The end of the school year is in sight - Christmas cards, candy canes and of course, end of year reports．
While most parents welcome an assessment of their kids' performance, they do not expect their own input to be evaluated. But a school in the UK is changing that. As well as assessing their students, they are dishing out grades to mums and dads. Parents that are really involved in their kids' education are rewarded with an A, and parents that haven't done their bit get a disappointing D．
The school, Greasley Beauvale Primary in Nottinghamshire, uses standard such as whether mums and dads have attended school events such as plays and parent teacher evenings to decide on the grade. The school's principal, Donna Chambers, said that the scheme had been well received．
“There were some critics. In spite of it, between 15 percent and 20 percent of parents started out in the lower categories but now that has been reduced to just two per cent,” she explained．
Chambers hopes that the scheme will help motivate parental involvement. “The system is important because you have got to get the parents on board from day one. That one hour initial conversation saying they could improve will make a difference to the rest of that child's academic life”, she said．
But while the scheme may be well intentioned, it is likely to be connected with parent shaming. There are lots of reasons why some mums and dads might not be involved in school activities such as work commitments, looking after younger children or caring for elderly relatives．
   And of course, being involved in your kid's education doesn't begin and end at school. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes from helping with homework to keeping uniforms freshly laundered. And what about all the parents who stayed up sewing special costumes at the last minute? Surely that earns a gold star instead of a grade!
 
28．What do schools usually do at the end of the school year？ ______
A．Evaluating kids' performances．
B．Making Christmas cards．
C．Dividing candies．
D．Grading parents．
29．What does the school's principal Chambers say about the scheme？ ______
A．It uses a new way to evaluate kids．
B．It has gained much acceptance．
C．It gives parents further education．
D．It improves kids' motivation for learning．
30．What does the author think of parents being involved in kids' education？ ______
A．It adds to parents' burden．
B．It brings shame to parents．
C．It means far more than being graded．
D．It increases parents' commitment to education．
31．What is the passage mainly about？ ______
A．There is too much stress for parents about their children's academic life．
B．Parents as well as their children are on the list of the year school report．
C．Parents should be involved in children's school life．
D．Whether a parent is excellent depends on the grade he gets．
 28-31．ABCB