At Anacostia Senior High School we have a lot of problems．We have students suspended and we have low test grades．I think this school is in need of improvement．The reasons why I believe this school needs improvement are that children are getting suspended and missing out on class work，students are failing，and the school is dirty．

The first reason why this school needs improvement is that children are getting suspended and missing out on class work．Students should not get suspended because it's like a vacation to them．They will not change their ways．Instead of putting them out of school for suspension，we should have them in school．In that way，students can still have good grades．

The second reason why I believe this school needs improvement is that students are failing．If you come to school every day you shouldn't fail．I can't blame it all on the students；it is the teachers' fault also．Some teachers do not let students in the class．This school needs tutors．If students had tutors their grades could improve．

The third reason why I believe this school is in need of improvement is that it is dirty．Who wants to walk into a dirty school every day? I don’t! If students help out，the building will stay clean．There should be no writing on the walls or eating in the halls．We need to treat our schools like we treat our homes．

These are my reasons why this school needs improvement．If we do these things we can get good grades．have a nice looking school，and students will improve their grades．By doing these things we can also have the most decent school on the other side of the fiver．

1．What is the meaning of the underlined word “suspended” in the first passage?

A．blamed                                                   B．praised

C．put in a vacation                                        D．put out of school

2．How many reasons does the author give for the improvement of school?

A．One．                 B．Two．                C．Three．                  D．Four．

3．What can we know from the third paragraph?

A．Students have tutors．                                B．Students have no tutors．

C．Students' grades are high．                         D．Students' grades are not talked about．

4．What is the author's attitude to Anacostia Senior High School?

A．He is satisfied with the school．                   B．He is not satisfied with the school．

C．He is surprised at the school．                            D．He is excited at the school．

5．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Reasons for School Improvement                 B．the Most Decent School

C．School Building                                          D．School Improvement

"Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her.
Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I'll be right there."
She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city. Her brother, Harry, was in middle school and always got home late. With Ella leaving home, Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before, especially now, because her mother was ill.
Her father was in the kitchen. "Tammy, I know you usually do your homework right now, but with things being different, we all have to change a little bit. I'll help you and Harry with your homework later on, OK?"
Her father had an apron（围裙） on over his clothes, and he looked kind of funny. He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that. After helping her father with the dishes, Tammy helped set the table.
After supper, her father helped her and Harry with their homework, and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while.
The next morning, Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast. She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes.
When her mother got up half an hour later, she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table. She gave Tammy a big hug.
"Thank you, Tammy. You really are mother's little helper now, aren't you?"
【小题1】Why did Tammy's sister move out of their home?