My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Year Four. Every evening we get into homework battles . Three afternoons a week, she has activities(netball, singing) after school and by the time we get home early, we argue about whether she should do her homework right after school, or if she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time, I do want to help her, but I'm sure that she is going to need to be able to do it on her own. And in fact, most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond their abilities . As you can see, I'm really worried about homework and I really don't know what I should do. Any ideas? Maria doesn't have any activities after school for _ afternoons. A) two B) three C) five D) seven
A

Lucy and her classmates are discussing about creating a homepage for their class. Lucy: What should we put on our class homepage? Jane: I think our class homepage should have daily or weekly news of class activities. Mathew: What kind of class activities? Jane: Something like spring outings, class meetings, a school singing competition, etc. Mathew: We will go for a spring outing next week, won't we? I can write something about it. Lucy: Great! What else should our class homepage have? Mathew: Um... How about photos of students' artwork, presentations, and outdoor activities? Lucy: Good idea! But who will take the photos? Mathew: As I am a fan of photography, I can take the photos. Jane: I've got an idea. As parents always want to know what assignments their kids do in and after class, we can also post our weekly agenda , including in-class assignments and homework assignments, on the homepage. Lucy: And I think I can create a "reading corner" on the class homepage, too. As I am a bookworm, I can recommend good books to our classmates. Jane: Great! Let's get down to work! _ can recommend good books to the classmates. A) Lucy B) Mathew C) Jane D) No one
A

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, sir?" he asked. Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised, "You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish..." He hesitated . Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. "I wish, " the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that. " Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh yes, I'd love to." The boy answered. After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes shining and said, "Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul smiled a little. He thought he know what the boy wanted, He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He Was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car. "There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent . And some day I'm going to give you one just like it... then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window- that I've been trying to tell you about." Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.[:Zxxk.Com] We can find from this story that _ . A) the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy B) the urchin wished to have a rich brother C) the urchin had a deep love for his brother D) the urchin's wish came true in the end
C

Hi, I'm Judy. I'm a middle school student . In my class, there are thirty-eight students. How do they go to school every day? Seventeen of them take buses because they live far from the school. Six students walk. They think walking is good exercise. Fifteen students ride their bikes to school because they like riding bikes very much and their homes are not far from the school. No one goes to school by car. How do I go to school? Ha, I'm one of the fifteen. Six students think _ is good exercise. A) running B) walking C) swimming D) riding
B