【Inmanycountries，schoolshavelongsummerholidays，withshorterholidaysinbetween．However，anewreportsuggestsshorteningschoolholidaystostopchildrenforgettingwhattheyhavelearntduringthelongsummerbreak．Insteadofthreesc】
Inmanycountries，schoolshavelongsummerholidays，withshorterholidaysinbetween．However，anewreportsuggestsshorteningschoolholidaystostopchildrenforgettingwhattheyhavelearntduringthelongsummerbreak．Insteadofthreeschoolterms，itsays，thereshouldbefiveeight-weekterms．Andthereshouldbejustfourweeksoffinthesummer，withatwo-weekbreakbetweentheotherterms．
SoniaMonterohastwochildrenatprimaryschoolandworksfull-time．Shesupportstheidea．"Thekids，"shesays，"havemuchlongerholidaysthanmeandIcan'taffordtotakeseveralweeksoffwork，soIneedsomeonetotakecareofthem．Butnobodywantstheworkinthesummermonths-theyallhaveholidaysoftheirown．"
Notsurprisingly，someyoungpeopledisagree．StudentJasonPanossays"It'sastupididea．Iwouldhatestayingatschoolinthesummer．It'sunfair，too．Thepeoplewhosuggestthishadlongschoolholidayswhentheywereyoung，butnowtheywanttostopusenjoyingthesummer．ThekidsinSpainandAmericahavemuchlongerholidaysthanhere，buttheydon'tforgeteverythingthey'velearntinafewmonths．"
NadiaSalibagrees．"Sure，"shesays，"thefirstweekatschoolafterthesummerisnevereasy，butyousoongetbackintoit．Therealproblemroundhereisthatkidsgetboredaftersomanyweeksoutofschool，andthensomeofthemstartcausingtrouble．Buttheansweristogivethemsomethingtodo，notmakeeveryonestayinschoollonger．"
29．WhyisSoniainsupportofshorterschoolholidays？___
A．Shedoesn'tgetanysummerholidaysinherjob．
B．Sheisworriedthatherchildrenwillforgetwhatthey'velearnt．
C．Shecan'taffordtopaysomeonetolookafterherchildren．
D．Shecan'tgetanyonetolookafterherchildreninsummer．
30．WhatdoesJasonsayaboutlongsummerholidays？___
A．Theycanhelpchildrenforgetaboutschool．
B．Schoolsinothercountriesdon'thavethem．
C．Thesedaysmanyolderpeoplehavethemtoo．
D．Theyhavelittleinfluenceonchildren'seducation．
31．WhatdoesNadiasayaboutyoungpeopleonsummerholidays？___
A．Theywouldliketospendmoretimeatschool．
B．