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Not many Chinese students do chores at home. They are busy with schoolwork on weekdays. And on weekends they have to spend lots of time on their homework. So they often watch TV in their free time to relax themselves. Parents think that children should spend time on their studies and learning more skills, for example, playing the piano and dancing. There is no need for them to do chores. The following is the result of a survey(调查) about how many students do chores.

Interviewees (采访对象)	Wash the clothes	Sweep the floor	Make the bed	Do the dishes	Cook the meals
Boy students	8%	6%	10%	14%	3%
Girl students	19%	35%	78%	58%	26%

Information Card

The interviewees(采访对象)
The thing the students are busy with at school
The way for students to relax themselves
Percentage(百分率)of girls who make the bed
Percentage of boys who wash the clothes

The train started moving. There were many people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old.
As the train moved, the son was filled with joy(快乐) because he was very excited at the scenery（风景）outside. He said in a high voice, “See, Dad, the green trees and the scenery are very beautiful!” It made the other people feel very strange. Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man’s son. A few minutes later it started raining. Raindrops fell on the travelers through the opened window. Seeing the rain, the old man’s son said happily, “See ,Dad, how beautiful the rain is!” Hearing these words, a young lady became angry with the man, as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes. She shouted at the noisy son and his father. “Can’t you see it is raining? You! Old man! If your son is not feeling well, get him to a mental(精神的) hospital quickly and please don’t disturb（干扰）us any more!” The old man’s face turned red and then he answered in a low voice, “We are on the way back from hospital. He couldn’t see anything at birth. Only last week he could see again. The rain and the nature（自然）are new to him. Please forgive him.” All the other people became quiet.
How old was the old man’s son?

A．About 7 years old.	B．About 20 years old.
C．About 50 years old.	D．About 30 years old.

What did people think of the son at first?

A．lovely

B．funny

C．strange

D．clever

What was wrong with the son when he was born?

A．He had mental illness.	B．He couldn’t see.
C．He couldn’t hear.	D．He couldn’t walk.

What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word ?

A．忘记

B．谴责

C．原谅

D．尊重

According to the passage, what does the writer want to tell us?

A．We should be friendly to sick people.

B．We should learn to enjoy the nature.

C．We should respect the elder people.

D．We should know the truth before complaining.

Zoe , 12,France	I want to be a doctor when I am older because I like helping people and making them feel better .
Paige,13,England	I am going to be an infant ( 婴幼儿 ) school teacher . I love children and love teaching them . So this job is the best job for me .
Joanne,13,America	In the future , I would love to be a writer . Writing is one of the things that make me really happy . But if that doesn’t come true , a musician is also OK.
Tom ,13,England	I want to be an engineer , and I want to live in Greece.

Zoe wants to be _________________.

A．a doctor	B．an engineer
C．a teacher	D．a musician

Who loves children ?

A．Zoe

B．Paige

C．Joanne

D．Tom

Where does Tom want to live ?

A．In France	B．In England
C．In America	D．In Greece

The underlined word “that ” refers to (指的是)_______________.

A．reading	B．being happy
C．being a writer	D．teaching children

What can we know from the passage ?

A．Zoe loves reading very much.

B．Paige and Joanne are of the same age.

C．Both Joanne and Tom are from England.

D．Tom likes to help people and make them feel better.

Nobody likes to do chores， especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them.
Play some music：Music makes everything seem like a party， doesn’t it? Play your kids’ favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.
Make it a treasure hunt (寻宝)： It’s a good way when you would like them to clean the house. Let them know that you hide (隐藏) a $5 bill someplace. If they find it， they can keep it.
Change often：If your kids keep doing the same chores for months， they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task (任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task.
Do it together：It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing.
If everyone takes part in doing chores， you will finish them faster and have more fun.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
The article is for .

A．schools

B．teachers

C．parents

D．kids

There are pieces of advice in the article.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

The writer thinks it’s better to while asking kids to clean the house.

A．play their favorite music

B．ask them to do the same things every time

C．watch them do the chores

D．give them lots of housework to do at a time

Kids may feel if they keep on doing the same chores for months.

A．tired

B．fun

C．interested

D．bored

Which is the best title of the article?

A．Doing chores is good for kids

B．Help kids set a good habit

C．Make chores fun for kids

D．Everyone should do chores

Most teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t understand them as well as their friends do. In large families， it is quite common for brothers and sisters to fight with each other， and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends， they usually spend a lot of time talking on the phone. This communication(沟通) is very important in children’s growing up， because friends can discuss important things. These things are difficult to say to their family members.
However， parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.
Many teenagers think that______ can understand them better.

A．friends

B．brothers

C．sisters

D．parents

_______ is very important to teenagers.

A．To make friends	B．Communication
C．To stop meeting friends	D．Both A and B

When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents， they usually______.

A．stay alone at home

B．fight with their parents

C．discuss it with their friends

D．go to their brothers and sisters for help

The sentence “ Your answers are welcome.” Means “________”.

A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us

B．We’ve got no idea， so your answers are welcome

C．Your answers are always right

D．Your can give us all the right answers.

Which of the following is the writer’s attitude?

A．Parents should choose friends for their children.

B．Children should choose everything they like.

C．Parents should understand their children better.

D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help.