It seems that everywhere around the world, people are spending more time at work 1. less time with their families and friends. People are 2. than ever before!
In the past in many countries , the father worked and the mother stayed home ,took 3. of the children ,and did the food shopping, cooking and cleaning. At present , in most of the families , parents need work on weekdays, so they 4. have to do the shopping, cooking and cleaning in their free time. Parents don’t have as much time with their 5. , however, they often had time in the past. There are also many single-parent(单亲的)families .In these families ,the single parents has to do everything.
These days ,many children come home 6. school to an empty apartment or house .A lot of children spend many hours 7. day in front of the television .Even the families are together, it is common for families members to do things by themselves. For example, they 8. programs on separate TVs in different rooms, they use the Internet, they 9. friends on the telephone, and they do other individual by themselves.
Isn’t it strange? Thanks to technology(科技), people are able to communicate so 10. with people far away, but sometimes they don’t communicate with people their own homes.
A: Welcome to Weihua clothes Store, 1. ?
B: I’d like to buy a sweater for my mum. Her birthday is coming.
A: A happy mum! 2. ?
B: She likes white. It looks good on her.
A: All right. What size do you want for your mum?
B: Small is OK.
A: 3. this one?
B: It looks beautiful. How much does it cost?
A: Oh, it’s 398 yuan.
B: What! 398 yuan? I think it is too 4. .
A: But wait a minute! There’s a sale on today. Everything is half price.
B: Well, that’s great! I’ll 5. it. I’m sure she will like it.
Emma: What are you doing, Li Lin?
Li Lin: 1.
Emma: I have read it before, What do you think of the story?
Li Lin: 2. Yu Gong found a good way to deal with his problem.
Emma: Really? 3. It seems impossible to move a mountain.
Li Lin: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didn’t give up.
Emma: 4. I think we should try to find other ways to deal with a problem.
Li Lin: But what could YU Gong do instead of moving the mountains.
Emma: He could build a road. 5.
Li Lin: We have different options about the story, There’s many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
Emma: Yes, that’s fine.
— Shall we go to visit our teachers after this exam?
— .
A. Take it easy
B. Never mind
C. Sounds good
— do you help your mother do housework?
— Twice a week, Doing housework brings me pleasure.
A. How often
B. How far
C. How long
— What’s your family rule, Sam?
— Well, I to go out with friends on school nights.
A. don’t allow
B. isn’t allowed
C. am not allowed