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Cloze (10 points) choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Is homework beneficial or harmful? From painting to book reports, 46 research projects, the type and amount of homework given to students have been 47 for over a century. In the early 1900s, progressive education theorists criticized 48 negative impact on children's physical and mental health, 49 California to ban homework for students under 15. Public opinion swayed in 50 of homework in the 1950s due to concerns about keeping up with the technological advances. Today, kindergarten to fifth graders have an average of 2.9 hours of homework per week, and ninth to twelfth graders have 3.5 hours per teacher, 51 a high school student with five teachers could have 17.5 hours of homeworkaweek. Teenagers now spend about twice as much time on homework each day 52 compared to teens in the 1990s. 53 of homework say that it improves student achievement and allows for independent learning of classroom and life skills. They also say that homework gives parents the opportunity to 54 their child's learning and see how they are progressing academically. Opponents argue that too 55 homework may be harmful for students as it can increase stress, reduce leisure and sleep time, and lead to cheating. They also believe that it widens social inequality and is not proven to be beneficial for younger children.

46. A fromB withC toD by
47. A debatedB praisedC ignoredD perceived
48. A parents'B homework'sC schools'D society's
49. A leadB ledC leadingD having led
50. A hopeB caseC timeD favor
51. A sayingB claimingC requiringD meaning
52. A becauseB asC unlessD though
53. A SupportersB ConsultantsC CriticsD Suppliers
54. A proveB punishC monitorD simplify
55. A manyB muchC littleD few