Atweekends，Idrather（stay）athom-优题课

Confucius, a pioneer in the field of education, was b（1）　　 in the year 551 B．C.. When he was 3 years old, his father died． But Confucius still r（2）　　 a good education when he was young． And when he was 17, his mother died． In his thirties, he began to teach and spent the rest of his life teaching． At the age of 55, Confucius began to travel a（3）　　 China． He tried to search for good rules of behavior． When he was 68 years old, Confucius returned to his h（4）　　． Five years later, he passed away． He was a great thinker and philosopher who had many w （5）　　 ideas about human nature and behavior． His main ideas are about kindness and good manners． He is really a great man from whom we can learn a lot．

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（1）We can't　　 each other by We﹣Chat in the rainforest．

（2）Humans are looking forward to discovering　　 suitable place to live in．

（3）　　 the rain, we'd better take an umbrella when we go out．

（4）Whether our parents would like to　　 things we want depends on our attitudes．

（5）Taiwan, which lies in the southeast of China,　　 Fujian．

There was an old man who lived in a poor village． He was 80 years old, so he couldn't work（1）　　． His son worked in a local factory．（2）　　 time went by, the son thought to himself, "My father doesn't do anything and just waste my time． Why not send him to the old people's home？" One day, he （3）　　 at his father, "You are of no use!" To the son's （4）　　, his father didn't get angry and just kept silent．

Soon, the New Year was coming． But the whole family had no money to buy （5）　　． This made the son very （6）　　, so he decided to talk with his father． On that cold evening, before the son could say a word, the old father quickly said, "I will agree （7）　　 you let me do．" Then he said sorry to his son, "Dear son, it's all my fault（过错）, because I have no （8）　　 to buy you a house in the city or give everything you need．" The tears（9）　　 from the father's face． He didn't expect his son to forgive him． Hearing what his father had said, the son （10）　　 ashamed（羞愧的） suddenly．（11）　　 the son calmed down, he recalled his happy childhood which his father had given him． But as his father grew old and （12）　　, it was hard to believe that the son himself had planned to send his father to the old people's home． The son（13）　　 that he should spend more time taking care of his old father． And as a son, he must（14）　　responsibility．

Since then, the son had worked harder and never complained to his father． Years （15）　　, the son had his own business and lived a happy life with his father．

（1）A．no more	B．no longer	C．some more	D．any more
（2）A．On	B．As	C．In	D．With
（3）A．talked	B．spoke	C．told	D．shouted
（4）A．surprise	B．joy	C．excitement	D．comfort
（5）A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．less things
（6）A．disappoint	B．disappointed	C．disappointing	D．disappointment
（7）A．whatever	B．however	C．whenever	D．wherever
（8）A．wish	B．experience	C．ability	D．thought
（9）A．fell down	B．fell into	C．fell onto	D．fell off
（10）A．sounded	B．tasted	C．smelt	D．felt
（11）A．If	B．When	C．Before	D．Even if
（12）A．careless	B．hopeless	C．useless	D．harmless
（13）A．wondered	B．realized	C．suggested	D．guessed
（14）A．be short of	B．be full of	C．be tired of	D．be kind of
（15）A．later	B．ago	C．after	D．back

American schools are quite different from those in China． In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select （挑选） their subjects and teachers first．

Selecting is very important for your marks in America． So at the first term, don't select too many subjects, or you'll feel very nervous and tired． Then you have to ask for some teaching plans． There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks． At the same time, you must choose the teachers． Different teachers have different teaching methods． If the teacher is called "killer" by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him, because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades． There is another thing after you select the subjects and teachers． How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard． The textbooks in America are very expensive． Each one is about ＄30﹣50． In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library．

In class, discussing is very important． The teacher encourages you to ask questions or show your own opinions． They don't usually ask you to sit well． Instead they allow you to sit or stand anywhere you like．

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Students

1．（1）　　 must be selected at the beginning of the term．

2． At the first term, students can't select too many subjects, or they'll feel very （2）　　．

3． Students can't select teachers called （3）　　．

4． Many students buy some used textbooks （4）　　．

Teachers

1． The teachers encourage students to ask questions or show their opinions．

2． They allow students to sit or stand anywhere they like instead

of （5）　　．

On a hot summer morning, an old fisherman was fishing near a river． A child went by seeing him fishing． After a few minutes, the child found that the fisherman was really good （1）　　 fishing． Because he didn't spend long （2）　　 a full basket of fish． As the fisherman felt that the child was clever, he offered him some fish． But the child （3）　　 his head． The fisherman asked in （4）　　, "Why not want the fish？"

The child pointed at the fishing rod （杆） in his hands and said, "I only want that．"

"Why do you only want the rod ？"Asked the fisherman．

"Eating up all the fish you gave doesn't take long． But if I have a fishing rod, I can go （5）　　by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat．"

I think you will （6）　　 say that the child is very cute． Wrong! I think if he doesn't know （7）　　 to fish, he can't have fish to eat, even though he has the fishing rod． So it's （8）　　 to only have a fishing rod． Fishing skills are the （9）　　 important, not the fishing rod．

In modern society, some people think that if they have a "fishing rod" in their life, they'll （10）　　 fear the wind and rain, just like the child who thought that if he had a fishing rod, he would have fish to eat．

（1）A． for	B． in	C． at	D． with
（2）A． to catch	B． in	C． for catching	D． catching
（3）A． lifted	B． nodded	C． shook	D． shaked
（4）A． surprises	B． surprise	C． surprised	D． surprising
（5）A． fished	B． fishing	C． fishes	D． fish
（6）A． mainly	B． finally	C． exactly	D． certainly
（7）A． how	B．where	C． what	D． when
（8）A． harmless	B． homeless	C． useless	D． careless
（9）A． most	B． least	C． less	D． more
（10）A． not long	B． not longer	C． no long	D． no longer