Teaching kids good manners is very important It's best to do it when they are young. Good eating manners begin with good table manners. Tell your kids that dinner time is family time.

There should be no phones or text messages (信息)at the table. They can talk about family things.

Kids should say "please" and "thank you" when asking for food on the table. They should not reach over(越过) other people to get food.

Teach your kids not to eat with their mouths open or talk with their mouths full. If it's hard for them to understand, show them how it looks and sounds. When they see this, they'll understand.

They should also eat slowly and take small bites(咬).

Washing hands is important to health. When eating at a friend's house, tell your kids to thank the host. Let them put their own dishes in the sink (水槽) after dinner. For elder children. they can help do the dishes.

1.It is best for kids to learn good table manners when they are

A. at school

B. at home

C. young

D. at friends' houses

2.The kids should when they eat.

A. open the mouth

B. send text massage

C. close the mouth

D. eat slowly and take small bites

3.What should the kids do if they eat in a friend's home?

A. Never thank the host

B. Don't put their own dishes in the sink after dinner

C. Help the host do the dishes if they can.

D. Reach over other people to get things.

4.The passage may be for

A. teachers

B. students

C. parents

D. children

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. What we should do to eat happily.

B. Teaching kids about good manners

C. Asking kids to do some housework.

D. Asking kids not to use phones

Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽车).

A small car can hold (容纳) four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.

Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bought a van. The sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱) when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are brought into the home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

1.From the passage, a van is also called .

A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck

2.Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they .

A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents' house

C. built a new place for a ran D. sold their second car

3.Americans usually use motor homes ___________.

A. to travel with all the family members of holiday

B. to do some shopping with all the family members

C. to visit their grandparents at weekends

D. to drive their children to school every day

4.Motor homes have become popular because

A. they can take people to another city when people are free

B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

C. some people think motor homes are cheap

D. big families can put more things in motor homes

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