10.For the rest of March,a disease will sweep across the US.It will keep kids home from school.(36)DEmployees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.
The disease,known as"March Madness",refers to the yearly  US men's college basketball tournament(锦标赛).(37)FTeams compete against each other in a singleelimination(单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.
Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness.The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game.Friends compete against friends.(38)AColleagues against bosses.
Bigname schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament.But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities.
This adds to the madness.Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000,for many Americans,is an exciting experience.Some years ago,the little-known George Mason University was one of the final four teams.(39)GCollege basketball players are not paid,so the game is more about making a name for their uni versity and themselves.(40)CAbout 4billionwillbespentgambling(赌)ontheevent.Accordingto Media Life magazine,theeventwillbringin500 million in advertising income this year,topping the postseason income of every US professional league,including that of the NBA.

A.Husbands against wives.
B.The players will go all out for the games.
C.But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.
D.College students will ignore piles of homework.
E.People are willing to spend more money on watching it.
F.It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.
G.Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.
10.When Jane put out the idea of homeschooling to her parents,the first reaction they gave was,"You are cutting the child off the world.''"Did the child really get cut off or did the child socialize better?"
The moment we hear of homeschooling,we think the child will have no opportunities to interact with peers.However,in my friend's opinion,we forget that when attending a regular school,the child is not into socializing all the while.The child is restricted to so many other activities.Studies take a major role in a child's life.The child hardly has the time to interact at school.
The child might be meeting and studying along with many peers; however,how many kids interact with all the kids in a class?But in homeschooling system,as my friend mentioned,the kid has all the time and can plan his day accordingly.During the day the child studies just like other school-going kids but with no burden of homework and project work,the child has so much free time in the evening as to effectively interact and play with peers.The quality time the child spends in education is really impressive.
Homeschooled kids have the opportunity to socialize more often as they have a lot of time in their hands.They can also make socializing a regular habit.Just as my friend said,her child goes to a neighboring park almost every day and has a set of friends who go there daily.Other children get back home to finish off homework and project work whereas her child who is already through with studies gets the opportunity to spend time with family members.
When I heard this,I really felt how lucky the child was.Definitely the child had a better opportunity to socialize when compared with my kid.However,I might not consider homeschooling for my kid,as I am so used to the conventional schooling system and feel regular schooling the safest bet.
24.The author's purpose in writing the passage is toA.
A.express his views on homeschooling.
B.explain what homeschooling is.
C.share his ways of teaching his children.
D.promote homeschooling.
25.What is the biggest advantage of homeschooled children?C
A.They will become braver.
B.They can be more popular.
C.They can socialize better.
D.They will know how to arrange time.
26.What do we know about homeschooled children?B
A.They don't interact with their peers often.
B.They have more spare time to play.
C.They are restricted to certain activities.
D.They can't gain enough knowledge.
27.How does the passage mainly develop?C
A.By following the order of importance.
B.By following the order of time.
C.By making comparisons.
D.By presenting data.

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