Question

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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Answer 1