3. 一Whose red coat is on the sofa?

—oh,it is (my) .

2. The kids are tired. They get too much (stress) from homework.

II.用所给词的适当形式填空

1. (make) the bed is easy. We should do

it after getting up.

5. It's u to let him finish the work alone in

such a short time.

3. When you come o to my house,please

buy some snacks for me.

4. I want to s the floor every Saturday.

I.根据句意及首字母提示补全单词

1. Ann takes good c of her little sister.

2. You must finish your homework f .

IX.根据短文内容及汉语提示完成短文

“Do the dishes. 1.   (打扫) the floor.

Take out the rubbish. 2. (叠) the

clothes."” Do your parents say these things to you? Of course they do. Why? Well,someone has to do

it. They are 3.  (家务) 一small everyday

duties. You may get money for doing a chore or you may not. Parents and other people don't  always give orders. Sometimes they ask.

How do you ask politely? Well,in English,the

word “4.   (能;可以) ” is often used for

requests. When your mom says “Could you please

5. (整理床铺) ？” she is asking you

“politely” to do a chore.

In fact,doing chores can help to develop

children's 6. (独立) and teach them how

to 7. (照顾;照料) themselves. It can also

help them to understand the idea of 8. (公平) . After all,they can't 9. (依靠) their

parents too much all the time.

When asking for permission,you can also use

the word “could”. For example,you can say “Could I borrow...?” when you want 10. (借)

something from others.

Ⅶ. .完形填空

Lisa is serious about the chores in her house. She gives her children things that they 1 do according to their ages. She started by asking John,the 2 of her two sons,to help with the dishes.

It is now an easy chore 3 the 15-year-〇ld. His 13-year-old brother,Dave,now 4 John too. They take turns  (轮流) washing the 5 each week. The boys also clean their study tables,make their beds and 6 food from the market on Sun-

day mornings. Besides (除了) these,the boys also know how to cook easy meals 7 their parents are not at home.

The family of 8 live in a big house but they do all the housework themselves. Lisa says ,“When I was young,my father wanted us to do things on our own and to learn how to 9 ourselves. Now

I'm doing it to my kids. ” John says ,“Doing chores

is 10 You can learn important life skills and responsibility (责任) . ”

() 1. A. must   B. can

   C. may   D. will

() 2. A. elder   B. taller

   C. younger   D. shorter

() 3. A. with   B. as

   C. for   D. by

() 4. A. likes   B. finds

   C. hates   D. helps

() 5. A. hands   B. dishes

   C. fruit   D. clothes

() 6. A. borrow   B. cook

   C. buy   D. sell

() 7. A. when   B. how

   C. what   D. why

() 8. A. two   B. three

   C. four   D. five

() 9. A. work on   B. live in

   C. look at   D. take care of

() 10. A. difficult   B. good

   C. bad   D. boring

5. Kids should help out chores at home.

4. She is going to work an English teacher

in her hometown.