After a year of studies, an elementary school in New York decided that math worksheets and essay assignments（作业）were actually a waste of time. In February, head teacher Jane Hsu sent a letter to parents _____ that the prekindergarten through fifth-grade students would not be given any traditional homework to _____ kids to spend more free time reading, playing outside or doing activities they enjoy.

Some parents,_____ , disagree with the policy change, thinking that a lack of homework will cause children’s academic（学术的）performance to _____ Homework has been a part of _____ from the beginning, and has increased in _____ in recent years.

Hsu’s advice that children should read and spend time with their families has _____ some parents who even consider _____ their children out of the school. This group feels that homework assignments give their children a(n) _____ to work toward.

Others feel so ______ about the importance of homework that they have begun ______ their own homework assignments to their children.

An Australian Childhood Foundation’s ______ found that 71% of Australian parents feel they do not spend ______ time with their children mainly because of running the household or helping with homework. Education experts in Australia are saying that parents should ______ helping. Doing so will give kids more ______, will give parents more free time and will help ______ the number of arguments in the family caused by homework.

Some research suggests that homework has ______ academic benefit for elementary students, while other research shows homework can help kids ______ independence and confidence. When parents try to help their children with homework, the ______ can take away that feeling and can also make the busy working parents more ______.

Advertisements are forcing their way into people’s lives. People 【小题1】 advertisements in their daily life because they are consumers. The advertisers are usually manufacturers, retailers and salesmen. Their products need to be 【小题2】 to bring themselves to the 【小题3】 of the customers. Thus nearly every product is advertised 【小题4】 To a large extent, good advertising leads to success 【小题5】 bad advertising means 【小题6】.

There are many ways to advertise and ads come in 【小题7】 forms. Newspapers carry advertisements. Some products are publicized (宣传) on TV and radio 【小题8】 bring them into the notice of a wide audience. Billboards also carry advertising. Advertising is a big industry now. 【小题9】 , advertising is not always truthful, so millions of people who have bought advertised products feel 【小题10】 with them.

The generation gap refers to the difference in opinions between the old and the young. It has some special determinants（决定因素），one of 【小题1】 is the choice of clothes. In many cases，old people don’t quite like the clothes young people wear. On the other hand，the youth argue that their clothes are fashionable，and dismiss（不接受）the ones【小题2】（wear）by their parents and grandparents.

Another obvious determinant is【小题3】 amount of technology used by different generations. Today，the younger generation use the【小题4】（new）technology. They believe they can achieve anything【小题5】 just clicking a buton. However，this view【小题6】（question）by the older generation saying the youth depend on technology too much to stand on their own feet.

The generation gap can be both good and bad. It’s good because it helps people experience and learn new things. However，it may turn out to be bad when one generation refuse to listen to the other generation or reject【小题7】 (they) ideas completely. This may result in bad and broken relationships. But，【小题8】 (fortunate)，overcoming their conflicts to bridge their generation gaps【小题9】（be）possible. The only thing people need【小题10】（do）is accept new things with an open heart.

Many of us in developed societies【小题1】 (trap） in a spending circle. We work hard so that we can earn more money. Sometimes we try to deposit a little or change our money into different countries’ currencies in the hope of【小题2】 (make）even more money. But【小题3】 (strange） enough, the more money we earn, the less often we see it. Because we are taxpayers, the more we earn the more tax we should pay to those【小题4】govern us. In this spending circle, on the one hand, we accumulate【小题5】 (possess） but never feel like we have enough. On the other hand, we work hard for【小题6】 ( big） and better houses and cars but have no time to enjoy【小题7】 (they）. They seem like a big burden. There is a growing resistance to the consumer society which is especially affecting the youth of today. The government should make some laws.【小题8】laws came into being, a huge adjustment would be required and there would be diverse reactions. As【小题9】society, it's high time that we【小题10】 (take） these issues more seriously.