“Parentmeetingsformaclearmonthlypattern,”saysMildredForeman,GuidanceDirector.“Thispatternstaysmuchthesamefromyeartoyear.ThebusymonthsareOctober,MarchandMay.”
Septemberstartsratherslowly.Fewparentscomein,Mostofthesewanttodiscusstheschedules(日程安排).Octoberbringsmanybehaviour(行为)problems.Someparentsarecalledin.Otherscomebythemselves.ThingsquietdowninNovemberDecemberisaquietmonth.“It’stheholiday,”MsForemansays.“Peoplewanttocomein,Iknow,buttheydecidetowaituntilafterNewYear’sDay.”
ReportcardsgohomejustbeforeChristmasholidays.Badmarksbringparentsinasschoolreopens.ThishappensagaininMarch,anotherreportcardmonth.Mayisalwaystheyear’sbusiestmonth.That’swhenparentsrealizethattheirchildrenmightbeheldback(留级).TheycomeintoseeifanythingcanbedonebeforethingsaredecidedinJune.
1.“Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents”means______.
A.theyhavemostoftheirworkdonebythestudents
B.mostoftheirworkisgettingridoftheirstudents
C.mostoftheirworkisdealingwiththestudents
D.theirworkismostlydonetogetherwiththestudents
2.Inthesentence“Thestaffseesalotofparentstoo.”theword“see”canbereplacedwith“_____”.
A.noticeB.understandC.arrangeD.meet
3.Fromthediagram(图表),weknowthatthetotaloftheirmeetingsinAprilis______asmany
asthatinDecember.
A.twiceB.aquarterC.halfD.two-thirds
4.InMarch,eachofthestaffworkingintheGuidanceDepartmenthastointerview(会见)