Most people work or study from Monday to Friday. The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can hardly rest during the weekends.
According to a survey, 24% of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of study.
And this isn't only in Beijing. Ji Chunying is a Grade 9 student in Guangzhou. The 14-year-old girl has to get up at 6:45 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday, she goes to extra classes for math and physics.
But Ji doesn't complain. She says her classmates all work very hard.
Finding time to have fun

Zhao Yang, 13, is from Dalian, Liaoning. As a Grade 8 student, Zhao's weekend is less busy. But he still spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. "I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like," he said.
Some students are much luckier. They don't have to go to school on the weekend.
Ding Yi, a Grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them. And she's a top student.
During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8 am. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV.
Ding said her mother once wanted her to try extra classes. But when they asked Ding's teacher about it, the teacher said it was unnecessary.
"My teacher said I don't need to push myself too much. Learning well at school is enough," Ding said. "I feel pretty lucky."
【小题1】Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours sleep each night because of ___________.

‘Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?’ says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site(网站), has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joy of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home use products (产品) are the most popular online.
It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao. 
Taobao means ‘looking for treasure’ in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security (安全) online shopping. Wang Lin said, ‘It is very safe and convenient (便利). Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the product.’
Taobao: China’s 76. ___________ online shopping center

Nancy’s hobby is collecting sharpeners. She spends a lot of time on it after school. She has been collecting more than one hundred sharpeners from different countries. They are all different in color and size.

Nancy likes sharpeners with animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns a lot about them from books.

Sometimes Nancy has many sharpeners of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. Then they give her other different sharpeners in return.

Nancy has many pen pals in many countries. She sends them sharpeners of her country. In return, they send her sharpeners of their countries. Nancy’s father also gives her sharpeners. He brings them home from his friends for her.

Many of Nancy’s friends collect other things. Some collect coins and others collect matchboxes（火柴盒）or stamps. But, all of them say that Nancy’s collection is the most interesting of all.

1.Nancy spends a lot of time on her hobby             .

A．before school      B．in class            C．after school        D．during her holidays

2.          Nancy’s sharpeners are different in color and size.

A．All of             B．Some of           C．Many of           D．Most of

3.Sometimes Nancy has many sharpeners of the same kind. She then           .

A．keeps them        B．throws them away   C．sells them         D．sends them to her friends

4.What don’t Nancy’s friends collect?

A. Sharpeners.   B. Coins.    C. Matchboxes and stamps.  D. Both B and C.

5.How does Nancy collect sharpeners? Which of the following is wrong?

A．Her friends give her some.

B．Her pen pals send her some.

C．Her father buys her some.

D．Her father’s friends give her some.

根据句意，用所给单词的正确形式填空。(10分)

1.Jane prefers _______ (cycle).

2.Running can help you keep _______ (health).

3.Don’t speak to me like this. I didn’t feel like ___________ (lose) the goal.

4.She spends half an hour _____________ (play ) basketball every day.

5.Bill is happy because he is the _________ ( win ) of the game.

6.There are some ___________(sandwich) on the table .

7.Li Ping smokes        (two) a day, before and after dinner.

8.They                (play) basketball with us tomorrow.

9.Eating more vegetables and _________ ( little ) meat is good for our health.

10.It's difficult for us         (study) English well.

用适当的词完成这篇短文，每个空格只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。