What would life be like if you give up using your cell phone? Will it become boring?

Twenty-eight eighth-graders at St. Matthew School in San Francisco will tell you it can still be rich and colorful.

These students took part in their school’s “tech-free” challenge. They couldn’t use cell phones for two weeks from Nov 11 to Nov 22.

The idea was to help students understand how technology has affected their lives, said Denise Uhl, principal of the school.

Uhl did a survey on technology usage among the eighth-graders before thinking of the challenge. She found that 84 percent of the students said they didn’t like it “when everyone was on their cell phones”, but they didn’t know what to do about it. The answer was actually easy --- to stop constantly using cell phones.

To help students understand the point, Uhl created the activity. It was warmly welcomed among students.

“I wanted to sign up for the tech-free challenge because it was just really a good idea to do it,” eighth-grader Joe told local newspaper Catholic San Francisco. “I wanted to get closer to my family. And it really worked. I started to hang out with my family more. We watched more family movies and we played a lot of board games.”

The activity also helped students develop their interests.

During the two weeks, Lucas said he spent much more time outside, picking lemons in his garden. Maddie finished a painting and Cassie created a scarf on a loom (织布机).

1.Students who took part in the “tech-free” challenge _____.

A. couldn’t use their computers at school

B. were not allowed to use their cell phones for nearly two weeks

C. could use the Internet at school for free

D. couldn’t take any high-tech products to school

2.The aim of the “tech-free” challenge was to _____.

A. help students focus on their study

B. reduce the use of technology in school

C. make studying more difficult for students

D. help students understand how technology has affected their lives

3.Uhl’s survey on technology usage showed that _____.

A. students liked to play games together on their cell phones

B. some students felt that they couldn’t live without cell phones

C. many students felt annoyed when others were on their phones

D. some students believed that technology improved their studies

4.After taking part in the activity, students found that _____.

A. technology was actually boring

B. they became closer to their family

C. they lost a way to keep in touch with their friends

D. going on the Internet was the only interesting thing to do

Our little boy came up to his mother one evening while she was cooking supper, and handed her a piece of paper with some words written on. And this is what it said:

For cutting the grass in the garden $5.00

For cleaning up my bedroom this week $1. 00

For going to the store for you $0. 50

For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $2. 25

For taking out the rubbish $1. 00

For getting a good report card $5. 00

Total owed (欠): $14.75

After reading, his mother thought for a while. Then she picked up the pen, turned over the paper and wrote:

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me—free

For the nights and days I worried about you—free

For the toys, clothes, food—free

For all the love I’ve given you—free

Then with tears in his eyes, our son looked straight up at his mother and said, “Mom, I love you. ” And he took the pen and wrote: “PAID IN FULL”.

1.The boy handed the piece of paper to his mother in the ________ one evening.

A. kitchen B. store C. bedroom D. garden

2.For taking out the rubbish, the boy asked his mother for ___________.

A. $5.00 B. $0. 50 C. $1. 00 D. $0. 25

3.The boy’s mother paid ____________ in the end.

A. $10.75 B. $12.75 C. $14.75 D. nothing

4.The boy did a lot of chores except_________.

A. cleaning up his room B. cutting the grass in the garden

C. doing some shopping D. cooking supper in the kitchen

5.We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. the boy is the writer’s only child

B. the boy never asked his mother for money

C. the boy’s mother bought toys for him

D. the boy’s mother paid him all money he asked for

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