Question

What do you do to get pocket money (零花钱) from your parents? In Western1.     . many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do2.     . at 10 years old.

School students have to do homework and 3.     . for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores at the 4.     .

Yong kids only do easy chores. So they don’t5.     . much money. But that is all right. Many of them only want to6.     . candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after7.     . and feed the family cat or dog.

When they get 8.     . kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive 9.     . candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog 10.     . cook dinner.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawn mower (割草机) or how to cook. Or course, their parents help them at first.

Answer

1.countries

2.this

3.study

4.weekend(S)

5.get

6.buy

7.dinner

8.older

9.than

10.or

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们在西方国家，很多孩子是靠做家务来赚取零用钱。

1.句意：在西方国家，很多孩子做家务来赚取零用钱。Country国家，句中用复数形式countries。

2.句意：他们通常在10岁时就开始做家务。This 这个，代词，指代前文当中所说的做家务来挣零用钱这件事事情。

3.句意：学校的学生要做家务和为了考试来学习。Study学习，动词。

4.句意：他们经常在周末做家务。At the weekend(s),在周末。

5.句意：所以他们没有太多的钱。Get得到，动词，做谓语。

6.句意：他们很多人只是想买糖果。Buy买，动词，做谓语。

7.句意：他们在晚饭后帮忙洗碗或者喂养家里的猫和狗。Dinner晚饭，名词。

8.句意：当他们长大后，孩子们想买越来越多的东西。Older年龄变大，是old的比较级。

9.句意：他们想要的东西比糖果要贵很多。Than比，介词。

10.句意：他们经常洗家里的车，割草，遛狗或者做晚饭。Or或者。

考点：短文填空。