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Several fathers said they found __________ (6) hard to get down to their children’s level. It is not easy for them to let children win, __________ (7) children will get fed up if they lose all their time.‖

The competitive dad sometimes puts his children to constant challenges they can never __________ (8). It’s also partly a power control issue. Fathers want to let their children know they are still ―players‖. But being competitive was not altogether unhealthy. The thing is not to be obsessive about it. One father of two, who __________ (9) to be named (as he didn’t want his children to feel embarrassed), told The Telegraph: ―I

don’t think I am overly competitive but it is better my children learn to lose with __________ (10) who cares for them.‖

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For many years, officials of the National Institutes of Health have told Americans that they need to get enough sleep. They say this is necessary for people to stay healthy and do well. Now health officials begin to urge children to get enough sleep. They say children need at least nine hours of sleep every night. They say research shows that children who get this much sleep perform better in school and are less likely to become too fat.

Studies show that lack of sleep causes tiredness and problems with clear thinking. People who do not get enough sleep become angry easily. They also have trouble controlling

(1)

It can be inferred from the passage that health officials __________.

A. suggest that children should not

sleep too much

B. believe that children did not get

enough sleep in the past

C. have for years been urging children

to sleep more

D. used to think that children had

enough sleep (2)

Which of the following is caused by the shortage of sleep?

A. Lack of self-control

B. Mental disorder

their emotions.

Among children, problems that result from lack of sleep often are mistaken for more serious disorders. Unlike adults, tired children seem to have endless energy. Some doctors mistakenly identify this as

hyper-activity. Many sleep disorders first develop in childhood. But doctors often do not identify the disorder until years later. Experts say many American teenagers are not getting enough sleep. Teenagers stay up late for several reasons. For example, schoolwork, after school activities and late-night fun. Four years ago, education officials in Minneapolis

C. Physical disability

D. Lack of confidence

(3)

Tired children are different from tired adults in that __________.

A. the former are more likely to be

lacking in energy

B. the latter are more likely to be lacking

in energy

C. the former are more likely to have

physical problems

D. the latter are more likely to have

physical problems

(4)

Which of the following is NOT the reason for teenagers' keeping late hours?”

changed the starting time of seven high schools. The officials delayed the starting time by almost ninety minutes.

A University of Minnesota study found that participation at the

A. Doing school assignments

B. Enjoying entertainment

C. Suffering from sleep disorder

D. Taking up various activities

high schools improved after the starting time was changed. However, the later start did not greatly affect the performance of the students. Still, school systems in other parts of the country are discussing later starting times for high school students.

(5)

Change in the schools’ starting time __________.

A. has resulted in a better performance

of students

B. has failed to attract more students to

schools

C. may be adopted by more schools in

the future

D. may cause new problems for some

students

This summer, for the first time, Emory College let freshmen pick their own roommates in an online roommate-selection system. Students, using screen names to hide their identities, posted profiles of themselves detailing personality (1)

In computer matchmaking, initially students do not reveal their __________.

A. personalities

B. identities

C. habits

attributes, work habits, music and food preferences, and exchanged information using e-mail.—Housing officials at Emory say they expect that letting students pick their own roommates who are their closest matches will increase the likelihood of compatibility. And there’s little risk of hurt feelings if the e-mail exchanges do not lead to a match, since the initial round of contacts is

done under screen names.

Several studies have shown that roommates have an impact on the attitudes and social behavior of those they live with. And one recent study found that a roommate’s academic performance has a small, but statistically significant, effect on the other roommate’s grade-point average. Other studies, however, did not find that effect.

The business of assigning roommates varies widely across the country. At Davidson College, the housing staff sort every freshman with careful hand-selection. The Davidson philosophy is that roommates should be as similar as

D. hobbies

If e-mail exchanges between

(2) students fail to lead to a match, the students involved __________.

A. will end up with hurt feelings

B. will stop using their screen names

C. won’t feel embarrassed or

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