题目内容：

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class,      the interesting and sometimes  boring words of the teachers. They spend the       breaks running, playing, and shouting happily before going back to the classroom again. But      should students spend their free time outside school?

In Western countries, it is ordinary for students to have a part-time job after school and at weekends. Students can make their own    and learn more about the “real world”. They enjoy the independence( 独立) and of course money, and parents enjoy the quiet house.

   , it seems that, in China, parents     so much about their children’s studies that they would prefer to see their children     most of their free time studying and preparing for all those      . It is natural for       to feel that way in China, but I believe the answer lies in balance. Sometimes, Western school children work     hours after school to make money, and so they become too tired        in class or have no time for homework. But Chinese students spend      much time     their studies that all else becomes less important until they want that new MP4 player.

So, find a good and healthy balance! If you have a part-time job, you’ll be     , and your parents will also be happy      you’re spending the money you make and not theirs!

1.A. hear           B. hearing       C. listening to  D. listen to

2.A. quickly        B. long          C. fast           D. short

3.A. where          B. what         C. why           D. how

4.A. times         B. money        C. time        D. homework

5.A. Because        B. And          C. However      D. Although

6.A. know         B. talk         C. worry         D. complain

7.A. spending      B. using        C. taking         D. keeping

8.A. games        B. competitions  C. exams         D. matches

9.A. students      B. teachers     C. children      D. parents

10.A. long         B. short        C. free           D. little

11.A. listen       B. to listen    C. talk           D. talking

12.A. such         B. so           C. very          D. too

13.A. in           B. to           C. on           D. at

14.A. happy         B. tired        C. nervous        D. busy

15.A. so            B. and          C. because        D. Or