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homework.” Said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee. Because I can sleep a little longer.” Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. “ Students used to doze for the first two classed in the morning.” said Huang Shan, an English teacher at Chengdu Middle School. “But now they are active in class and learn much better than before.” But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four. In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable. 1. This year, most Sichuan junior high schools will start the first class _______ A. at about 8:30 . B. at about 7:40 . C. at about 7:30 . D. at about 6:40 . 2. Hearing the news, the students at Chengdu No 4. Middle School felt _________ A. worried B. sad C. excited D. angry 3. How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now? A. Five B. Four C. Three D. Two 4. _____ used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework. A. Some parents B. Liu Ming C. Wu Hongli D. Huang Shan 5. Which is RIGHT according to the text? A. The students in Chengdu Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning B. All the parents agree with the change will help students learn better. C. The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before. D. Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning C Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You’re not alone. Back experts in the United States are worried that young students are having back and neck problems as a result of carrying too much in their backpacks ( schoolbags ). “ It hurts my back when I run.” said Oberlin Reyes, a student in Virginia. “It’s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack, because it’s too heavy.” Oberlin is among students whose backpacks were weighed for a week in a recent study. They had regular backpacks with two straps to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads had switched to rolling backpacks ( which have wheels and can roll on the ground ).[ Shirley Park, whose backpack weighed 10 kilograms, said she changed to a rolling backpack because she was starting to have ba