Life for Cathy Tailor’s three children is very busy．Their school days are busy enough．After school, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball．Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons．The tired children don’t get home until 7pm．They have a quick supper, and it’s time for homework．

The Tailors are like many American and British parents．They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives．Doctors say many children are under too much pressure．Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom．

Most children take part in after-school clubs．Activities include sports , language learning, music, and math classes．Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more．Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same．

Linda Miller , a mother of three in London knows all about such pressure．“In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says, “Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young．And they are always comparing them with other children．It’s crazy．People shouldn’t push their kids so hard．”

Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves．On the one hand, children need organized activities．On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves．

1．The Tailors take their three children from ．

A．football to basketball B．guitar lessons to piano lessons

C．activity to activity D．schoolwork to homework

2．____ say many children feel under too much pressure．

A．The Tailors B．Parents C．Teachers D．Doctors

3．Parents now push their children before．

A．a bit harder than B．as hard as

C．much harder than D．not so hard as

4．Competition of sending their kids to all kinds of classes between families starts __．

A．at a very young age B．when they are older

C．when these kids are adults D．from teenagers

5．Parents should learn to ________．

A．compare their own children with other children

B．make their own children fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives

C．plan their kids’ lives for them

D．give their kids a little more free time to relax themselves

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       A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest．As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a man came up and knocked at the window to ask the time．The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch．"It's 8 a．m．"he said．Then he went to sleep again．

But soon he woke up because a second person was knocking at the window．"Sir, do you have the time?" he asked．The driver looked at his watch again, and told the man it was 8: 30 a．m．

At this rate(照此下去) , he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note(字条) and put it up on the window for all to see．It said, "I don't have the time．"

Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep．A few minutes later, a third person came along and began knocking at the window．"Hey, sir, "he said．"It's a quarter to nine．"

1．The driver stopped his car because he_________．                                               

       A．didn't know the time                      B．lost his watch

       C．saw his friend                                D．was very tired

2．He was woken up again by the second person_________．                                    

A．a few minutes later                         B．half an hour later

C．forty-five minutes later                    D．the next morning

3．The driver _________ after he put up the note on the window．                             

A．had a very good rest                         B．was woken up again very soon

C．really forgot the time                          D．made a phone call to the third person

4．The third person came to knock at the window to          ．                            

       A．ask the time                                  B．have a sleep

       C．tell him the time                           D．ask for help

5．From this passage, we know that          ．                                                    

A．the driver didn't have his own house

B．the first two persons liked the driver's watch

C．the third person was kind and friendly

D．the driver had a good sleep last night

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One day, a taxi driver 1 a woman home from a party. The woman had her dog 2 her. When they 3 her house, the woman found that she 4 take money with her. 5 the driver had to 6 in the car with the dog when she 7 her house for money. He waited and waited. Half 8 hour later the woman did not come back. So the driver went 9 his car to 10 what was going on. While he 11 around the house, the police came. They thought that he 12 a thief. 13 the woman came back. She said she forgot about the dog and the driver. The driver was 14 angry to 15 her for the money and went away quickly.

1．A．was take　　 B．was taking　 C．were taking　 　 D．were take

2．A．for B．of C．with D．from

3．A．arrived 　　　B．got 　　　　 C．got to　　 　　 D．arrived in

4．A．doesn’t　　 B．didn’t 　　 C．don’t　 　　 D．wasn’t

5．A．Because　 B．When　 C．So　 　 D．While

6．A．wait　　 B．waited 　　　　 C．waiting　　　 D．waits

7．A．went into　 B．goes into　　　 C．go into　　　　 D．to go into

8．A．a B．an C．the D./

9．A．off 　 B．on　 　 C．out of　　 D．into

10．A．found 　 B．look for 　 C．look after　 　 D．find out

11．A．walk 　 　 B．walks 　　　　 C．was walking　 D．walking

12．A．is　 　 B．was　 C．were 　 　　 D．are

13．A．Luck B．Lucky C．Unluckily D．Luckily

14．A．very B．so C．too D．such

15．A．ask B．asking C．asked D．asks

I’m very upset and I know _____．

A．what to do B．how to do C．what to do it D．What should I do

I need some money to _____ for summer camp．                                                      

       A．cost                 B．spend                C．take                D．pay

I thought I failed my test but I just ___ I passed!                               

      A．found                  B．looked for          C．found out           D．looked out

Scientists are now trying to make robots ____ the same things ____ us．                     

      A．to do, as            B．do, as                  C．doing, as            D．doing, like

This is one of _______ movie companies in the United States．                                   

    A．the big             B．the bigger           C．the biggest           D．largest

I have to ______ a uniform to school today．                                    

       A．wear              B．dress            C．put on             D．in

I want to work for ______ when I am older．                                 

       A．me                     B．own               C．myself            D．I