Helen is a teenager who has growing problems. She posts her problems on her blog and gets a lot of advice from other bloggers.

Helen: My parents are annoying. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such parents. What should I do?

Why do you think you're the only one with parents like that? All parents are the same. They want us to look like them. Sometimes it's really annoying. They don't understand that fashions have changed in the last 30 years! Tom, Canada Hi, Helen. I think you should do what your parents ask. They're much older than you and you  should take their advice. It's their house you live in and their money you spend. Emily, New Zealand, Helen, why should your parents do all the washing-up? You should help around the house---it's only fair. Simon, Scotland I don't see why you are so unhappy. Your parents act like that because you are the one they love and care about. We share housework in my family. I even wash the car for my father. And I get paid for that. Victoria. Australia

This is Betty’s bedroom. Please come in and have a look at the pictures in the room. Let’s look at the one on the desk first(首先), please. It’s small but very good. It’s a photo of a man, Bob Brown, and a boy, Richard Brown. Mr. Brown is Richard’s father. And Richard is the son of the man. He’s twelve years old and is a middle school student. 
Can you see that big one on the wall? It is a picture of a nice woman, Helen Brown, and a lovely(可爱的)girl, Betty Brown. Helen is Bob’s wife, and she is Betty and Richard’s mother. Betty is young. She’s only six.  
【小题1】It’s Richard’s bedroom. 
【小题2】Bob is father of Richard. 
【小题3】Betty isn’t Richard’s sister. 
【小题4】Helen Brown has two children. 
【小题5】Helen has a sister. 

Helen has _______ beef of us all.

1. A.
   less
2. B.
   least
3. C.
   the least
4. D.
   the fewest

阅谴下面短文．筒要回答所给问题。

      Welcome to Youth Radio, your radio.  Here we're proud to introduce three Amazing Kids.

     Gina, who is thirteen years old, got first prize in the "Young Cook of the Year" competition and she wants to write a recipe book for kids. "I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use," she says. Gina learned by watching her father, who's also good at cooking, in the kitchen.  She wants to encourage other children to cook because "everyone needs to eat so it's a skill that will always be useful!"

     Seventeen-year-old Brian used to love running until he was hurt in a serious accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn't even expect to walk again. Now he's an athlete who has recently taken part in a long race.  "After my accident I wanted to give up," he says. "But now I'm happy to be alive and able to continue running."

     Helen has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town.  "That gave me an idea," says the clever sixteen-year-old. It took her over a year to invent a small special machine that tells car .drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in he shops soon!

      Do you know a child like them? Please e-mail us at amaxingkids@ mail. com and tell us why he or she should be on our radio. Thank you.

1.What was Gina the winner of?

2.Does Gina want to write a children's recipe book? Why?

3.Why is it surprising that Brian is an athlete?

4.What is Helen's new invention used for?

5.What do you think the three Amazing Kids are like?