What does a Korean father look like? Strict, cold and focused only on his job．Well, yes, this is the popular image(形象)of Korean fathers．However, this image does not tell the whole story．Across the country, more and more fathers are looking for the answer to the question：what does it mean to be a good father today? And they choose to attend Father School．
Founded in 1995, Father School began in Seoul(首尔)．It aims to help Korean men show love to their families．Most of the students are from 30 to 70 years old．They are asked to write letters to their kids as homework and to practice saying “I love you” to all family members．
Like many students in Father School, Edmond Rhim never wanted to come．“I’m not a bad father,” he said．“But it was just difficult for me to communicate with my two teenage kids．” He began to show up in class, and things got better．When he graduated from the school among 70 other men, he no longer felt awkward(尴尬的)when hugging his wife and kids．
(1)
Why do Korean fathers attend Father School?
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A．
They want to know how to teach their children．
B．
They want to know what it means to be a good father today．
C．
They want to make friends with other fathers．
D．
They want to be strict fathers．
(2)
What does Father School do?
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A．
It helps mother to show love to her children．
B．
It helps children to communicate with parents．
C．
It helps father to show love to his parents．
D．
It helps father to show love to the family．
(3)
Fathers learn to do all the following things at Father School except ________．
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A．
help kids finish their homework
B．
hug their kids
C．
say “I love you” to family members
D．
write letters to kids
(4)
What is true about Edmond Rhim according to the passage?
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A．
Edmond Rhim was a bad father．
B．
Edmond Rhim seldom hugged his wife or kids before he went to Father School．
C．
There were 70 men in Edmond Rhim’s class．
It was easy for Edmond Rhim to communicate with his kids before he attended Father School．
Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence－it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment．
________are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school．Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability(能力)to use the English language correctly．As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children's literacy(读写能力)．You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours．
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write：
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having everyday conversations with your children
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trying to ask more “wh－” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions
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encouraging your children to talk about events you don't know
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reading to your children each night
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listening to your children read
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teaching your children how to use dictionaries
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talking about your children's writings
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practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together．In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves．There are over 1, 000 books on the list．The reading must be done in one year．What's more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write．For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews．Remember to make positive comments as much as possible．
(1)
This passage is mainly written for________
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A．
children
B．
teachers
C．
parents
D．
doctors
(2)
________is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2
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A．
“
Listening and speaking skills”
B．
“
Reading and writing skills”
C．
“
Listening and writing skills”
D．
“
Reading and listening skills”
(3)
________is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above
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A．
“
Listening to the radio every day”
B．
“
Listening to your children read”
C．
“
Reading to your children each night”
D．
“
Talking about your children's writings”
(4)
In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read________in one year
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A．
5 books
B．
10 books
C．
15 books
D．
20 books
(5)
Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to________
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