Now more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do housework, because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.

Mary is 14 years old. One day her parents went on a trip, so she was alone at home. At first she thought she would be happy because her parents were not in. She could do everything that she liked. But when it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt hungry. “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. Later she found some meat and vegetables in the fridge (冰箱), but she didn’t know how to cook them. At that time, she missed her parents very much. At last she could only go to a restaurant to eat.

Many teenagers have the same problem as Mary. So I think they should learn some life skills (技能), like cooking, cleaning up their rooms or dressing themselves. They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.

1.Why was Mary alone at home?

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2.How did Mary feel first after her parents left?

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3.Where did Mary have supper at last?

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4.Why can’t many Chinese teenagers live without

their parents?

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5.Many teenagers don’t have the same problem as Mary, do they?

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One cold Sunday, Mariko and her dad were walking to the store.“I’m tired of winter,” said Mariko.

Dad waved (挥手) at their neighbor. “I know Mr. Hill hopes spring will come too.”

Mr. Hill was sitting and enjoying the sun in his garden (花园). He waved, and Mariko waved back.

“Mr. Hill loves his garden,” said Mariko. Mr. Hill had the most beautiful spring flower garden. It was full of daffodils (黄水仙).

Dad said, “Yes, he does. And because he is old, it is hard for him to go outside in winter.”

At the store, Mariko helped Dad choose milk, bread and carrots.

“You may choose something for yourself, Mariko,” said Dad.

At first Mariko thought apples would taste good. But then something else caught her eye, “Oh, Dad, look, daffodils!”

“Is that something you want?” asked Dad.

“Yes!” Mariko said happily.

Mariko couldn’t stop looking at her daffodils all the way home. But when she got to Mr. Hill’s house, she stopped, “Maybe I could ...”

“Wait here, Dad, please,” she said. “I’ll be right back.”

Mariko ran to Mr. Hill and gave him the daffodils.

“What a wonderful winter surprise!” said Mr. Hill. “You have brought me spring!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.What did Mariko and her father do on Sunday?

A. They did some shopping.

B. They worked in the garden.

C. They visited their neighbors.

D. They helped Mr. Hill pick flowers.

2.What did Mariko and her father NOT bring home?

A. Apples. B. Carrots. C. Milk. D. Bread.

3.Mariko chose daffodils probably because ______.

A. they were colorful

B. her mother liked them

C. her garden needed new flowers

D. the flowers made her think of spring

4.From the story, we know that Mariko ______.

A. disliked shopping B. liked daffodils best

C. was popular with her neighbors D. was kind and thought of others

5.What is the best title of the story?

A. A shopping day B. A winter surprise

C. Beautiful flowers D. Spring and winter

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