Mrs. Chen lives with her son and her daughter in Loudi. She is very busy. After school Mrs. Chen takes her rom football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get until 7 p.m. They have a quick , and it’s time for homework.
Most of the parents do the things not only in Loudi but also in Changsha. They take their children from activity to activity. They want them to do things as many as possible. This makes children too much pressure(压力). Teachers say their students are very tired in the and can’t study well.
Only a few of parents about such pressure. They say “Parents send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very , it’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”
Dr Li also says “Parents should give their kids a bit more to themselves. Children need organized(组织的) activities. They also need time to relax, and they need time to do things .
1.A. son B. daughter C. friend
2.A. schoolB. homeC. station
3.A. breakfastB. lunch C. supper
4.A. sameB. differentC. happy
5.A. across B. underC. over
6.A. classroomB. bedroomC. library
7.A. decide B. hurtC. know
8.A. easyB. oldC. young
9.A. books B. time C. fruits
10.A. by themselves B. of courseC. by the way
—You’re not good at biology, are you?
—______.
A. Yes, I’m not.
B. No, I am.
C. Yes, I am.
—What’s the date today?
—It’s June ______, 2014.
A. the fifteen
B. the nineteenth
C. eighteen
—She always does her homework ______ than her younger brother, doesn’t she?
—I don’t think so. Sometimes she does but sometimes she does not.
A. carefully
B. more carefully
C. most carefully
—Please ______ the radio, the baby is sleeping.
—Sorry. I’ll do it right away.
A. turn on B. turn down C. turn up
—Hurry up, ______ you’ll be late for the party.
—It doesn’t matter. There are still four minutes to go.
A. orB. butC. so