6、It's an annual back-to-school routine．One morning you wave goodbye，and that __1__ evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy．In the race to improve educational standards, __2__ are throwing the books at kids．__3__ elementary school students are complaining of homework __4__．What's a well-meaning parent to do?

　　As hard as __5_ may be，sit back and chill，experts advise．Though you've got to get them to do it，by __6__ too much，or even examining __7__ too carefully，you may keep them __8_ doing it by themselves．"I wouldn't advise a parent to check every __9__ assignment，"says psychologist John Rosemond，author of Ending the Tough Homework．"There's a __10__ of appreciation for trial and error．Let your children __11__ the grade they deserve."

　　Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to re-think their _12__．But "you don't want them to feel it has to be __13__ ，"one teacher says．That's not to say parents should __14__ homework-first，they should monitor how much homework their kids __15__.Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in __16__ four，five，and six is standard，says Rosemond．For junior-high students it should be _17__ more than an hour and a half，and two for high-school students．If your child __18__ has more homework than this，you may want to check other _19__ and then talk to the teacher about __20__ assignments.

1．A．very                     B．exact 　　          C．right                  D．usual

2．A .officials                 B．parents               C．experts               D．schools

3．A .Also                      B．Even 　　          C．Then                 D．However

4．A .tiredness                B．confusion            C．duty                  D．puzzle

5．A．there                   B．we 　　             C．they                  D．it

6．A．giving                  B．teaching 　　      C．helping              D．doing

7．A．questions              B．a(chǎn)nswers 　　      C．standards            D．rules

8．A．off                       B．without 　　       C．beyond               D．from

9．A．single                   B．piece 　　          C．page                  D．other

10．A．drop                  B．short 　　          C．cut                    D．lack

11．A．a(chǎn)cquire               B．earn 　　           C．gather                D．reach

12．A．exercises            B．shortcomings      C．mistakes             D．tests

13．A．perfect               B．better 　　         C．unusual              D．complete

14．A．forget                 B．refuse 　　         C．miss                  D．ignore

15．A．have                  B．prepare 　　       C．make                  D．perform

16．A．classes               B．groups 　　        C．grades                D．terms

17．A．a(chǎn)bout                 B．not 　　             C．much                D．few

18．A．previously           B．rarely 　　         C．merely                D．consistently

19．A．children             B．teachers 　　      C．parents              D．schools

20．A．finishing             B．lowering 　　     C．reducing             D．declining