Many people now think that teachers give pupils (1)_________ homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children (2)_________ at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks which they have already done at school. (3)_______ in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop (4)________. Spain and Turkey are two countries (5)__________ stopped homework recently. In Demark, Germany and several countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teacher (6)________ students to stay at school to do their homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar arrangements also exist in some British schools. 1. A. too much B. too many C. not much D. a little 2. A. working B. to work C. being worked D. to working 3. A. Recent B. Nowadays C. Recently D. Now 4. A. it B. them C. its D. their 5. A. to which B. where C. when D. which 6. A. allow B. allowance C. allowing D. to allow