Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China ___36___ from this problem, but kids in the United States are ___37___ fed up with(饱受…之苦) heavy school bags.

Experts are starting to___38___ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags ___39___ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the___40___ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, ___41___ 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among the students who have ___42___ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, ___43___ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. However, even with rolling backpacks, ___44___ up stairs and buses with them is ___45___ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.

But how much is too ___46___? Experts say students should carry ___47___ more than 10 to 15 per cent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ___48___ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ___49___ with 10 per cent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ___50___ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ___51___ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said．

Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ___52___ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业纸) or ___53___ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ___54___ themselves suggested, to have no homework ___55___!

36． A．meeting 　　　　 B．facing 　　　　　 C．experiencing　 D．suffering

37． A．already　　　 B．always　　 　 C．yet　　　　　　 D．also

38． A．explain　　 　　 B．say　　　　 　　 C．worry　　　 　　 D．announce

39． A．being　　　 　 B．be　　　　 　　　 C．are　　　　　 　 D．is

40．A．schools　　 　 B．stairs　　　 　 C．houses　　　 　 D．homes

41．A．this　　　　 　　 B．that　　　　 　 C．a　　　　　 　　　 D．an

42．A．special　　 　　 B．unusual　　 C．ordinary　　　 　 D．regular

43．A．when　　　 　　 B．but　　　　 　 C．then　　　 　　　 D．and

44．A. getting　　　 　　 B．climbing　　 　C．going　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．turning

45．A．only　　　 　　　 B．still　　　　 　 C．even　　　　 　　 D．just

46．A．more　　　 　　　 B．very　　　 　　 C．much　　　　 　 D．many

47．A．no　　　　 　　 B．not　　　　 　　 C．any　　　　 　　 D．much

48．A．children　　 　　 B．student　　 　 C．bag　　　　 　　　 D．back

49．A．carry　　　 　　 B．stay　　　 　　C．take　　　　　 D．bring

50．A．about　　　 　 B．under　　　 　　C．beyond　　　 　 D．before

51．A．keeping　　 　 B．missing　　 　　C．losing　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．making

52．A．home　　　 　 B．class　　　 　　C．school　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．city

53．A．valuable　　 　　 B．thin　　　 　　C．important　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．interesting

54．A．reports　　 　　 B．teachers　　 　C．parents　　　 　D．kids

55．A．at all　　　 　　 B．after all　　　 　C．in all　　　 　　D．for all

35.The storm left, _________ a lot of damage to this area.

　 A. caused　　　　 B. to have caused　　 C. to cause　　 D. having caused　

34. After a 3-month drought, the rain _______ a good crop this year.

　 A. brought 　　　B. managed　　　 C. made　　 D. guaranteed

33. The officers narrowly escaped_____ in the hot battle.

　A. have killed　　 B. to kill 　　 C. to be killed　　　　 D. being killed

32. One of the judges __________ to Gana’s film festival was a famous artist from China, Zhang Ziyi.

A. invited　　　　 B. to invite　　 C. had been invited　　 D. being invited

31.Don’t turn the room __________, as I have just tidied it.

A. upside down　　 B. inside　 C. outside　 D. inside down

30. Students are encouraged to _________ the design competition for robots at the university.

A. take part　　　 B. operate　　 C. join to　　　 D. participate in　

29. Having fish at meals regularly can be of great _________ to your heart.

A. benefit　　　　 B. help　　　　 C. contribution　 D. use

28. I don’t think highly of this kind of flower - _________, I don’t care for it.

A. in other words　 B. all in all　　 C. after all　　 D. in the meantime