Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework .They say that
it is _51for children to work at home in their free time. _52,they argue that most teachers do not_ 53plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to_54 tasks which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece many parents_ 55_ about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time ,and they wanted to_56__it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently .In Denmark ,Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends .In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework .The children are free to help one another.Similar_57_also exists in some British schools.
Most people agree that homework is not___58.A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and_ 59 room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a small,noisy room with the television on.Some parents help their children with their homework.Other parents take no_ 60  at all in their children's homework.
51.A.unnecessary      B. uninteresting      C. unfortunate     D. unimportant
52.A.Nevertheless     B. However           C. Therefore        D. Moreover
53.A.considerably     B. favourably        C. properly         D. pleasantly
54.A.finish           B. repeat            C. attend           D. accomplish
55.A.quarrelled       B. puzzled           C. explored         D. complained
56.A.delay             B. stop             C. block          D. prove
57.A.schedule          B. operation        C. arrangement    D. behaviour
58.A.fair              B. average          C. balanced       D. comparative
59.A.furnished         B. expensive        C. comfortable    D. suitable
60.A.interest          B. curiosity        C. notice         D. Attention