Homework to be submitted on October 24-25-26

Name :…………………………………… Class :…………………… October 2011
TESTING READING

READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELLOW
« I despise it. Everyday I'm loaded with more and more homework, it's an endless chain, and it won't ever stop, especially being in high school. There's a huge amount of stress in having to get good grades and doing extracurricular activities and building an impressive college resume.

All I want to do is get a good sleep everyday and enjoy time with friends! But it's impossible with all the outside activities combined with school work. I go to a college prep school, so the work is college level and everything is a year above for each grade. What I hate most about it is all the stress parents place on their children there for them to be the best .

It's just so tiring knowing that you won't ever be able to finally stop stressing until the day you retire. ): We learn stuff that we know won't last in our memories in the future. Why do we have to do subjects that we don't plan on getting a career in? » Sheela

READ AND ANSWER
I/Sheela ‘s attitude about school is :

a- Negative ; b- Positive ; c- Neutral
II/Sheela is :

a- A high-school student ; b- A student’s parent ; c- A teacher
III/ Sheela is :

a- free after school ; b- preparing to enter college ; c- happy she will leave school soon
IV/ The subjects Sheela studies are :

a-less hard than high-school subjects ; b-as hard as subjects in high-school c-harder than in high-school
V/Complete the sentences from the text :

a-Sheela prefers …………………………………………………………………….

b-She really dislikes when her parents……………………………………………

VI/ What do the underlined words refer to ?

a- it (line 1) …………. b- it (line 1) ………………… c- there (line8) ……………… d- them (line …………………………
VII/ What explanations are there in the text for these words ?

a- despise …………;b- extracurricular ………… ; c- stressing …………. ; d- stuff ………..
VIII/Find words with the same meanings as :

a-filled …………………….;b- large…………….……… c- attractive ……………………….. d- job ………….. e- everlasting ……………….f- alongside ……………………
IX/Write about your first day at school.

What was it like ?How did you feel ?What made you feel so ?What did you like about your new school ?What things were not really to your taste ?