Teachers say buying homework answers online is not many in schools, but an interview with school students shows only 10% are willing to finish their holiday homework by themselves.
Their main complaint is that the homework is too much for them to finish.
“As far as ！ know, many of my students have to go to all kinds of training classes during the holiday. These lake away much of their time for doing homework.”
But as for the parents who are sending their children to these training classes they also say they've got no choice. Here's a view from a student's father.
"All the other kids in the neighborhood are learning extra things. You know parents sometimes compare their kids. I'm afraid my kid will be less successful than the others in the future."
In order to do with this situation of students copying each other's homework, some schools have even dropped the idea of holiday homework. Instead, they organize some interesting outdoor activities.
Educational experts say students love to learn through games or activities that they can be a part of‘ They suggest schools drop the current (目前的）homework format (设计)，and turn to homework that encourages kids to get involved (参与).This way, they would no longer want to copy from each other or buy answers through the Internet.
Answer the following questions according to what you read.
1.Why do students copy or buy homework answers?
2. What do students spend much time on during the holiday?
3.Most parents want their kids to be successful, don't they?
4. How do some schools deal with the problem of students copying homework?
5. List a kind of your favorite holiday homework according to the passage.
When I was leaving to meet Lynne, my friend Tony told me that I’d better take some money. But I didn't listen to him. I thought Lynne would pay because she had invited me. I arrived at the restaurant on time. I know Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table and a waiter brought us some delicious food.
The dinner was a great success. We talked a lot while eating. After two hours, the waiter finally came and asked if we wanted one check (账单）or two, Lyrme said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I said，“Oh! I forgot my wallet! Can I call my friend, please?" The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called Tony. In a few minutes, he arrived with some money, and paid my check. He laughed at me all the way home. Now, I think it's funny too, but at that time I was very embarrassed. I thought an invitation to have dinner in America meant the same thing as that in China. Now 1 think you have to understand thai your customs are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country, you have to learn about their customs, too. They can be quite different.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
One day I got an invitation to dinner from Lynne. Before I left, my friend Tony told me to take some money, bul 1 didn’t take his1.______. 1 reached the restaurant on time because I know being late is thought to be 2.______ . Lynne and I enjoyed the dinner very much. But two hours3._______, 1 got into trouble 4._______my check. I thought Lyrme would pay 5.________of the checks. In fact I was wrong. I had to call Tony for help. After the problem was solved, I realized the importance of learning about different customs.
Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of more than100 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.
Dr. Petrella offers lots of help to his patients. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do.
He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then he explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.
Dr. Petrella makes and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas.
His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a CD of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrella says, “I always love to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrella was young,
his father didn't want him to be a singer. So he went to a medical school.
Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too. “1 like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good .
Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.
1. In his TV show, Dr. Petrella _________ .
A. sings love songs he wrote
B. sings about different diseases
C. sings and explains a medical problem
2._________ isn't used in his TV show.
A. Russian B. English C. Italian
3.Dr. Petrella performs in his show 10_________.
A. become famous B. make people feel good C- achieve his dream
4. From the article, we can know Dr. Petrella is _____________.
A. talented and proud B, creative but lazy C. kind and helpful
5. What’s the best title (标题）of the article?
A. Medicine and Entertainment B. His Dream Came True C. A Singing Doctor
Some people like to get up late, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true.
Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease than late rising people, and early rising people also looked healthier than late rising people, and so on.
So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. First, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh air. But air is never as fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.
Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.
Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work^ such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.
Late risers may find it difficult to form the habit of early rising. They have to make an effort (努力）to do so. As the English proverb says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise•”
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1.People don't always agree on whether to e»et up early.
2. In the passage the writer gives four reasons for early rising.
3. Early rising makes people happier according to the passage.
4.Early risers don't look as healthy as late risers.
5.The writer encourages people not to sleep late.
A. Entertainment News
In this section all kinds of news about movies, songs and pop stars are available (可找到的).
B. Advertisement Section
Here are advertisements of different products, such as food, latest books, and sporls machines, etc.
C. Reading Section
In this part, we will introduce some hot traveling places to you. Some safety tips during journeys are also offered.
D. International News
Here is news about the events that happened all over the world.
E. Sports News
Important sports events are broadcast (传播)here. And we often interview some good players.
F. Health Section
Winter is coming and it is easy to get ill. If you want to know how to keep away from diseases, you should pay attention to this section.
Match the information according to what you read.
1. Mike cares about sports events and how the sports players are now.
2.Mr. Brown is interested in reading. He wants to know what kinds of new books have come out and where to buy them.
3. Zhang Peng is really a film fan. Recently he would like to know what new movies are like and some information about Jackie Chan.
4.Lana's father is working abroad (国外）in Libya. A war (战争）broke out there, so she is rather worried about the situation in Libya.
5.Lucy is in poor health. She is so anxious to know how to keep fit.
Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.
A: Hi, Cathy! You look excited. 1._______？
B: I'm going to spend my summer vacation in Hong Kong. I'll visit Disneyland. My dream to meet Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck will come true.
A: 2.__________________ _________ ？
B: No, with my parents. We'll fly there as soon as the final examinations finish.
A: That's great! If you go to Hong Kong, 3.______. Hong Kong is
a shopping paradise (购物天堂).The things there are more fashionable.
B: Of course I won't But maybe my mother will be more interested in it I prefer eating to shopping.
A4._____________ ？
B: Seafood is my favorite. I also like different kinds of desserts.
A: If so, Hong Kong will be suitable for you. There are many kinds of delicious food you can enjoy. 5.____________.
B: Thanks. See you!
