It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible （有责任的）for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.

　　If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.

　　My daughter Carla’s fifth - grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a prefect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.

　　You can use the same technique when you evaluate （评价）your child’s work at home. Don’t always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.

　　Learning is a process（过程）of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.

　　The whole passage deals with ________.

　　A. social education　　　　　　　　B. school education

　　C. family education　　　　　　　　D. pre - school education

　　The author thinks that________.

　　A. there is no way to get children to help at home

　　B. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will become

　　C. it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework

　　D. children can be forced to help with housework

　The article gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate（评价）your child’s work at home. That is to ________.

　　A. praise his success　　　　　　　 B. promise him a trip

　　C. give him a punishment　　　　　 D. promise him a ball game

　　The author advises readers to________.

　　A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teaching

　　B. take pride in Carla’s fifth - grade teacher

　　C. do as what Carla’s teacher did in educating children

　　D. follow Carla’s example because she never fails in the test

Staying up is bad _____ you , but getting up early is good _____ your health.

　 A. for, for　　　 B. to , for  C. to, to 　 D. for, to

—Where is your brother?

—At________ .

A. the Mr Green's　　　　  B. Greens　　　　　　　　　　  C. the Greens　　　　　　    D. Mr Green's

Waller was a liked-by-all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories, of which some even brought him some money. One day, asked by an office secretary who told Waller that hid boss was a never-seen-before serious man and he never even smiled. Waller would tell a most funny story. “Well, sir,” Waller said before he began the story, “what will be given in return of mine succeeds?” “$100,”replied the secretary. “I haven’t seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office”.

  “Then let’s make it.” Waller went to the man’s table and whispered to him, “Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller’s hen gave birth to a baby.”

  Three days later a letter reached Mr. Waller in which were $100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words, “Mr. Waller, you have succeeded—When I repeated your %100—worth sentence, my boss burst into frightening laughter,用saying that who ever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed(解雇)”！

1．Waller often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories in order to　　   .

A. make money　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. practice telling stories

C. enjoy himself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. draw the secretary’s attention

2．The secretary asked Waller for a most funny story because he　　   .

A. was tired of his boss’s seriousness

B. tried to please his serious boss with it

C. wanted to improve his working conditions

D. wanted to  see his boss’s laughing face

3．Saying “Let’s make it”. Waller　　   .

A. was sure of his success

B. thought of nothing but the 100-dollar return

C. knew that he could make fun of the secretary

D. wondered whether he could make the boss smile or not

4．Which of the following ends is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The boss was never so strict with the secretary from then on.

B. the secretary lost his job in the office

C. the secretary dare not make his boss laugh any longer..

D. Mr. Waller was dismissed at last.

5．The best title for the passage is　　   .

A. Things Went Opposite to Wishes

B. Satisfying Both Sides

C. Killing Two Birds with One Stone

D. Either Is in His Proper Place

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.　Wash your hands.　Always say "please"　and　"thank you　".We are full of advice for our children,　but when it comes to money,　we often have little to say.　As a result,　our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners,　but without any idea how to　manage their money.Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives：

Show them the future.　If your 13-year-old girl were to save $1.000,invest(投资)it at 8% and add $100 every month,　by the time she's 65,she would have $980,983!zxxk

Be careful of credit(信用).Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history,　but they must be used responsibly,　which means paying off your debt in time.　Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card,　you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.

Teach patience.　Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150.Rather than paying the cash,　give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside,say,$15 each week,　he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.

Provide incentive.　Tell your children the importance of saving.　"For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend,　you agree to add another dollar to the pot,　"says Cathy Pareto,　expert in money planning.

Explain your values.　Values and money are deeply intertwined(缠结在一起),　says 　Eilleen 　Gallo,　co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent.　When your child demands that you buy something,　explain why you really don't want to buy it.　"You might say, 'I'd rather save that money for your education,'"　advises Gallo.　Every time you spend or don't spend money,　you have a chance to share your values.

1.The writer gives some basics to help ____ in a proper way.

A．parents teach their children how to deal with money

B．children follow their parents　'instructions

C．children manage their money

D．parents save their money

2.The underlined word　"incentive"　in paragraph 6 means ____.

A．honor            B．praise            C．excitement        D．encouragement

3.What leads the writer to write this article?

A.　Parents want to know how to educate their children.

B.　He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.

C　.He thinks money management the most important for children.

D.　Parents care 　little 　about their children's management of money.