Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries．Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each．
Children in the US will leave their parents' home when they grow up．They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs．They often write to their parents or telephone them．And they often go to visit their parents on holiday．
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs．Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves．
Children are asked to do some work around their house．And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use．
(1)
The size of most American families is ________ that of other countries．
[ ]
A．
larger than
B．
smaller than
C．
as big as
D．
as small as
(2)
When children grow up, they leave their parents' home to ________．
[ ]
A．
get married
B．
be free
C．
find good jobs
D．
study
(3)
They visit their parents ________．
[ ]
A．
on weekdays
B．
on weekends
C．
at any time
D．
on holiday
(4)
Which of the following statements is WRONG?
[ ]
A．
Children have the freedom to choose their own job．
B．
Parents don't ask their children to do the housework．
C．
Parents think it important for children to make their own decision．
D．
When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home．
(5)
Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ________．
[ ]
A．
children can learn how to make money for themselves
One of the world's greatest storytellers, Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2nd, 1805, in Denmark．He was the son of a poor shoemaker．After his father's death he traveled to Copenhagen to try out for the theater．He hoped to become an actor, but his real talent was for writing and he first became known for his poetry．He also wrote plays, novels and travel books, but while many of these are now almost unknown outside Denmark, his fairy tales are famous around the world．
His first collection of fairy tales, Tales Told for Children, was published in 1835 and included such favorites as The Tinderbox and The Princess and the Pea．His most famous fairy tales, however, are The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen．There probably isn't a child in the world who hasn't read at least one of these, or had it read to him．
Shortly before his death, in August 1875, he was asked what music he would like to be played at his funeral．“It should be in time with little steps,”he said,“because most of the people at my funeral will be children．”
There is a statue(雕像)of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Harbor．It was put there because the Danish are very proud of their most famous writer．
(1)
What is the main idea of this passage?
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A．
Hans Christian Andersen wrote several travel books．
B．
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Denmark．
C．
Hans Christian Andersen was famous for his writing．
D．
Hans Christian Andersen died in August 1875．
(2)
What did Andersen want to be at first?
[ ]
A．
An actor．
B．
A shoemaker．
C．
A writer．
D．
A bookseller．
(3)
What was the title of his first collection of fairy tales?
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A．
The Tinderbox．
B．
The Princess and the Pea．
C．
Tales Told for Children．
D．
The Little Mermaid．
(4)
Which fairy tales are his most famous ones?
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A．
The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid and The Tinderbox．
B．
The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling and The Tinderbox．
C．
The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen．
D．
The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen and The Princess and the Pea．
