The National Literacy Trust once did some research (调查) on reading. About 32,000 children from different schools in the UK answered the questions from it. These children are aged from 8 to 18.

The research shows that children in the UK are reading less in their free time. Just over a quarter of the students said they read outside school. About the same number said their parents didn't feel that reading was important. Half of those students said they enjoyed reading "very much" or "quite a lot". About two in five thought reading was "cool", but about one in three said they only read when they had to.

Jonathan Douglas from the National Literacy Trust said, "Our research not only shows that children are reading less and having negative attitudes(消极的态度) to reading but also shows the relationship (关系) between this and their performance(表现) in reading tests.”

The research also finds that many children in the UK like to read e-books outside school. The percentage in 2014 was about 6% and it grew to 12% in 2015

In today's world, there are so many activities for children to do. But if they sit down and do some reading, they will find reading is really interesting and useful.

1.How many students answered the questions from the National Literacy

A. About 32, 000 B. About 3, 200 C. About 16 D. About 8.

2.What does the research show?

A. Children in the UK do well in their reading tests

B. Parents in the UK think reading is unimportant.

C. Children in the UK are reading less in their free time.

D. Schools in the UK don't give their students much free time

3.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 refers to “__________”

A. the research

B. the National Literacy Trust 2.ebmon

C. many children like to read e-books

D. children are reading less and having negative attitudes to reading

4.About_______ of the students in the UK liked to read e-books in 2014

A. 6% B. 12% C. 40% D. 50%

5.The last paragraph tells us that children

A. should do more reading

B. should sit down when they read

C. need to do all kinds of activities

D. like interesting and useful things

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When I was 5 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.

On Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm in the morning. Each of us1.a pumpkin to school. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern 2.had two triangle (三角的) eyes and a scary 3.. In the afternoon, we put on the Halloween costumes(化妆服) and went on parade(游行) in school. Some of the costumes were nice, but some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman’s clothes.

I did a lot of things on that day, but the part I liked best was “trick or treat” in the evening.

After dinner, I went outside with an empty bag. I 4. to get a lot of candies from people. At first, I was a little5., so when I knocked at the door, my heart was 6.very fast. A lady came out, and I said 7. to her, “Trick or treat”. My voice was very low, and even I myself could hardly hear it. To my 8. , the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars. I was so 9., thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn’t remember how many houses I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got – I got 91 pieces of candy that day. I was so proud of10..

What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish that we could have a Halloween every month!

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