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　　Homework is work, not play．In contrast to what some might hope, students 　　1　　 finish their homework exclaiming that they had great fun．Nor is homework an activity that students choose to undertake．It is 　　2　　 by a teacher for students to complete on the teacher’s schedule, with the teacher’s requirements in mind．So to have the right 　　3　　 will be of great help．Homework means business and the student should expect to work on it seriously．As in the work place, careless efforts and lack of self-discipline are likely to make the 　　4　　 impression．

　　Teachers assign homework for 　　5　　 purposes．In some cases, teachers seek to review and solidify material being covered in class; homework is also designed to 　　6　　 students’ learning beyond class lessons．As students mature, teachers often assign homework nightly in several subjects．Homework is also used to prepare students to handle new work, 　　7　　 in the ease of summer reading．Increasingly, school reforms call for homework to take the form of course projects, thus increasing its 　　8　　 to “real-life” job-related activity．

　　Like jobs, homework can be appealing when its resources are well managed．Resources 　　9　　 sources of information－textbooks, of course, and increasingly, the Internet－but they also include a quiet space to work, materials and equipment such as calculators, paper or a computer, and others who cohabit(共面存在)in the homework environment．The external(外部的)resources needed for homework can be viewed as a kind of 　　10　　 office for the child with features like those needed in the workplace．