It' s six o' clock on a cold Saturday morning.Liu Zifan reluctantly gets out of the warm bed.
"I wish I could sleep1more," says Liu.
The 12-year-old seventh grader from Beijing Guangqumen2School must take an - hour - ride to get to the school for the3curriculums that occupy her whole Saturday morning.4Sunday afternoon, she has music lessons from 3 p.m.to 7 p.m..
During weekdays, Liu has to get up around five in the morning, and5home by six.
" My teacher6us to eat an apple in the morning so that we won' t feel7" , she says.
In primary school, Liu8taking the New Concept English class every Saturday morning, and Chinese, English and Olympic maths classes in the afternoon.On Sunday morning, she had to do9at home.In the afternoon, she took Cambridge English class.
"I didn't have time to rest,10on Friday night," Liu recalls.
The family has a monthly11of about 1,700 yuan.Liu Zifan' s12classes cost 2, 000 yuan each term.
" I think it' s13the money," Liu' s father says." We do everything we can to provide her with good education,14she will get a good job in the future."
Chinese children face15pressures on study.Some parents make their children study16 First graders start to take classes for second graders, and so on, therefore they can get an17 in exams.Most Chinese18believe high academic credentials (成绩) mean a better school, a brighter future.So they19their children to extracurricular classes like music, English and maths to develop a special20, which later might be a stepping stone to a good school.1.A.any
B.some
C.even
D.far
2.A.Secondary
B.Training
C.Language
D.Primary
3.A.super
B.extra
C.huge
D.usual
4.A.In
B.For
C.At
D.On
5.A.get
B.stay
C.leave
D.drive
6.A.orders
B.remends
C.persuades
D.suggests
7.A.sleepy
B.tired
C.cold
D.thirsty
8.A.stopped
B.finished
C.enjoyed
D.started
9.A.housework
B.washing
C.homework
D.writing
10.A.besides
B.including
C.since
D.except
11.A.pay
B.cost
C.ine
D.money
12.A.weekend
B.Sunday
C.everyday
D.Saturday
13.A.wasteful
B.worth
C.valuable
D.worthy
14.A.so that
B.since
C.now that
D.while
15.A.challenging
B.increasing
C.developing
D.changing
16.A.ahead
B.hard
C.late
D.away
17.A.average
B.achievement
C.advance
D.advantage
18.A.teachers
B.students
C.friends
D.parents
19.A.send
B.hope
C.take
D.wish
20.A.strength
B.interest
C.talent
D.skill
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