Most parents hope that their children can be happy and successful. But do you know the best way to encourage them to be so? The answer is to allow them to make their own decisions.

Unfortunately, popular culture has different ideas about children’s decision making. Most parents make decisions for their children – what they wear, what they eat and what movies they watch. In fact, it’s not good for children’s growing.

Parents should allow children to make decisions when they are very young. But this doesn’t mean children are allowed to do everything. For example, you shouldn’t take your children into a store and tell them they can have anything they want. They would be overwhelmad(不知所措的) by the choices (选择). But you can give them a choice among snacks. When children get older, “expand” the number of choices you give them. For example, allow them to decide the activities they want to take part in or when they go to bed.

The next step is to get your children to think before they act. Let them ask themselves several important questions. First, why do I want to do this? Second, what are my choices? Third, what are the results of the actions? After these questions, they are sure to have right decisions.

1.The beat way to make children be happy and successful is to ______.

A. allow them to buy more books B. make them read more books

C. allow them to make their own decisions D. make them go to college

2.The writer thinks ______.

A. parents should make decisions for children B. parents should teach children to make decisions

C. children could do what they want to do D. children could not make their decisions

3.The underlined word “expand” in the passage means ______ in Chinese?

A. 扩大 B. 收回 C. 开放 D. 缩小

4.Children should ask themselves ______ questions before making a decision.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

The Coolest Inventions

Great inventions often change the world. Why not try our coolest inventions?

Frying Pan

$ 100

Cooking by yourself is a great idea! Try this smart pan even if you don’t know how to cook! In it there is an APP that can control the heat. You just need to follow the instructions and a delicious meal can be yours.

Year of invention: 2015

Cooler

$399

A cooler can keep your food and drinks fresh. But the US inventor Ryan wants more than that. His cooler can also be used as an MP3 player. It even provides power for your mobile phone.

Year of invention: 2012

Coaching Basketball

$200

The coaching basketball can develop your basketball skills. In the basketball there is a Bluetooth chip (It can send information to your mobile phone.) If you don’t play well, a "coach" will tell you how to improve.

Year of invention: 2014

Super Wheel

$799

Too tired to ride a bike in a large city? Cambridge University has developed the Super Wheel. It’s a real wheel to help riders to ride more easily. It also gives real-time information of the road conditions to your phone.

Year of invention: 2014

1.How much is a Frying Pan?

A. $100. B. $200. C. $399. D. $799.

2.What can Ryan’s Cooler do?

A. It can help to heat the food and the drink. B. It can teach you how to play basketball.

C. It can cook your food without electricity. D. It can provide power for mobile phones.

3.When was the Coaching Basketball invented?

A. In 2011. B. In 2014. C. In 2015. D. In 2016.

4.What’s the speical of the Super Wheel?

A. It can be used as a mobile phone. B. It can show the cooking steps by riding.

C. It can improve your basketball skills quickly. D. It can give the information about the road conditions.

5.What does the undelined word "real-time" mean?

A. 真正的 B. 随机的 C. 实时的 D. 匆忙的

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