[单项选择]______ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.
A. Freed
B. Freeing
C. To free
D. Having freed

[单项选择]______ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.
A. Freed
B. Freeing
C. To free
D. Having freed

[单项选择]The census distinguished itself from previous studies on population movement in that ______.

[单项选择]From the information given we understand that students ______.
A. may only borrow books from their local library
B. must have special tickets to borrow books from another library
C. may lend their tickets to students in other libraries
D. may use their tickets to borrow books from other libraries

[单项选择]Student A: You are not from Britain, are you Student B: （）.
A. Sure, I know the country well.
B. I can't agree more.
C. You'd better go there to have look.
D. No, but I live there now.

[单项选择]He was free from school,（）he did his homework.
A. after which
B. after that
C. in which
D. in that

[单项选择]Henning concluded that beginning and advanced students______.


A. have no difficulty holding words in their short-term memory
B. have much difficulty holding words in their short-term memory
C. differ in the way they retain words
D. hold words in their short-term memory in the same w

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Passage Three
Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades. Fortunately, most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities. However, the discipline resulting from grades still exists. Grades often cut down creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turndown opportunities to pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades impose a subjective standard of success on everyone. I do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be ended immediately. How- ever, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School.
Magdalena Smith, President
Drama Club
Let’s face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basic functions. First, grades motivate students to work at their highest level of competence. Second, they act as a re- ward for hardworking students and as a scolding to stude
A. They are not useful.
B. They foster unnecessary competition.
C. They should be optional.
D. They are currently in us