Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. Their parents help them do almost everything at home, so many of them don’t know how to do           . This is really a big problem.
Liu Jie is 14-year-old. One day her partens left home for another city for work, so she had to stay at home     . At first she thought she would be happy    her parents are not at home. She could do        she liked to do. But at about six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt   . “Oh, it's time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” She said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she         know how to cook. At that moment she         her mom very much. In the end, she could only go to the supermarket and         some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are        as Liu Jie. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, cleaning their rooms or dressing themselves      . They shouldn’t depend too much on their partens.
【小题1】 A. their homework           B. some shopping          C. housework
【小题2】 A. lonely                     B. alone                     C. herself
【小题3】 A. so                      B. because                  C. but
【小题4】 A. that                     B. what                     C. where
【小题5】 A. hungry                   B. full                      C. excited
【小题6】 A. couldn’t                    B. didn’t                    C. might not
【小题7】 A. thought                 B. considered              C. missed
【小题8】 A. made                    B. bought                    C. gave
【小题9】 A. the same                    B. difficult                   C. different
【小题10】A. actually                  B. carelessly              C. properly

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Father: ____1____

Mother: He is in bed.

Father: ____2___. What’s wrong with him?

Mother: ____3____.

Father: Well, we must take him to the doctor’s. Are you free this morning?

Mother: ___4___I have a lot of things to do.

Father: Then I’ll call the doctor. ___5____.

Mother: Yes. It’s 6674290.

Father: I see. I’ll do that at once.

A. He says he is ill.

B: Can you remember the doctor’s telephone number?

C. It’s time to go to school.

D. I’m afraid not.

E. Where is James?

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Do you often like to use disposable（一次性的） chopsticks when eating out? It’s time to drop this habit.

China products（生产） 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks every year. “This is enough to cover Tian’anmen Sqaure 363 times,” said Bai Guangxin, chairman of Jilin Forest Industry Group, at the National People’s Congress on March 8.

The government has made some rules to limit（限制）the use of disposable chopsticks. However, there are still many being produced.

“The production of such chopsticks is a heavy burden on national forests,” Bai added. A total of 20 million 20-year-old trees would have to be cut down to make way for this annual production.

Bai called on people to bring their own chopsticks whenever they are eating out. “We first need to bring a change to people’s eating habits and encourage everyone to carry their own chopsticks around.” He also said that there may be technology that can turn wild grass into disposable chopsticks in the future.

1.Are there still many disposable chopsticks being produced ?

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2.How many pairs of disposable chopsticks does China product every year?

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3.What can turn into disposable chopsticks in the future?

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If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.
One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. This, however, is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣经) never says so. The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America.
An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice.
In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington, D. C. and New York are both famous for their apples.
Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.
【小题1】What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?