Family life in cities

Emily (aged15)

Well, there are just three of us: my mum, my dad and me.

Have I got many possessions? Yes, I’ve got a lot of things: a big TV, a new computer and a mobile phone.

No, I’m not________to do the housework.

We go out for dinner together sometimes, but my dad is often abroad __________ business, and my mum works too. We usually just do our own personal things.

No, they don’t usually set rules for me and since I’m a good daughter, they never punish me.

Well, I like our new flat. It’s much bigger than our last one. But I feel lonely when _______ parents are away from home.

Jerry (aged 14)

My mum, dad, grandma and my sister Rosie. Although it sometimes feels crowded in our little flat we don’t mind.

No, I_________) haven’t got many possessions. I have no interest in things like fashionable clothes. New fashions soon go ______date, don’t they? That’s what my grandma says.

Yes, I help with the housework. I wash the dishes and even iron my own shirts. My grandma says young people should learn to look after themselves.

Yes, we like doing things together. We eat meals together every day, and my family always come to school_________.

Yes, I suppose they set some rules for me. For example, unless I finish all my homework, I can’t watch TV, and I can’t go out with my friends either.

I love all my family very much. We have a close relationship, and we always support each other.

1.在文章A F中填入适当的词(A)______(F)______

2.将文中BE处的短语补充完整B)_____(E)_____

3.文中(C)(D) 所指代的是_____ _____

4.在文中分别找出描写Emily 内心感受和Jerry家庭关系的形容词_____

5.根据主篇中心大意。写出本文的中心词语:____

Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They_______each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning______night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.

One late autumn evening, after their work in the______was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will______take it.”

So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found______strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night,_______I still have the same number of bags in my barn. ______did that happen?”

Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the______number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he ______again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another __________coming down the road. He was carrying something on his______, too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was ______you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is________than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly_____that they had been taking rice to each other. They______what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

1.A. disliked B. hated C. loved D. enjoyed

2.A. until B. at C. through D. with

3.A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories

4.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever

5.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

6.A. so B. and C. but D. or

7.A. How B. What C. Whether D. Where

8.A. small B. different C. big D. same

9.A. planned B. failed C. hoped D. tried

10.A. brother B. person C. sister D. wife

11.A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand

12.A. proud of B. polite to C. angry with D. worried about

13.A. smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier

14.A. remember B. know C. believe D. hope

15.A. laughed about B. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at

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