Homework is an important part of the learning process in middle school. one reason is that homework gives students additional practice of skills covered in class. middle school classes are too short to teach a new concept and practice it sufficiently for students to master. students need both guided practice in class and independent practice at home. another reason for homework is that it provides time to complete longer assignments. for example, the ideal composition process allows time for students to think and to reflect on their ideas, as well as time to revise and to proofread their writing. also, reports and special projects often require research that can not always be done at school. in addition, since all students do not work at the same speed, giving students time at home to finish work keeps them from falling behind. finally, the most important reason for homework is that it ensures review. new material and old material are practiced in daily assignments. choose the best concluding statement for this paragraph. a) homework isn't necessarily such a terrible chore; sometimes it can be fun. b) homework is a necessary activity, which ensures that students learn their tasks. c) students don't like homework, but teachers tend to think that homework is needed. d) the controversy over homework isn't likely to go away soon, but opponents will have to agree to disagree.

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one thousand and one nights, also called the arabian nights is a collection of middle eastern tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age, dated from the 8th to the 14th century. this collection was compiled of largely middle eastern and indian stories with an uncertain date and autorship whose tales such as aladdin, ali baba and sinbad the sailor -these ones were the most popular ones, the ones that have almost become part of western folklore.

as in much medieval european literature, the stories contained in this collection are set within a frame story. its scene is central asia, as known as "the islands or peninsulae of india and china", where king shahryar kills his wife after discovering her infidelities and as well as any other who betrayed him.   then, loathing all womankind, he marries and kills his new wife each day until no more candidates could have been found. his vizier had two daughters, scheherezade and dunyazad. the elder one -scheherezade- having devised a scheme to save herself and the others insisted that her father needed to give her in marriage to the king. each evening, she used to tell a story leaving it incomplete and promising to finish it the following night. the stories kept the king very interested, so eager to hear evey ending of each story, that he puts off her execution from day to day and finally he decided to give up with his plan. these stories are contained within the collection of 1001 nights, the bulk of the text is in prose, although verse is usually used for songs and riddles to express better the heightened emotion of them.

1)a

2 b

3 d

4 d or b

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