Most businesses are open five days a week. American school children go to school five days a week as well. American families usually have a two-day weekend. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Over the weekend, people spend their time in many different ways. Many families enjoy weekends together. They may go shopping, go for a drive or visit friends. They may also invite friends over and have a party at home. Many American families take part in sports during the weekend. Running, biking, playing volleyball and swimming are popular in summer. Skiing and skating are favorite winter sports. Weekends are also a time for American families to work on something in their houses. Many families plant flowers and have vegetable gardens. Some families use the weekends to paint or repair their houses.

For most Americans, weekends are very busy.

(    ) 1.American students go to school ________.  

        A. four days a week                  B. five days every month

          C. five days a week                   D. six days a week

(    ) 2. Saturday and Sunday are the ________.

        A. weekend for Chinese only             B. weekend for Americans

        C. workdays for Americans               D. days for children to study

(    ) 3. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? Most American families ___________.

           A. plant flowers during the weekend      B. invite friends to have a party

           C. watch TV during the weekend           D. may go shopping during the weekend

(    ) 4. The American are ________ during the weekend.

         A. very free                           B. very lazy           

           C. quite poor                            D. busy with their own things

(    ) 5. _______ are favorite sports in summer for Americans.

         A. Skating and football                      B. Running and biking

         C. Skiing and volleyball                   D. Swimming and skating

Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day．The same   1   is going on at school now．  2   it seems that doing weekend homework is one 3   for the modern students．

All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished （取消）．It is    4   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   5   to help their parents do the housework, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreation （娱乐）, or just have   6   at home? Because of these activities, the homework can't be finished   7   Sunday evening． So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are    8   because many of the students know little about the   9  ．If there were no weekend homework to do, they would be   10   to go to school on Monday after two days' good rest and learn what the teachers teach better．

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

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

3． A． question             B． reason                 C． problem                D． decision

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

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

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

7． A． though                B． since                    C． after                     D． until

8． A． pleased                 B． sorry                    C． unhappy                D． satisfied

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

10． A． tired                    B． creative                 C． worried                 D． happy