1．Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage?

　　　 a. My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings.

　　　 b. World War II broke out in Europe.

　　　 c. My grandfather went to America.

　　　 d. My grandfather began to run his diamond business.

　　　 e. The men in neighboring booths helped him.

　　　 A．b, c, a ,d, e　　　　 B．b, c, d ,e ,a　　　　 C．b, c ,e , a ,d 　　 D．c, b ,e ,d ,a

19. If you want to help but you have no extra to give, you may dial 　　　　　and offer your help.　

A.27713　　　　 B.55671　　　　 C.62735　　　　 D.66231　

18. If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to 　　　　　.　

A. Street Food　　 B. Night Shelter　 C. Children’s Home　 D. Children’s Hospice　

17. Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for 　　　　.

A. homeless and sick children　

B. less fortunate members of our society　

C. hungry people who have no beds to sleep in　

D. friendly members of our society to help others　

16.　 The main idea of the passage is that _______.

a)　　　　 parents should leave their children alone

b)　　　　 kids should have more activities at school

c)　　　　 it’s time to be more strict with our kids

d)　　　　 parents should always set a good example to their kids

　　　　　　 ( E )

This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.

Littleton Children’s Home

We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome.

Also - we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much-will you share it?

Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.

Children’s Hospice

We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.

Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.

Street Food

In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.

Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713.

Littleton Youth Club

Have you got an unwanted chair?-a record?player?-a pot of paint?

Because we can use them!

We want to get to work on our meeting room!

Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.

Thank you!

The Night Shelter

We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.

Send it to us at 15,Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.　

15.　 By “permissive period in education” , the author means a time ______.

a)　　　　 when children are allowed to do what they wish to

b)　　　　 when everything can be taught at school

c)　　　　 when every child can be educated

d)　　　　 when children are permitted to receive education

14.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on ____.

A. learning Latin　　　　 B. discipline

C. natural development　 D. education at school

13.Children are becoming more inactive in study because _______.

A.　　　 they watch TV too often

B.　　　 they have done too much homework

C.　　 they have too many duties

D.　　 teachers are too strict with them

12.　 The price of the new houses will ________.

A.　　　 encourage private and government builders

B.　　　 attract ordinary people in the towns to buy

C.　　 vary in different areas according to the policy

D.　　 help the housing market in the countryside

　　　 　　　　( D )

“It hurts me more than you,” and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students --- “so passive” --- and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re not training kids to work any more,” says Klompus. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say ‘no’ to a kid.”

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them ‘no’ again.