Your kids are amazing especially compared with everybody else's (who seem to cry all the time). How do you show your love for your kids this holiday season? With toys that are smooth and colorful, interactive and exciting. And with ones that have educational value because you are the boss.
1. FLAX ART HOSPITAL PUZZLE AND PLAY SET
Here is a toy that doesn't need power and the kids have to put it together themselves. This 50-piece puzzle set that can make your children active is made of soft-edged hardwood and make a complete hospital, with an X ray room. It also includes eight patients, a car and a driver. $ 135; flaxart.com.
2. TINY LOVE ACTIVITY BALL
Sure, it's cool, but this colorful baby toy also develops problem solving and motor skills. It has a head and legs, a magnetic(磁性的) hand and a tail. Suitable for little ones from 6 to 36 months. $19.95; tinylove.com.
3. ROBOSAPIEN
This small, remote control robot is really powerful. It performs 67 preprogrammed functions(功能), including throwing, kicking, picking up and dancing. You can even program your own function ——which, sadly, does not include doing windows. $99; robosapienonline.com.
4. MINI PEDAL(脚踏板的)CAR
Want a Mini Cooper but can't fit the family inside? Get one for the kids. They can jump into this Mini car, which comes in hot orange with a single adjustable(可调的) seat, and ride away. For ages 3 to 5. $189; miniusa.com (click on "gear up," then "Mini motoring gear").
1.Which toy is said to have the special design for children's safety?
A. ROBOSAPIEN
B. MINI PEDAL CAR
C. FLAX ART HOSPITAL PUZZLE AND PLAY SET
D. TINY LOVE ACTIVITY BALL
2.Which toys are fit for three-year-old kids?
A. 1 and 3. B. 2 and 4. C. 1 and 2.D. 3 and 4.
3. Educational value is mentioned in all the toys EXCEPT________.
A. FLAX ART HOSPITAL PUZZLE AND PLAY SET
B. TINY LOVE ACTIVITY BALL
C. ROBOSAPIEN
D. MINI PEDAL CAR
4.This passage is written for_____________
A. parents B. children
C. students D. bosses
5.Where can you possibly read this article?
A. In a novel. B. On the Internet.
C. In a textbook. D. In a science fiction.
The weight of a male lion can reach 240 kg, _____ an adult man.[]
A. three times the weight of
B. the three times weight of
C. as heavy as three times
D. as three times heavy as
Only after she had arrived home her appointment with the doctor.
A. had she remembered B. that she remembered
C. when she remembered D. did she remember
I feel it is your husband who _____ for the spoiled child.
A. is to blame B. is going to blame
C. is to be blamed D. should blame
Potatoes turn green when ________ to light.
A. exposed B. are exposed
C. being exposed D. to be exposed
— Hello, can I speak to Mr. Black?
— Sorry, madam. He _________ a lecture in the hall.
A. will give B. gives C. is giving D. has given