Students often complain（抱怨）their teachers give them too much homework . Now , two reports show that in America this is not true .

The Brookings report shows that most students do less than one hour of homework . The Rand report shows that only 10% of high school students spend more than two hours a night on homework .

The Brookings report also talks about a study from 1995 . American students do almost the least homework among twenty countries . Students in France , Italy and South Africa spend more than two hours on homework .

The Rand report says there was only one time when homework greatly increased in America .During the early 1960s , Americans were not happy when the former Soviet Union (前苏联)became the first country to reach space . People thought it was necessary to improve education .

Parents want their children to have time for sports , music lessons and other things after school. some experts say schools need to give useful homework .

小题1:Students are not happy about _________ .

A．too much homework

B．going to school

C．less homework

D．stay at home小题2:French students usually spend _______ on homework than American students .

A．more time

B．less time

C．more daytime

D．two hours小题3:_______ shows homework once greatly increased in America .

A．The Brookings report

B．The Rand report

C．A university

D．A piece of news小题4:The former Soviet Union was  the _______ to get to space .

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．forth小题5:Some experts think __________ .

A．students don’t work hard enough

B．students should not do any homework

C．homework is welcome if it is useful

D．it isn’t necessary for students to do homework