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周瑞莲　姜红伟

In the United States，headmasters and teachers discipline students in several ways.The teacher often writes to or calls the students parents.Sometimes students have to stay at school for one hour.If a student behaves very badly，the headmaster can stop the student having classes.The student cant come to school for one，two or three days.Mr Lazares，the headmaster of a middle school in Ohio，did not like to discipline his students in these ways.He thought if he didnt let the students come to school，they were happy.“A three-day holiday!” they thought.

One day，a boy was not behaving well in class.Mr Lazares telephoned the boys parents.“If you come to school with your son，I wont stop him having classes，” he said.The boys father came to class and went with his son to every class.Other students looked at the boy and his father.The boy was embarrassed.After that he behaved better.And，of course，other students behaved better，too.

Now headmasters all over the USA are trying Mr Lazares idea.They，too，think that students behave better when parents come to school.

New Words：

1.discipline v.惩罚

2.embarrass v.使困窘

3.behave v.表现

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D中选择最佳答案。

1.What does a headmaster usually do to a badly-behaving student?

A.He writes to the students parents.

B.He lets the student stay at school for an hour.

C.He calls the students parents.

D.He stops the student having classes for several days.

2.When a student was stopped having classes for two or three days，he was usually______.

A.happy B.angry C.worried D.afraid

3.What did Mr Lazares do when his students were not behaving well in class?

A.He tried to talk to them.

B.He himself sent them home.

C.He telephoned their parents to come to school and go to classe with their sons or daughters.

D.He had them stay in his office.

4.Why did the other students behave better，too?

A.Because they didnt like to have classes with the boys father.

B.Because they didnt want their parents to come to school.

C.Because they were afraid of their teachers.

D.Because they were afraid of Mr Lazares.

Key：1-4 DACB