Henry：I find the Internet is good for shopping．I use it for buying books and CDs and even clothes．The other thing I can do is to book（預定）holidays on the Internet．It is really good．

David：I use the Internet for games．I play chess with people all around the world．I also download games from the Internet，so I can have any games I want．

Peter：I use the Internet to help me with my school work．I use the online dictionaries and books．It is great because I can download pictures and use them with my homework．It is very easy to use and it is free．So I like it．

Tony：well，I use the Internet to send emails．I usually write to my customers（客戶）by email．and my customers answer me by email，too．But of course，I also send emails to my friends and family．

My brother is in Australia and we talk with each other every day．

1．________hobby is to play games on the Internet．

A．Henry’s                  B．David’s                   C．Peter’s                   D．Tony’s

2．Henry likes to use die Internet to ________．

A．send emails                                                B．download pictures

C．buy things                                                 D．download games

3．________ can use the Internet to do school work．

A．Peter                      B．Tony                      C．David                    D．Henry

4．We can know that ________．

A．Peter is a teacher                                        B．Tony is a business man

C．David is a doctor                                       D．Henry is a teacher

5．Which of the following is right?

A．Peter needs to Pay for his online dictionaries and books．

B．Tony only sends emails to his customers．

C．David often plays games with other people

D．Henry often plays games with other people．

Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you. In fact, the e-schoolbag should perhaps be called an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. Heavy schoolbags have been a serious problem for them for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will change everything.    
It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag. Also, it is as small as a usual textbook, an exercise book and so on. They can be made into chips that are as small as a stamp. The students can read the text page by page on the “screen”, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. All they have to do is to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag and press the button.
It is said that e-schoolbags have been put into use in some Chinese middle schools. In 2012, some students in Shanghai started to use e-schoolbags in the new term. Some say that e-textbooks can be easily broken. Some say it is not good to students’ eyes. But only time will tell us all.
【小題1】An e-schoolbag is _____.

--- My father’s new cellphone can be used ______ e-mails.
--- Is he used _____ on such a small screen?

1. A.
   to send; to write
2. B.
   for sending; to write
3. C.
   to send; to writing
4. D.
   to sending; to writing

You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?

    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 students of the US (26.4%), 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, much fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).

    Who is the most distracted (分心的)?

    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 (無關的) books in class.

    What do they do after school?

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

1.The report is about ___________.

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

2.What country isn’t mentioned in the report?

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

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

A. 26.4%         B.8.2 %           C. 5.2%              D. 48.6%

4.The phrase doze off means ______.

A. be half asleep     B. get up         C. eat snacks          D. send emails

5.What of the following sentences is Not true?

A. The survey from the four countries was made last year.

B. Most Japanese students do physical exercises after school.

C. About half of the American students chat with friends in class.

D. The students in South Korean don’t like taking notes in class.