II. Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Write your answers in the provided space.(1pt.)SLEEPY TEENSWhen school superintendent Russell Dever enters the local coffee shop at around 7:20 A.M., it is crowded withstudents. “The line is out the door because our high school kids are getting coffee,” he said. And they are not standing in linefor the decaf – they need the caffeine to stay awake in class. Talk to American high school students and you hear thecomplaints...
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II. Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Write your answers in the provided space.
(1pt.)
SLEEPY TEENS
When school superintendent Russell Dever enters the local coffee shop at around 7:20 A.M., it is crowded with
students. “The line is out the door because our high school kids are getting coffee,” he said. And they are not standing in line
for the decaf – they need the caffeine to stay awake in class. Talk to American high school students and you hear the
complaints about how late they stay up, how little they sleep – and how early they must be in class.
These days, there is increasing concern in schools across the United States about students who are not completely
awake in morning classes. School officials in some states have even changed start times so teenagers can sleep later.
According to sleep expert Mary Carskadon, the fact that many teenagers work long hours outside of the school and have
computers and televisions in their bedrooms contributes to a serious lack of sleep. But, she said, the problem is also due to
biology. As the bodies of teenagers develop, their brains also change. These changes make teens more likely than adults to
have trouble sleeping at night.
Teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep a night, but the average teen gets a lot less. Carskadon’s
study, completed in the fall of 2001 with researcher Amy Wolfson, showed that nearly 30 percent of students in the tenth
grade slept less than six hours on school nights. Less than 15 percent got more than eight hours of sleep each night. Eighth-
graders averaged eight hours of sleep a night, although that age group, she said, needs at least nine hours a night. Even
more remarkable are the results of a 1997-1998 school year study. In that study, 12 out of 24 U.S. high school students who
were part of an experiment at a sleep laboratory had brain wave patterns similar to those of someone with narcolepsy, a
serious condition that affects sleep. “What’s going in on is that at 8:30 in the morning these kids ... would normally be in
school sitting in a classroom, but ... their brain is still in the middle of the night,” said Carskadon.
Parent Dawn Dow says her son just cannot go to bed before 10 P.M. “Last year he was trying to put himself to bed
at 8:30 and was coming in 9:30 and 10 in tears saying, ‘I just can’t go to sleep.’ It is not a case of children wanting to be up
late ... It is a change in his chemistry.”
So would letting teenagers wake up later make a difference? Kyla Wahlstrom of the University of Minnesota in the
United States studies the effects of changing school starts time. She has looked at students in Edina and Minneapolis, two
cities in Minnesota, where public school officials have moved high school starting times past 8:30 A.M. In Minneapolis, the
middle school begins at 9:30 A.M. She said the later starting times have reduced students absences. They have also lowered
dropout rates by 8 percent over four years. In addition, she said, teachers report that students are not sleeping at their desks
during the first two hours of class anymore. She said 92 percent of parents from Edina reported that their teenagers are
easier to live with. The students reported that they were feeling less depressed and were getting better grades.
Big changes in school start times may not be possible in some areas. However, Wahlstrom said her research
shows that even small changes can contribute to a solution to this serious problem.
Questions 1 to 6: Decide if the following statements are true, false, or not given according to the information
in the reading passage. Write T (true), F (false), or NG (not given) in the provided space.
Question 1 Most teenagers sleep more than they should.
Question 2 There are scientific reasons that explain why teenagers have difficulty sleeping at night.
Question 3 The brains of teenagers are the same as the brains of adults.
Question 4 Teenagers can do their best schoolwork in the early morning.
Question 5 Some schools start their classes later so that teenage students can get more sleep in the morning.
Question 6 Many parents do not want high school officials to change school start times.
Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại bằng cách sử dụng các từ câu hỏi.A: 1. ______ khách sạn bạn thích hơn, Linda? B: À, tôi nghĩ tôi thích khách sạn Palazoo nhất.A: 2. ______ nó nằm ở đâu? B: Nó gần bãi biển và có tầm nhìn tuyệt đẹp ra biển A: 3. ______ họ có tính phí cho phòng đôi không? B: Họ tính phí $ 90 một đêm A: 4. ______ các tiện nghi mà các phòng có? B: Họ có điện thoại, TV, Internet tiếp cận và điều hòa không khí.A: 5. ______ bạn có nghĩ là thời điểm tốt nhất trong năm để đến đó không? B: Điều đầu tiên vào buổi sáng! Bài tập 2: Điền vào các câu hỏi với ai, cái gì hoặc cái nào và sau đó khoanh tròn vào các câu trả lời đúng.1. ______ giúp Ben làm bài tập? a. Em gái của anh ấy giúp Ben làm bài tập về nhà. B. Ben giúp em gái làm bài tập về nhà. ______ nghệ sĩ bạn thích? a. Tôi thích Picasso. b. Picasso thích tôi. ______ bạn đang nói chuyện điện thoại? Ann đang nói chuyện điện thoại với cô ấy. b. Tôi đang nói chuyện điện thoại với Ann. 4. ______ có phải ông chủ đang hét vào? a. Frank đang hét vào mặt ông chủ. b. Ông chủ đang hét vào mặt Frank. ______ trường đại học chấp nhận Bob? a. Đại học Lancaster đã chấp nhận Bob. b. Bob đã nhận vào Đại học Lancaster. ______ là giáo viên yêu thích của bạn? a. Tôi là giáo viên yêu thích của thầy Parker. b. Thầy Parker là giáo viên yêu thích của tôi. Bob đã nhận vào Đại học Lancaster. ______ là giáo viên yêu thích của bạn? a. Tôi là giáo viên yêu thích của thầy Parker. b. Thầy Parker là giáo viên yêu thích của tôi. Bob đã nhận vào Đại học Lancaster. ______ là giáo viên yêu thích của bạn? a. Tôi là giáo viên yêu thích của thầy Parker. b. Thầy Parker là giáo viên yêu thích của tôi.
Exercise 1: Complete the dialogue using question words.
A: 1.what hotel do you prefer, Linda?
B: Well, I think I the Palazoo Hotel most.
A: 2. where is it located?
B: It’s near the beach and has a lovely sea view.
A: 3. how much do they charge for a double room?
B: They charge $90 per night.
A: 4. what facilities do the rooms have?
B: They have a phone, a TV, Internet access and air conditioning.
A: 5.when do you think is the best time of the year to go there, then?
B: I was thinking of next July, during our summer holidays.
A: So, 6.when are you calling them to make our reservation?
B: First thing in the morning!
Exercise 2: Fill in the questions with who, what or which and then circle the correct
answers.
1. who helps Ben with his homework?
a. His sister helps Ben with his homework.
b. Ben helps his sister with her homework.
2. _who_ artist do you ?
a. I Picasso. b. Picasso s me.
3. who are you talking on the phone?
a. Ann is talking on the phone to her. b. I’m talking on the phone to Ann.
4. where is the boss shouting at?
a. Frank is shouting at the boss. b. The boss is shouting at Frank.
5. _what university accepted Bob?
a. Lancaster University accepted Bob. b. Bob accepted Lancaster University.
6. _who is your favorite teacher?
a. I’m Mr. Parker’s favorite teacher. b. Mr. Parker is my favorite teacher.