Goingbacktoschoolisaveryexcitingeventformytwoboys.Itmeansgettingnewschoolbagsandbooksandseeingfriendsagainafterthesummerholiday.

Myoldestson9-year-oldSalemaskedmeseveraltimeswherewewouldgotobuyabackpackwhilemyotherson6-year-oldAbdullahaskedwhatschoolwouldbelikethisyear.

Forthelastthreeyearsschoolwasanightmareformanychildrenandtheirparentsasviolenceincreasedandthereweremoreattacksonschoolsandteachers.Asaresultmanyparentspreventedtheirchildrenfromgoingtoschool.Oneofsixchildreninthiscountrydidnotattendprimaryschoolin2009.Manykidswhodidattendschoolwereaccompaniedbyaparentfortheentiredaytomakesurenothinghappenedtotheirchildren.

Forpoorfamiliesorthosewithlargefamiliesbacktoschoolcanbeanexpensivetime.Thegovernmentgivessomehelptothoselivinginpoorneighborhoodsandschoolbagsnotebooksandotheritems(商品)aregivenforfree.

Mostofthemerchantswhosellnotebooksandpensnowselltheirproductsoutonthestreetinsteadofinstores.Theysitonthegroundandlaytheiritemsonthegroundortheyhaveasmalltabletoselltheirgoods.

Thebagscostbetween$10and$20whileclothesandshoescostbetween$20and$30.IfoundallthethingsIneededformysonsandevenboughtsomethingformyself.Ispentabout$50oneachofthemincludingschooluniforms.

Attheendofthedaywereturnedtoourhomecarryingmanyshoppingbagsfilledwithitemsthatmademychildrenhappyandexcitedtogobacktoschool.Ijusthopethisschoolyearwillbeapeacefulone.

1.Theauthor’schildrenare________togotoschool.

A．eager B．afraid C．unwilling D．surprised

2.Theunderlinedword“nightmare”istheclosestinmeaningto________.

A．fantasy B．dreamworld C．prison D．terriblesituation

3.Manychildrenarenotgoingtoschoolmainlybecauseof________.

A．theterribleeducationsystem B．securityproblemsandpoverty

C．parents’distrustinschools D．thegovernment’sinability

4.Asaparenttheauthor________.

A．isunabletoaffordhiskids’schoolin