8．This passage is mainly to tell us________.

A．how to keep your child safe in the neighborhood B．how to set a good example to your neighbors

C．how to get along with your neighbors D．how to teach your child to protect himself

9．If someone resides two doors down, he________.

A．studies at the same school with your kid B．often comes to the neighborhood to offer help

C．lives in the same neighborhood as you D．likes driving the truck around the neighborhood

10．The underlined phrase "going out of your mind" in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

A．becoming very excited B．becoming very worried

C．becoming very disappointed D．becoming very relaxed

11．From the third paragraph we can know that________.

A．it is important for you to be polite to your neighbors

B．people in the same neighborhood are quite different

C．people like enjoying themselves on the playground

D．knowing your neighbors helps to keep your kids safe

　　Do other countries' students also have so much homework? What do they usually do in their free time? You may feel curious about them.

On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.

Who studies hardest?

　　Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That's much more than the stud the US (26.496), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).

Who sleeps most often in class?

　　Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off in class. In South Korea, it's 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.

South Korean students don't like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), china (90%) and the US (89%).

Who is the most distracted (走神)?

　　American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated books in class.

What do they do after school?

　　In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercise. Most Korean students watch TV.

12．The report is about .

A．the countries B．the subjects C．the students' lives D．the high schools

13．What country isn't mentioned in the report?

A．The US. B．South Korea. C．Japan. D．India.

14． of the Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework.

A．26.4% B．8.2% C．5.2% D．48.6%