Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same  36  is going on at school now.     37   it seems that doing weekend home-work is    38   problem for the modern students.

        All the students should agree that weekend homework should be canceled.  It's   39    for them to study at school five days a week.  They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find   40   to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations  (????), or just have    41 _ at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until   42  .  So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are   43  and often threaten (??в) to fail whole class of students because they know nothing about the   44  .  If there were no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy to go to school on Monday _ 45  _ having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.

1.A. thing     B. school     C. class      D. homework

2.A. Also        B.  But       C. Still    D. Though

3.A. no      B. another    C. one       D. other

4.A. not enough B. enough    C. no good    D. nouse

5.A. friends    B. time      C. places      D. money

6.A. a rest    B. an exam    C. a lesson    D. a picnic

7.A. Monday afternoon        B. Saturday afternoon

          C.  Friday night           D.  Sunday night

8.A. pleased   B. sorry      C. unhappy    D. not worried

9.A. lesson    B. games     C. interests    D. activities

10.A. until     B. when      C. before     D. after

If you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbor, then you probably know a thing or two about managing money. After all, when you’ve worked that hard, you don’t want to spend it all on candy.

Using your money in the right way or    80    some for the future is important. Once you grow up, your success might    81    how well you manage your money.

It’s easier to start these good    82    when you’re young. Meghan Coyle is a 12-year-old business girl. She has made more than $320 in two years by walking dogs after school.

“I’ve been a dog-walker for two years and it’s been a lot of    83  , I really enjoyed it. My mom never gave me pocket money, so I had to make money in some other way. Lots of kids don’t realize how hard it can be to have a job. It can be hard to keep customers happy. There are some days when it’s raining and I would rather be somewhere else, but I still go out with a dog,” Coyle said. “Start a business that interests you. First, you have to advertise. The    84    and safest way is to talk with neighbors and family friends. After you have the customers, keep your customers happy! Send cards that you make by yourself to them on holidays. That always surprises them. Always be willing to do more than they ask. On holidays, give your customers coupons (优惠券)    85    they will keep coming back to you for your service or products.”

Is it a good idea to do some work to make pocket money? Now think about it and start your own business!

80.                                 A) saving                   B) wasting                 C) borrowing     D) spending

81.                                 A) take up                  B) depend on             C) turn into D) lead to

82.                                 A) activities                B) hobbies                 C) exercises       D) habits

83.                                 A) pain                      B) fun                       C) surprise D) trouble

84.                                 A) luckiest                 B) loudest                  C) easiest   D) latest

85.                                 A) as soon as             B) now that               C) so that   D) unless