Studying too much?

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 doesn’t happen only in Beijing. Ji Chunying is a Grade 9 student in Guangzhou. The 14-year-old girl has to get up at 6:45am on Saturday. Then she has classes all the day. On Sunday, she goes to extra（額外）classes for math and physics. But Ji doesn’t complain. She says her classmates all work very hard．

Finding time to have fun

Zhao Ming, 13, is from Zhanjiang, Guangdong. 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. Ding Yi, a Grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them. During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8:00am. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV. “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．watching TV                       D．busy study

2．How many students are mentioned（提及） in this passage?

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

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A．Some middle school students can enjoy their weekend．

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

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

   D．No student complains about his busy weekend．

4．The passage mainly tells us that _____________.

   A．Students should do more homework at the weekend

   B．All the students in China must have classes at the weekend

   C．Students should have more time to take a rest at the weekend

   D．No student can play with his friends out of classes

5．The above passage may be a _______.

A．story of science   B．school notice     C．short play        D．news report