Each year，many Chinese people go abroad because of all kinds of reasons. They are becoming younger and younger year by year. Even some Chinese parents send their children to foreign countries when they are only in a middle school. They think their children can get a wider view, less academic(学业)competition or family honor. But life can be bad for young people there. At first, they have to face the culture differences and language problems. However, these are not always the most difficult things to overcome(克服).To best children, controlling(管理)themselves well is a big challenge when studying alone in strange country．

Yu Yang，a 15-year-old student from Guangdong Province studies in a high school in Toronto, Canada．To his surprise，his teachers there seldom push students to study abroad．And usually there isn’t too much homework．Students have lots of free time to do the activities．Some of his friends spend their whole year’s money in the first two months of the new term. So they have to ask their parents for some more money.

On the one hand, studying abroad can help students learn foreign languages quickly and en up their eyes, but on the other hand, some children may feel lonely, become bad，lose themselves，etc. Many problems may happen to them．These are different from their original thoughts．So parents should think them over before their children go abroad.

Answer the questions according to the passage．

81．Why do Chinese parents send their children abroad?

82．What do the students have to face in foreign countries at first?

83．Controlling themselves well is a big challenge，isn’t it?

84．Do students in Canada have more free time than those in China?

85．What’s the article mainly about?

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In many western schools，sports day is a big event．Children take part in competitive(竞争性的) sports，trying to break school records and take the first place．

    Sports days，or sports meets，are usually held in the warmer seasons，either at the beginning or the end of the school year．They are also called field days．

    Primary school sports days are fun．They usually have activities such as the egg and the spoon race and the sack race．Other events include the skipping race(跳绳)

and the three-legged race．In middle and high schools，sports days include many of the common track and field events (田径项目)．They are more serious and competitive than primary school ones．