A. but; working     B. /; work 　　　　    C. /; worked 　　    D. /; working

Though it was late,________ they kept on________in the fields.

A. but; working     B. /; work 　　　　    C. /; worked 　　    D. /; working

　 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. 　71 The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. 　72

However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap and they should teach them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.

73 Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. __74 It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well – cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self - confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. 　75

　 A. But is it correct?

　 B. And that is more important.

　 C. Cooking demands patience and time.

　 D. They also require their children to take a lot of tests.

　 E. They also want their children to take extra - course activities.

　 F. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

　 G. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.