the schools cannot ever teach our children,”John Hemming,chairman of Parents Want A Say organization, told The Independent.

The new change supports this idea and gives permission to students taking time off for family events. It’s now OK for British students to take time off for family events.

In China, however, many students rarely have time off for family events.

“That’s part of the reason for the generation gap (代沟)between parents and children,” Guo Hongxia, research at National Institute of Education Sciences, wrote in China Education Daily.

1.In Chinese schools, _________ is a good excuse to ask for time off.

A. any excuse B. only sickness C. school sport D. family event

2.In the UK now, parents won’t allow to take out their children out of school because of ______.

A. family weddings B. family funerals C. fishing organization D. visiting an ill relative

3.Before 2013, ___could get a fine or face court after taking children out without permission in the UK.

A. Parents Want A Say B. the head teachers of the school

C. children’s teachers D. children’s parents

4.The phrase this idea of the sentence The new change supports this ides refers to _________.

A. schools can’t teach children the important growth lesson in family events

B. family events were not proper excuse to get permission after 2013

C. the Independent didn’t agree with Parents Want A Say .

D. taking family events isn’t important for the children’s growth

5.According to the passage, we know that _________.

A. in the UK, there’s a big generation gap between parents and children

B. in china, many students seldom have time off for family events

C. there’s no difference between the rules of taking day off in the world

D. all the students aren’t allowed to take time off for family events

Answer 1