阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。China’s “Double Reduction” Policy (“双减”政策) that aims at easing (减轻) ducation-related pressure on parents and children is effective (有效的). Now take my home as 【小题1】 example to show how it works.
“Dad! Get up! You promised 【小题2】 (take) us to the zoo today!” My 【小题3】 (second) daughters shouted together one Saturday morning. It 【小题4】 (be) 7:00, but our apartment was noisier than the Monkey Jungle in the zoo!
For families with children, weekends have become very different. In the past, my wife and I could at 【小题5】 (little) sleep kind of late. At 7:00 every morning, we had to wake 【小题6】 the kids. After I took them to a tutoring class (辅导班), we could enjoy a few hours to ourselves. But now, these classes are gone together. Of course kids are happy about this. Every Tuesday or Wednesday evening, my girls would ask me, “Where are we going to spend this Saturday?”
Luckily, there are still some classes for them to take. On Sundays, my girls go to learn ballet and chess. They really enjoy 【小题7】 (they) time there. My elder daughter is old enough to read 【小题8】 (quiet) on her own. On lucky days, we can let her read with her sister together. Still, a quiet “【小题9】 (compete)” begins. My girls sometimes talk about how their classmates spend an exciting weekend. It’s their way of complaining (抱怨) about my laziness.
Weekends are more tiring (累人的) now for parents, 【小题10】 I think they are good for kids. I think childhood (童年) should be more than just studying school subjects. It should be more colorful!
