Read the text about homework and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the corrext word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50.
A study of the impact of homework in different countries says that the pressure of homework causes (41)______ between children and parents. According to the study, this pressure is most evident in families where parents are (42)______ for their children to succeed at school.
The recently released study is a review of research over 75 years, which (43)______ the impact of homework in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Australia and the Far and Middle East. It claims (44)______ homework can become a source of tension, particularly when parents try to (45)______ too much control.
The study states that parents have the most positive influence when they offer moral support, make appropriate resources available and discuss general issues, adding that they should only offer their help when their children (46)______ ask them to. The report also backs the effectiveness of homework clubs, which have recently (47)______ popular in many schools. These provide a quiet (48)______ where children can study after formal lessons finish, with a teacher (49)______ available to help them. Children feel these clubs (50)______ homework enjoyable and give them a better chance of passing exams.
(43)______
A.revises
B.suggests
C.examines
D.proves

Read the text about homework and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the corrext word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50.
A study of the impact of homework in different countries says that the pressure of homework causes (41)______ between children and parents. According to the study, this pressure is most evident in families where parents are (42)______ for their children to succeed at school.
The recently released study is a review of research over 75 years, which (43)______ the impact of homework in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Australia and the Far and Middle East. It claims (44)______ homework can become a source of tension, particularly when parents try to (45)______ too much control.
The study states that parents have the most positive influence when they offer moral support, make appropriate resources available and discuss general issues, adding that they should only offer their help when their children (46)______ ask them to. The report also backs the effectiveness of homework clubs, which have recently (47)______ popular in many schools. These provide a quiet (48)______ where children can study after formal lessons finish, with a teacher (49)______ available to help them. Children feel these clubs (50)______ homework enjoyable and give them a better chance of passing exams.
(42)______
A.interested
B.intense
C.encouraging
D.keen

While searching information for road safety for a school assignment, you find this post on a weblog. Read the post carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Jaywalking
The origins of jaywalking, the illegal crossing of a roadway by pedestrian, lie in a propaganda campaign by the motor industry in the early 1990s. The word “jaywalker” was first used to describe someone from the countryside who wasn’t accustomed to the rules of the road for pedestrian in the city, so would attempt to cross the road anywhere. In 1913, a department store in New York hired a Santa Claus, who stood on the sidewalk bellowing at people who didn’t cross the road properly and calling them jaywalkers.
The idea of being fined for crossing the road at undesignated areas or without regard for traffic regulations can confuse foreign visitors to the US. The UK, Norway and France are among the many developed countries where jaywalking is not an offence, but their rate of pedestrian injuries are lower than those of the US. However, a handful of countries have followed the lead of the US and imposed anti-jaywalking measures. Police in China, for example, began fining jaywalkers in 2013, and in Singapore, jaywalking can lead to a $1000 fine or a three-month jail term.
In the US, jaywalking can result in a fine ranging from $190 to $250. As in most countries with anti-jaywalking legislation, enforcement of the law here is sporadic, often only triggered by repeated complaints from drivers in certain areas. But jaywalking has been illegal in the US for many decades. According to Jacob Rath, a history professor at University of Virginia, a key moment was in 1929 when a petition was signed by the citizens of Cincinnati to limit the stop speed of cars to 25mph. Though the petition failed, car makers scrambled to shift the blame for pedestrian casualties from motorists to pedestrians. Soon, he adds, they also started influencing school safety education by stressing that “streets are for cars, not for children”. As a result, anti-jaywalking laws were adopted in many cities and had become the norm by the end of 1930s.
In the decades that followed, the overriding goal of city planners and engineers was to allow traffic to circulate unhindered. “For years, pedestrians were essentially written out of the equation when it came to designing streets,” says Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic – Why we drive the way we do. “They didn’t even appear in early computer models, and when they did, it was largely for their role in blocking vehicle traffic”. This has made US cities unusually hostile to pedestrians,” says Vanderbilt. Jaywalking has become an “often misunderstood umbrella term”, covering many situations in which the pedestrians should, indeed, have the right of way.
In the US, resistance to anti-jaywalking legislation is growing. When the Los Angeles Police Department recently advertised an anti-jaywalking campaign on its Facebook page, respondents accused the police of simply seeking an easy source of revenue. And in New York, in its effort to crack down on jaywalking, the mayor’s office has come up against opposition from voters and police officers. Advocates of jaywalking say careless drives, not pedestrian, are most often to blame for motorist-pedestrian accidents, pedestrian deaths and injuries, and that there is no evidence to prove that anti-jaywalking campaigns are effective. They believe that there is too little experimentation with project that aim to make US cities more pedestrian-friendly, such as increasing motorists’ awareness of pedestrian and reducing traffic speed in urban areas.
Leave your comment:
Very interesting post about jaywalking, but your post is wrong when it states that “it is not an offence in the UK”. Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland (part of the UK), although, fortunately, traffic officers rarely enforce the law. But if and when they do, can result in either written warning or a £30 fine.
Why has lan McInnes left a comment on the weblog?
A.to stress that the fine for jaywalking in his country is avoidable
B.to point out that Northern Ireland is part of the UK
C.to correct information in Mike Bruberg's post
D.to argue for the rights of pedestrians.

While searching information for road safety for a school assignment, you find this post on a weblog. Read the post carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Jaywalking
The origins of jaywalking, the illegal crossing of a roadway by pedestrian, lie in a propaganda campaign by the motor industry in the early 1990s. The word “jaywalker” was first used to describe someone from the countryside who wasn’t accustomed to the rules of the road for pedestrian in the city, so would attempt to cross the road anywhere. In 1913, a department store in New York hired a Santa Claus, who stood on the sidewalk bellowing at people who didn’t cross the road properly and calling them jaywalkers.
The idea of being fined for crossing the road at undesignated areas or without regard for traffic regulations can confuse foreign visitors to the US. The UK, Norway and France are among the many developed countries where jaywalking is not an offence, but their rate of pedestrian injuries are lower than those of the US. However, a handful of countries have followed the lead of the US and imposed anti-jaywalking measures. Police in China, for example, began fining jaywalkers in 2013, and in Singapore, jaywalking can lead to a $1000 fine or a three-month jail term.
In the US, jaywalking can result in a fine ranging from $190 to $250. As in most countries with anti-jaywalking legislation, enforcement of the law here is sporadic, often only triggered by repeated complaints from drivers in certain areas. But jaywalking has been illegal in the US for many decades. According to Jacob Rath, a history professor at University of Virginia, a key moment was in 1929 when a petition was signed by the citizens of Cincinnati to limit the stop speed of cars to 25mph. Though the petition failed, car makers scrambled to shift the blame for pedestrian casualties from motorists to pedestrians. Soon, he adds, they also started influencing school safety education by stressing that “streets are for cars, not for children”. As a result, anti-jaywalking laws were adopted in many cities and had become the norm by the end of 1930s.
In the decades that followed, the overriding goal of city planners and engineers was to allow traffic to circulate unhindered. “For years, pedestrians were essentially written out of the equation when it came to designing streets,” says Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic – Why we drive the way we do. “They didn’t even appear in early computer models, and when they did, it was largely for their role in blocking vehicle traffic”. This has made US cities unusually hostile to pedestrians,” says Vanderbilt. Jaywalking has become an “often misunderstood umbrella term”, covering many situations in which the pedestrians should, indeed, have the right of way.
In the US, resistance to anti-jaywalking legislation is growing. When the Los Angeles Police Department recently advertised an anti-jaywalking campaign on its Facebook page, respondents accused the police of simply seeking an easy source of revenue. And in New York, in its effort to crack down on jaywalking, the mayor’s office has come up against opposition from voters and police officers. Advocates of jaywalking say careless drives, not pedestrian, are most often to blame for motorist-pedestrian accidents, pedestrian deaths and injuries, and that there is no evidence to prove that anti-jaywalking campaigns are effective. They believe that there is too little experimentation with project that aim to make US cities more pedestrian-friendly, such as increasing motorists’ awareness of pedestrian and reducing traffic speed in urban areas.
Leave your comment:
Very interesting post about jaywalking, but your post is wrong when it states that “it is not an offence in the UK”. Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland (part of the UK), although, fortunately, traffic officers rarely enforce the law. But if and when they do, can result in either written warning or a £30 fine.
What can be inferred about traffic officers in the US?
A.They want to abolish anti-jaywalking legislation.
B.They would like to see a limit on the top speed of cars.
C.They believe that the fine for jaywalking is too high
D.They don't consider fining jaywalkers a top priority.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Renewable forms of energy are now quite cost _____.
A.successful
B.ignorant
C.productive
D.effective

While searching information for road safety for a school assignment, you find this post on a weblog. Read the post carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Jaywalking
The origins of jaywalking, the illegal crossing of a roadway by pedestrian, lie in a propaganda campaign by the motor industry in the early 1990s. The word “jaywalker” was first used to describe someone from the countryside who wasn’t accustomed to the rules of the road for pedestrian in the city, so would attempt to cross the road anywhere. In 1913, a department store in New York hired a Santa Claus, who stood on the sidewalk bellowing at people who didn’t cross the road properly and calling them jaywalkers.
The idea of being fined for crossing the road at undesignated areas or without regard for traffic regulations can confuse foreign visitors to the US. The UK, Norway and France are among the many developed countries where jaywalking is not an offence, but their rate of pedestrian injuries are lower than those of the US. However, a handful of countries have followed the lead of the US and imposed anti-jaywalking measures. Police in China, for example, began fining jaywalkers in 2013, and in Singapore, jaywalking can lead to a $1000 fine or a three-month jail term.
In the US, jaywalking can result in a fine ranging from $190 to $250. As in most countries with anti-jaywalking legislation, enforcement of the law here is sporadic, often only triggered by repeated complaints from drivers in certain areas. But jaywalking has been illegal in the US for many decades. According to Jacob Rath, a history professor at University of Virginia, a key moment was in 1929 when a petition was signed by the citizens of Cincinnati to limit the stop speed of cars to 25mph. Though the petition failed, car makers scrambled to shift the blame for pedestrian casualties from motorists to pedestrians. Soon, he adds, they also started influencing school safety education by stressing that “streets are for cars, not for children”. As a result, anti-jaywalking laws were adopted in many cities and had become the norm by the end of 1930s.
In the decades that followed, the overriding goal of city planners and engineers was to allow traffic to circulate unhindered. “For years, pedestrians were essentially written out of the equation when it came to designing streets,” says Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic – Why we drive the way we do. “They didn’t even appear in early computer models, and when they did, it was largely for their role in blocking vehicle traffic”. This has made US cities unusually hostile to pedestrians,” says Vanderbilt. Jaywalking has become an “often misunderstood umbrella term”, covering many situations in which the pedestrians should, indeed, have the right of way.
In the US, resistance to anti-jaywalking legislation is growing. When the Los Angeles Police Department recently advertised an anti-jaywalking campaign on its Facebook page, respondents accused the police of simply seeking an easy source of revenue. And in New York, in its effort to crack down on jaywalking, the mayor’s office has come up against opposition from voters and police officers. Advocates of jaywalking say careless drives, not pedestrian, are most often to blame for motorist-pedestrian accidents, pedestrian deaths and injuries, and that there is no evidence to prove that anti-jaywalking campaigns are effective. They believe that there is too little experimentation with project that aim to make US cities more pedestrian-friendly, such as increasing motorists’ awareness of pedestrian and reducing traffic speed in urban areas.
Leave your comment:
Very interesting post about jaywalking, but your post is wrong when it states that “it is not an offence in the UK”. Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland (part of the UK), although, fortunately, traffic officers rarely enforce the law. But if and when they do, can result in either written warning or a £30 fine.
Which of the following is closest in meaning to “bellowing” in paragraph 1?
A.yelling
B.smiling
C.staring
D.waving

While searching information for road safety for a school assignment, you find this post on a weblog. Read the post carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Jaywalking
The origins of jaywalking, the illegal crossing of a roadway by pedestrian, lie in a propaganda campaign by the motor industry in the early 1990s. The word “jaywalker” was first used to describe someone from the countryside who wasn’t accustomed to the rules of the road for pedestrian in the city, so would attempt to cross the road anywhere. In 1913, a department store in New York hired a Santa Claus, who stood on the sidewalk bellowing at people who didn’t cross the road properly and calling them jaywalkers.
The idea of being fined for crossing the road at undesignated areas or without regard for traffic regulations can confuse foreign visitors to the US. The UK, Norway and France are among the many developed countries where jaywalking is not an offence, but their rate of pedestrian injuries are lower than those of the US. However, a handful of countries have followed the lead of the US and imposed anti-jaywalking measures. Police in China, for example, began fining jaywalkers in 2013, and in Singapore, jaywalking can lead to a $1000 fine or a three-month jail term.
In the US, jaywalking can result in a fine ranging from $190 to $250. As in most countries with anti-jaywalking legislation, enforcement of the law here is sporadic, often only triggered by repeated complaints from drivers in certain areas. But jaywalking has been illegal in the US for many decades. According to Jacob Rath, a history professor at University of Virginia, a key moment was in 1929 when a petition was signed by the citizens of Cincinnati to limit the stop speed of cars to 25mph. Though the petition failed, car makers scrambled to shift the blame for pedestrian casualties from motorists to pedestrians. Soon, he adds, they also started influencing school safety education by stressing that “streets are for cars, not for children”. As a result, anti-jaywalking laws were adopted in many cities and had become the norm by the end of 1930s.
In the decades that followed, the overriding goal of city planners and engineers was to allow traffic to circulate unhindered. “For years, pedestrians were essentially written out of the equation when it came to designing streets,” says Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic – Why we drive the way we do. “They didn’t even appear in early computer models, and when they did, it was largely for their role in blocking vehicle traffic”. This has made US cities unusually hostile to pedestrians,” says Vanderbilt. Jaywalking has become an “often misunderstood umbrella term”, covering many situations in which the pedestrians should, indeed, have the right of way.
In the US, resistance to anti-jaywalking legislation is growing. When the Los Angeles Police Department recently advertised an anti-jaywalking campaign on its Facebook page, respondents accused the police of simply seeking an easy source of revenue. And in New York, in its effort to crack down on jaywalking, the mayor’s office has come up against opposition from voters and police officers. Advocates of jaywalking say careless drives, not pedestrian, are most often to blame for motorist-pedestrian accidents, pedestrian deaths and injuries, and that there is no evidence to prove that anti-jaywalking campaigns are effective. They believe that there is too little experimentation with project that aim to make US cities more pedestrian-friendly, such as increasing motorists’ awareness of pedestrian and reducing traffic speed in urban areas.
Leave your comment:
Very interesting post about jaywalking, but your post is wrong when it states that “it is not an offence in the UK”. Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland (part of the UK), although, fortunately, traffic officers rarely enforce the law. But if and when they do, can result in either written warning or a £30 fine.
Who would most likely be fined for jaywalking in the United States?
A.a person from the countryside who crosses the road at a crosswalk
B.someone who hurriedly crosses the road near a crosswalk .
C.a pedestrian standing on the sidewalk outside a department store
D.a motorist who is unaware of the rules of the road for pedestrians.

While searching information for road safety for a school assignment, you find this post on a weblog. Read the post carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Jaywalking
The origins of jaywalking, the illegal crossing of a roadway by pedestrian, lie in a propaganda campaign by the motor industry in the early 1990s. The word “jaywalker” was first used to describe someone from the countryside who wasn’t accustomed to the rules of the road for pedestrian in the city, so would attempt to cross the road anywhere. In 1913, a department store in New York hired a Santa Claus, who stood on the sidewalk bellowing at people who didn’t cross the road properly and calling them jaywalkers.
The idea of being fined for crossing the road at undesignated areas or without regard for traffic regulations can confuse foreign visitors to the US. The UK, Norway and France are among the many developed countries where jaywalking is not an offence, but their rate of pedestrian injuries are lower than those of the US. However, a handful of countries have followed the lead of the US and imposed anti-jaywalking measures. Police in China, for example, began fining jaywalkers in 2013, and in Singapore, jaywalking can lead to a $1000 fine or a three-month jail term.
In the US, jaywalking can result in a fine ranging from $190 to $250. As in most countries with anti-jaywalking legislation, enforcement of the law here is sporadic, often only triggered by repeated complaints from drivers in certain areas. But jaywalking has been illegal in the US for many decades. According to Jacob Rath, a history professor at University of Virginia, a key moment was in 1929 when a petition was signed by the citizens of Cincinnati to limit the stop speed of cars to 25mph. Though the petition failed, car makers scrambled to shift the blame for pedestrian casualties from motorists to pedestrians. Soon, he adds, they also started influencing school safety education by stressing that “streets are for cars, not for children”. As a result, anti-jaywalking laws were adopted in many cities and had become the norm by the end of 1930s.
In the decades that followed, the overriding goal of city planners and engineers was to allow traffic to circulate unhindered. “For years, pedestrians were essentially written out of the equation when it came to designing streets,” says Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic – Why we drive the way we do. “They didn’t even appear in early computer models, and when they did, it was largely for their role in blocking vehicle traffic”. This has made US cities unusually hostile to pedestrians,” says Vanderbilt. Jaywalking has become an “often misunderstood umbrella term”, covering many situations in which the pedestrians should, indeed, have the right of way.
In the US, resistance to anti-jaywalking legislation is growing. When the Los Angeles Police Department recently advertised an anti-jaywalking campaign on its Facebook page, respondents accused the police of simply seeking an easy source of revenue. And in New York, in its effort to crack down on jaywalking, the mayor’s office has come up against opposition from voters and police officers. Advocates of jaywalking say careless drives, not pedestrian, are most often to blame for motorist-pedestrian accidents, pedestrian deaths and injuries, and that there is no evidence to prove that anti-jaywalking campaigns are effective. They believe that there is too little experimentation with project that aim to make US cities more pedestrian-friendly, such as increasing motorists’ awareness of pedestrian and reducing traffic speed in urban areas.
Leave your comment:
Very interesting post about jaywalking, but your post is wrong when it states that “it is not an offence in the UK”. Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland (part of the UK), although, fortunately, traffic officers rarely enforce the law. But if and when they do, can result in either written warning or a £30 fine.
Who campaigned for the introduction of anti-jaywalking legislation?
A.the auto industry
B.the citizens of Cincinnati
C.educationalists
D.motorists

While searching information for road safety for a school assignment, you find this post on a weblog. Read the post carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Jaywalking
The origins of jaywalking, the illegal crossing of a roadway by pedestrian, lie in a propaganda campaign by the motor industry in the early 1990s. The word “jaywalker” was first used to describe someone from the countryside who wasn’t accustomed to the rules of the road for pedestrian in the city, so would attempt to cross the road anywhere. In 1913, a department store in New York hired a Santa Claus, who stood on the sidewalk bellowing at people who didn’t cross the road properly and calling them jaywalkers.
The idea of being fined for crossing the road at undesignated areas or without regard for traffic regulations can confuse foreign visitors to the US. The UK, Norway and France are among the many developed countries where jaywalking is not an offence, but their rate of pedestrian injuries are lower than those of the US. However, a handful of countries have followed the lead of the US and imposed anti-jaywalking measures. Police in China, for example, began fining jaywalkers in 2013, and in Singapore, jaywalking can lead to a $1000 fine or a three-month jail term.
In the US, jaywalking can result in a fine ranging from $190 to $250. As in most countries with anti-jaywalking legislation, enforcement of the law here is sporadic, often only triggered by repeated complaints from drivers in certain areas. But jaywalking has been illegal in the US for many decades. According to Jacob Rath, a history professor at University of Virginia, a key moment was in 1929 when a petition was signed by the citizens of Cincinnati to limit the stop speed of cars to 25mph. Though the petition failed, car makers scrambled to shift the blame for pedestrian casualties from motorists to pedestrians. Soon, he adds, they also started influencing school safety education by stressing that “streets are for cars, not for children”. As a result, anti-jaywalking laws were adopted in many cities and had become the norm by the end of 1930s.
In the decades that followed, the overriding goal of city planners and engineers was to allow traffic to circulate unhindered. “For years, pedestrians were essentially written out of the equation when it came to designing streets,” says Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic – Why we drive the way we do. “They didn’t even appear in early computer models, and when they did, it was largely for their role in blocking vehicle traffic”. This has made US cities unusually hostile to pedestrians,” says Vanderbilt. Jaywalking has become an “often misunderstood umbrella term”, covering many situations in which the pedestrians should, indeed, have the right of way.
In the US, resistance to anti-jaywalking legislation is growing. When the Los Angeles Police Department recently advertised an anti-jaywalking campaign on its Facebook page, respondents accused the police of simply seeking an easy source of revenue. And in New York, in its effort to crack down on jaywalking, the mayor’s office has come up against opposition from voters and police officers. Advocates of jaywalking say careless drives, not pedestrian, are most often to blame for motorist-pedestrian accidents, pedestrian deaths and injuries, and that there is no evidence to prove that anti-jaywalking campaigns are effective. They believe that there is too little experimentation with project that aim to make US cities more pedestrian-friendly, such as increasing motorists’ awareness of pedestrian and reducing traffic speed in urban areas.
Leave your comment:
Very interesting post about jaywalking, but your post is wrong when it states that “it is not an offence in the UK”. Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland (part of the UK), although, fortunately, traffic officers rarely enforce the law. But if and when they do, can result in either written warning or a £30 fine.
How did early city planners view pedestrians?
A.They thought that they made the roads unsafe for motorists.
B.They regarded them as being vital elements in road design.
C.They considered them to be traffic obstructions.
D.They believed they should have the right of way on the streets.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Then I lay there wide _______ until after midnight, thinking about nothing else.
A.woken
B.awake
C.awoke
D.waking