Question

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story _____their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a _____children’s book. Either the writer has aimed too _____, so that children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, ____ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books should be _____very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the _____who hears the story and the adult who_____ it. Unfortunately(不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this,_____ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not _____ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as _____of children’s literature were in fact written for ________ ― “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.

Children, left for themselves, often _____ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a _____ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative way, or have a look at the most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop _____ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so _____that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise(妥协)over the bedtime story.

1.A. to B. in C. with D. around

2.A. short B. long C. bad D. good

3.A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult

4.A. and B. but C. or D. so

5.A. both B. neither C. either D. very

6.A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher

7.A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads

8.A. but B. however C. so D. because

9.A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast

10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works

11.A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children

12.A. are B. show C. find D. add

13.A. school B. home C. office D. library

14.A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring

15.A. same B. friendly C. different D. common

Answer 1