Most people work or study from Monday to Friday. The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can hardly rest during the weekends.

According to a survey, 24% of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of study.

And this isn't only in Beijing. Ji Chunying is a Grade 9 student in Guangzhou. The 14-year-old girl has to get up at 6:45 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday, she goes to extra classes for math and physics.

But Ji doesn't complain. She says her classmates all work very hard.

Finding time to have fun

Zhao Yang, 13, is from Dalian, Liaoning. As a Grade 8 student, Zhao's weekend is less busy. But he still spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. "I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like," he said.

Some students are much luckier. They don't have to go to school on the weekend.

Ding Yi, a Grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them. And she's a top student.

During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8 am. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV.

Ding said her mother once wanted her to try extra classes. But when they asked Ding's teacher about it, the teacher said it was unnecessary.

"My teacher said I don't need to push myself too much. Learning well at school is enough," Ding said. "I feel pretty lucky."

1.Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours sleep each night because of ___________.

A．playing computer games

B．playing with friends

C．busy study

D．watching TV

2.How many students are mentioned in this passage?

A．2.               B．3.                C．4.               D．5.

3.We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A．Some middle school students can enjoy their weekend.

B．All the students in China are busy studying on the weekend.

C．Every student in China has to go to extra classes on the weekend.

D．All the students complain about their busy weekend.

4.The above text may be a _______.

A．a(chǎn) story of science                       B．school notice

C．short play                             D．news report

About a week ago，when I was playing basketball at our local park，I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller，skinnier boy．They were   1   him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face．  2  I saw that，I walked over to the group．

I stepped   3  them and the smaller boy，and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of   4  they were doing to him．One of the boys replied，"He's weird．" At that，I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird，and the   5  was" No．" So，I asked another boy what the word" weird"  6  ，and he said，" Different．"That was my cue（暗示）．I told them that everyone is  7  ，and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them．They all stood   8  for a moment，and then the most amazing thing happened．One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him．He  9  to let him play with them．

I thanked the boy for being so   10  ．As I looked around，I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park   11  no one else had stopped to help this boy．I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to  12  someone in need，but I felt sad that  13  else had even taken a second look．

I hope that my action helped them 14  that they could have made a difference with a little  15   ，and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help．

1．A．giving              B．making            C．calling           D．telling

2．A．When               B．Before           C．If               D．Though

3．A．a(chǎn)gainst              B．between           C．beside           D．with

4．A．how                 B．why              C．whom           D．what

5．A．guess               B．sign               C．problem           D．a(chǎn)nswer

6．A．read                B．proved            C．meant              D．wrote

7．A．different            B．free               C．important          D．strong

8．A．a(chǎn)ngrily              B．silently            C．carefully            D．happily

9．A．refused             B．expected               C．offered            D．prepared

10．A．proud              B．clever                    C．honest             D．patient

11．A．or                B．so                 C．a(chǎn)nd               D．but

12．A．help               B．stop               C．love               D．remember

13．A．someone           B．a(chǎn)nyone             C．no one            D．everyone

14．A．decide             B．realize             C．suggest            D．a(chǎn)gree

15．A．energy            B．practice            C．knowledge          D．effort

About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were   1  him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face.   2  I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped   3  them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of   4  they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the  5  was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird”   6  , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is   7  , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood   8  for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He   9  to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so  10 . As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park   11  no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to   12  someone in need, but I felt sad that   13  else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them   14  that they could have made a difference with a little  15 , and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.