"down time" for school staff and pupils alike but will be short enough not to cause a real break in learning. We

　　acknowledge

　　that

　　this change may be difficult for some school staff, particularly whose own children are educated in other authorities. However, this must

　　be weighed against the benefits for city children for whom we all have the greatest duty of care.

　　1、 What does the text mainly talk about?

　　A、 The importance of the holiday.

　　B、 The holiday reduction plan.

　　C、 The balance of holidays and school days.

　　D、 The necessity of cutting down the long holiday.

　　2、 The underlined word“they” in the

　　second paragraph refers to

　　A. holidays

　　B、families

　　C、salaries

　　D、 benefits

　　3、The plans for a shorter summer holiday will help students

　　A、obtain the cheapest holidays without additional costs

　　B、 get a chance to spend 8 weeks a term with teachers in school

　　C、 benefit more from the caring and inspiring learning environment

　　D、 have more than 5 weeks of school days to receive free school meals

　　4、It can be inferred from the text that

　　A、 working parents can enjoy a five-week break to care for their children

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