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Tears came into this mother’s eyes when she talked about waking up her son. every morning, her ten-year-old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still 1_________, begging for one more minute to sleep.
Why is he so sleepy? Because, like 2________ of student “early birds” in China, he has to get up before 6 a.m. every morning.
School students usually need eight to ten 3_______sleep a night. But in Shanghai, it’s 4_________ in China Daily that 90% of the students do not get enough sleep. And studies show that 5_________ a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many become near-sighted as a 6_________ of lack of sleep.
Li Ming a student at Qinghua High School, says that he usually goes to bed after11 p.m. But when he has exams coming up, he can 7________ up as late as midnight. This “night bird” lifestyle has made many students nod off in class. Li Ming says that it is during afternoon classes that he feels most 8______. “My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late.” He says, “They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee.”
However, not all parents are 9_________ about this. “My daughter gets up so early. She looks 10________ and it really hurts me,” says one of the parents. Why don’t so many students get enough sleep? Now many members of society begin to think about it.