Many people think the more time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole __1__ doing school work except the three meals. It is __2__ to see students struggling(挣扎,奋斗) in a sea of school work both at school and at home.

Modern students usually have many __3__ . They love music and sports. They like reading and watching TV. A two-day weekday can get them __4__ from too much school work, and they can do what they like. But still teachers do not think about it. __5__ they have too much school work, they have no time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework. So they usually don’t do their weekend homework __6__ Sunday night. And there is not enough time but much work, students have to finish it __7__ . The weekend homework makes teachers angry.

Things always get __8__ without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose interest in learning. It’s also bad for their heath.

A horse runs faster after a __9__ . but for students only rest is not enough. So such a condition should be __10__ to give students both pleasure and knowledge.

Please give students less homework but leave them more free time.　　

1.(　 ) A. day　　　 B. morning　　　 C. after　　　 D. week

2.(　 ) A. never　　 B. common　　　 C. glad　　　 D. hardly

3.(　 ) A. books　　 B. interests　　　 C. sports　　 D. friends

4.(　 ) A. busy　　 B. pleased　　　 C. away　　 D. tried

5.(　 ) A. For　　　 B. With　　　　 C. Though　 D. Because

6.(　 ) A. until　　 B. when　　　　 C. at　 　　　D. on

7.(　 ) A. good　　 B. poor　　　　 C. carelessly　 D. happy

8.(　 ) A. better　　 B. afraid　　　　 C. worse　　 D. wonderful

9.(　 ) A. minute　 B. moment　　　 C. meal　　　 D. rest

10.(　 ) A. kept　　 B. changed　　　 C. same　　　 D. different　

15.(　 ) There are so many books here that I can’t ____ .

A. to choose which one　　　　　　　　 B. which to be chosen

C. to buy what　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which one to choose　

14.(　 ) The painting shows us ____ in the Northern Song capital, Bianjing.

A. what everyday life was like　　　　　 B. what was everyday life like

C. how everyday life was like　　　　　 D. how was everyday life like

13.(　 ) They won’t concentrate ____ their clothes than their studies.

A. more about　　　 B. less on　　　　 C. more on　　　 D. less about

12.(　 ) I can’t understand this passage ____ there are no new words in it.

A. if　　　　 B. because　　　　 C. though　　 D. and

11.(　 ) I’m not allowed to go out on school night.

____.

A. So am I　　 B. Neither am I　　 C. So I do　　 D. Neither I do

10.(　 ) Our English teacher ____ yet.

A. has got her ears pierced　　　　 B. has not get her ears pierced

C. got their ears pierced　　　　　 D. hasn’t got her ears pierced

9.(　 ) ____ shouldn’t be allowed to drive because they are not serious enough at that age.

A. Sixteen years old　　　　　　　 B. sixteen years olds

C. Sixteen-years-olds　　　　　　 D. sixteen-year-olds

8.(　 ) I’m terrified ____ the dark. I go to sleep ____ my bedroom light ____ .

A. of; with; on　　　　　　　　　 B. of; on; on

C. with; with; on　　　　　　　　 D. to; with; on

7.(　 ) You used to be short, ____ ?

A. didn’t you　 B. weren’t you　 C. don’t you　 D. are you