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As a father, I always do my best to help my son, Peter. I like to help him with his study. I encourage him to join team sports. I send him to the summer camp if he wants to go. I also teach him to be both a good student and a useful man.
He used to make me feel proud. I often thought he was the best son and I was the best father in the world.
However, things changed two years ago. It was Peter’s 12th birthday. My wife and I bought him a computer as a present. We thought it was necessary for him to learn how to use a computer in the modern world. We knew that some children were addicted (上瘾的) to computer games and that they didn’t study or work at all. Someone said that computers and the Internet were bad for children, but I didn’t worry about it. I trusted (信任) my son. I believed that he could control himself. Peter did very well at first. He played computer games, but for only two hours every week. Most of the time he studied or wrote articles on the computer. We felt very happy to see that.
When we finally learned that Peter was also addicted to computer games, it was too late. He didn’t like studying at all. He no longer joined team sports. Sometimes we even couldn’t find him at night. He spent several days and nights at the Internet cafe. We tried everything to help him, but nothing worked. What should we do?
1.Why did the writer think his son was the best in the past?
A. Because his son joined many team sports.
B. Because his son was a good student.
C. Because his son always made him feel proud.
D. Because his son loved him very much.
2.How old is Peter now?
A. 10 years old. B. 12 years old
C. 14 years old. D. 16 years old.
3. What did the writer buy for his son as a birthday present two years ago?
A. A computer. B. Some computer games.
C. Some books. D. A computer book.
4.How long did Peter play computer games at first?
A. About two hours every day.
B. About two hours every week.
C. About two hours every month.
D. The whole day.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Peter likes to study a lot now.
B. It wasn’t necessary for children to learn how to use a computer.
C. Many children have lost interest in studying because of computer games and the Internet.
D. Children shouldn’t use the computer.
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While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.
“He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter: “We have to leave for home now, Melissa.”
“Just five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said. “Please? Just five more minutes.”
The man nodded (点头) and Melissa went on riding her bike happily. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
“Five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said again. “Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said: “OK.”
“Oh, you really are a patient father,” said the woman.
The man smiled and then said: “Her older brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident last year while he was riding his bike near here,” the man said. “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”
1.The man’s daughter and her brother were playing at the park.
2.The man felt sorry that he didn’t give more of his time to his older son.
3.Melissa wanted to stay longer when her father asked her to go the first time.
4.Melissa agreed to go home when her father called her the second time.
5.The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death.
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When July comes, children know they’ll have ________(1) examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school ________(2) train or by car to ________(3) to see their fathers and mothers .
The summer holidays are the ________(4) time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so one can ________(5) most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can ________(6) into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday is the ________(7). Some children are ________(8) enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
Now, ________(9) makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are ________(10) new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet, of salt water on their skin, and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.
1.A. they B. them C. theirs D. their
2.A. on B. by C. in D. at
3.A. go to town B. go to the parks C. leave home D. return home
4.A. best B. better C. worst D. worse
5.A. take B. use C. spend D. waste
6.A. go out B. go on C. go back D. go away
7.A. village B. seaside C. city D. park
8.A. lucky B. sad C. worried D. quiet
9.A. that B. which C. who D. what
10.A. little B. much C. lots of D. no
1Yao Ming was born September 12, 1980.
A. on B. in C. at D. to
1After I ______ my homework, I went out to an aquarium.
A. was doing B. did C. does D. would do
1---Can I help you, dear?
---Yeah, I don’t know a banana milk shake. Maybe you can teach me.
A. what to do B. who to make C. how to make D. why to do
