Teachers say buying homework answers online is not many in schools, but an interview with school students shows only 10% are willing to finish their holiday homework by themselves.

Their main complaint is that the homework is too much for them to finish.

“As far as ！ know, many of my students have to go to all kinds of training classes during the holiday. These lake away much of their time for doing homework.”

But as for the parents  who are sending their children to these training classes  they also say they've got no choice. Here's a view from a student's father.

"All the other kids in the neighborhood are learning extra things. You know parents sometimes compare their kids. I'm afraid my kid will be less successful than the others in the future."

In order to do with this situation of students copying each other's homework, some schools have even dropped the idea of holiday homework. Instead, they organize some interesting outdoor activities.

Educational experts say students love to learn through games or activities that they can be a part of‘ They suggest schools drop the current (目前的）homework format (设计)，and turn to homework that encourages kids to get involved (参与).This way, they would no longer want to copy from each other or buy answers through the Internet.

Answer the following questions according to what you read.

1.Why do students copy or buy homework answers?

2.  What do students spend much time on during the holiday?

3.Most parents want their kids to be successful, don't they?

4.  How do some schools deal with the problem of students copying homework?

5.  List a kind of your favorite holiday homework according to the passage.

用所给词的适当形式填空(15分)

1.Let’s have a party to welcome the new members of the          (Student) Union.

2.How          (active) you are! You’d better take part in more after-school activities.

3.Tommy promised         (not be) late for class next time.

4.I felt much         (calm) after listening to the relaxing music.

5.Why not share your happiness and         (sad) with your close friends?

6.The old man had difficulty        (get) to the top of the mountain.

7.Very few people were found         (wake) when the earthquake happened last night.

8.Granny was too tired to reach           (four) floor of the building.

9.We never doubt that the new novel is worth        (read) for several times.

10.If the problem          (deal) with peacefully, the world will be more and more beautiful.

11.—Sandy          (suffer) from stress for a few weeks.     —Sorry to hear that.

12.It’s important for us to spend our time          (wise).

13.Among the four boys, Paul is            (suitable) for the job.

14.I often tell my students not to keep worries to       (they).

15.         (practice) hard, and you will be sure to win the competition.

补全对话（共5小题，每题1分，满分5分）

根据对话内容，从方框中选择五个合适的句子补全对话，并将所选答案的字母序号写在方框下面的横线上。

David (D) and Tina (T) are talking about what they are going to do in the future.

T: What are you going to do after leaving school?

D: 1.   I would like to explore strange things.

T:   2. 

D: Of course, I do. I like to visit different places.

T: That’s good. You seem to be good at spoken English.   3. 

D: It’s just so – so. I’ll try to learn it better.   4.

T: Maybe I’ll be a P.E. teacher. I feel like playing all kinds of games with children.

D:   5.  

T: I hope my students would like me and enjoy themselves, too.

D: Good luck!

– Can I help you, sir?

      -- I’d like to have 100 _____. I want my students to draw pictures.

     A. piece of paper          B. pieces of paper         C. pieces of papers

There are so many reasons for remembering our favorite teachers forever and thanking them. Here are some good teachers
Mr Livingstone :Ms Livingstone had the same last name as me and I often spoke with her since we worked in the same building. When my students got her for 7th grade, I was very concerned .I thought her class would be very boring. But my students loved her class and I never forgot her.
Jack:I went to Mrs Mcquillan’s class completely by accident at the start of my 10th grade year, and I am so lucky that I did. She brought the literature(文学) to life right before my eyes. She loves her job so much. If every teacher could do what she does in the classroom, every class would be wonderful. I was so happy to meet a teacher who cared so much. That’s the reason why I want to be an English teacher. And if I could be half as helpful as she is, I would be happy.
Mr Smith: Mrs McClure always went above and beyond for the children in her classroom. Thanks to Mrs McClure, my son loves school. He even got to eat a special lunch with her recently and it made his week ! One family will forever be grateful for the wonderful experience she provided for our son during his first year in school.
Mary: “How are you feeling today? ”Mr Funk asks every day. “Thirsty for knowledge!” all the students answer immediately .Mr Funk is an amazing history teacher  and an amazing all-round person; he never lets class get boring .When mistakes are made ,he corrects them so that you actually understand what you did wrong. Mr Funk is a great teacher.
【小题1】 What does the word “concerned” in paragraph2 probably mean?
A.Excited      B Relaxed.      C. Worried     D. Interested
【小题2】What do we learn about Jack?