Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day．The same   1   is going on at school now．  2   it seems that doing weekend homework is one 3   for the modern students．

All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished （取消）．It is    4   for them to study at school five days a week． They have a lot of interests．With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find   5   to help their parents do the housework, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreation （娱乐）, or just have   6   at home? Because of these activities, the homework can't be finished   7   Sunday evening． So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are    8   because many of the students know little about the   9  ．If there were no weekend homework to do, they would be   10   to go to school on Monday after two days' good rest and learn what the teachers teach better．

1． A． thing                     B． school                   C． class                    D． homework

2． A． Also                     B． But                       C． Still                      D． Though

3． A． question             B． reason                 C． problem                D． decision

4． A． not enough            B． enough                  C． no good                D． no use

5． A． friends                  B． time                      C． places                   D． money

6． A． a rest                    B． an exam                C． a lesson                D． a picnic

7． A． though                B． since                    C． after                     D． until

8． A． pleased                 B． sorry                    C． unhappy                D． satisfied

9． A． lessons                 B． games                   C． interests                D． activities

10． A． tired                    B． creative                 C． worried                 D． happy

A lady has a problem with her daughter．

    “My nine-year-old daughter is in Grade Four．Every evening we get into an argument about her homework．Three afternoons a week，she bas activities(netball．singing)after school and when we get home，homework is the last thing she feels like doing．The other two days．she got home early and we argued about whether she should do her homework right after school，or whether she should have some time to rest and play first．When Maria at last sat down to do her homework．she seemed to want me to be there all the time．But I had something else to do．It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did．and some of it is really difficult for them．As you can see．I’m really worried about her homework and I really don’t  know what I should do．Any ideas ?”

1．Maria is __________．

   A．four years old．        B．nine years old       C．in Class Four        D．In Grade Nine

2．Maria doesn’t  have any activities after school for __________ afternoons．

   A．two                       B．three                    C．four                   D．seven

3．Maria wants to __________ first when she gets home early．

A．do her homework                        B．play netball and sing   

C．have supper                            D．have a rest and play

4．The lady thinks that her daughter should do her homework __________．

   A．with the mother      B．with the father      C．with the classmates  D．alone

5．This passage is probably from a __________．

   A．diary                     B．newspaper                  C．novel                   D．story