Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp(营地). There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family?Some women say they need time to be alone.

At Mother's Camp a woman has room for herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, what's for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home for a second job—taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.

In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.

Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean and they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do?They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.

1.From this passage we can see ________ in the United States.

A. women want to work outside the home

B. working wives do most of the housework

C. husbands do as much housework as their wives

D. women do not like to stay at home with their families

2.At Mother's Camp, women can't _______.

A. watch TV B. read newspapers

C. swim in the lake D. bring their husbands and children

3.Why would some mothers like to be alone?Because _____.

A. they don't like their husbands and children

B. they have to work full-time

C. they are too busy to relax themselves

D. they want a new life

4.________is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.

A. Housework B. Working outside the home

C. When to take a vacation D. Looking after their children

5.What's the best title of this passage?

A. Busy Working Mothers

B. How to Buy Gifts for Mothers

C. Mothers Relax Away From Home

D. Mothers in the US

What is a good excuse to ask for some time off ? At your school, sickness may be the only one. But in British schools, family events are also well-accepted ones. The National Association of Head Teachers in the UK has written new guidelines about students asking for leave. They will allow parents to take their children out of school for family weddings(婚礼) or funerals(葬礼)or visiting an ill relative.

This is a change from the 2013 guidelines that stopped parents taking children out of school without permission. Otherwise, they could have gotten a fine of 60 pounds (about 600 yuan) or faced court(法庭). Family events were not proper excuse to get permission.

Many parents complained(抱怨) about this rule.

“Taking family events is very important for children growth and that in itself a lesson the schools cannot ever teach our children,”John Hemming,chairman of Parents Want A Say organization, told The Independent.

The new change supports this idea and gives permission to students taking time off for family events. It’s now OK for British students to take time off for family events.

In China, however, many students rarely have time off for family events.

“That’s part of the reason for the generation gap (代沟)between parents and children,” Guo Hongxia, research at National Institute of Education Sciences, wrote in China Education Daily.

1.In Chinese schools, _________ is a good excuse to ask for time off.

A. any excuse B. only sickness C. school sport D. family event

2.In the UK now, parents won’t allow to take out their children out of school because of ______.

A. family weddings B. family funerals C. fishing organization D. visiting an ill relative

3.Before 2013, ___could get a fine or face court after taking children out without permission in the UK.

A. Parents Want A Say B. the head teachers of the school

C. children’s teachers D. children’s parents

4.The phrase this idea of the sentence The new change supports this ides refers to _________.

A. schools can’t teach children the important growth lesson in family events

B. family events were not proper excuse to get permission after 2013

C. the Independent didn’t agree with Parents Want A Say .

D. taking family events isn’t important for the children’s growth

5.According to the passage, we know that _________.

A. in the UK, there’s a big generation gap between parents and children

B. in china, many students seldom have time off for family events

C. there’s no difference between the rules of taking day off in the world

D. all the students aren’t allowed to take time off for family events

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