“No freedom (自由) summer holiday” has become a popular topic on Weibo, as parents begin spending much time and money planning their children’s holiday. It has been a similar (相似的) topic these years, when “Having 30,000 yuan a month cannot afford the summer holiday” also goes popular online.
According to a survey, parents in big cities are most willing to spend on their children’s education during the break.
“I feel much more stressed during the summer holiday than on normal school days since I need to plan different activities for my children. A study tour costs 35,000 yuan for a kid and there are also classes which are necessary for kids,” said Chan Lee, a 40-year-old mother of two primary schoolchildren.
Sending children on overseas tours has also become an important part of the break. Almost everyone in Chan’s children’s classes has joined a summer study tour. They wanted to experience an overseas educational environment, culture, and language through meeting people, visiting famous universities and sightseeing.
Cheng Guowei, a manager of a study tour center based in Shanghai, said parents care about their children’s education. “Nearly 95% of our participants (参与者) are students, and most of them are primary and middle school kids. Yet this market is also very competitive (有竞争力的), as there are many similar centers targeting the parents,” he said.
Yin Jianli is a writer. She is interested in family and education topics. She said it was unnecessary to plan too many activities for children during the summer holidays.
“Parents are not helping their children. They are just doing it to cut down their own worry,” she said. Many parents thought they could buy their children a better education, “But actually a summer holiday should be a time for rest and play, not study,” she said.
【小题1】The word “stressed” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.| A．nervous | B．bored | C．relaxed | D．excited |
| A．all parents are willing to spend on their children’s education |
| B．Cheng Guowei thinks most kids are interested in study tours |
| C．parents spend much time and money during the summer holiday |
| D．overseas tours can only help students to study a foreign language |
| A．a summer holiday is a time for kids to study hard |
| B．parents could buy their children a better education |
| C．a summer holiday is a time for kids to relax themselves |
| D．parents should plan more activities for their kids’ holiday |
| A．It’s important for kids to take a study tour. |
| B．Primary students are too young to take a tour. |
| C．Many tour centers provide study tours for parents. |
| D．Most children have less free time in summer vacation. |
