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eople e to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders e on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump while they yell. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television. ( )26. In American football players can ___. A. only kick the ball B. only throw the ball C. only carry the ball D. kick, throw and carry the ball ( )27. If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ___. A. 10 yards B. to the other end C. 40 yards D. away from its own end ( )28. Who are dancing and jumping while they yell? A. The cheerleaders. B. All those who are watching the game. C. The winners. D. The players of both sides. ( )29. Most teams play games in ___. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter ( )30. When do the best teams play again? A. At Christmas. B. Before the season ends. C. On New Year’s Day D. On the last day of season B Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts. It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world. Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in the school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for the