17．-How was your climbing Mount Tai？
-I didn't believe I could do it ________ I got to the top．（ ）
-I didn't believe I could do it ________ I got to the top．（ ）
| A． | until | B． | while | C． | after | D． | when |
15．The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children．Some parents send their children to the best schools or even to England，the US or Australia，though this costs too much．Many also want their children to learn a musical instrument or ballet that will give them a head start in life．The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is，the better it is，so parents often spend a large amount of money on education．Even poor couples buy a computer for their son or daughter．
However，what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap．Parents can see that their children's skills vary （变化）； they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others．What most parents fail to realize though，is that today's children don't believe in themselves．
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study effectively．They are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident，happy and clever．
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking，sewing and other housework．
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking demands patience and time．It is an enjoyable but difficult experience．A good cook always tries to improve his cooking，so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully．The result，a well-cooked dinner，will give a child a lot of pleasure and confidence．
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and interested．If he will spend hours looking at it，and try to repair it； your child might become an engineer when he grows up．Such activities do more than teach a child to read a book； but theyteach them to think，and to use their minds．This is much more important than learning by reading a book．
However，what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap．Parents can see that their children's skills vary （变化）； they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others．What most parents fail to realize though，is that today's children don't believe in themselves．
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study effectively．They are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident，happy and clever．
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking，sewing and other housework．
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking demands patience and time．It is an enjoyable but difficult experience．A good cook always tries to improve his cooking，so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully．The result，a well-cooked dinner，will give a child a lot of pleasure and confidence．
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and interested．If he will spend hours looking at it，and try to repair it； your child might become an engineer when he grows up．Such activities do more than teach a child to read a book； but theyteach them to think，and to use their minds．This is much more important than learning by reading a book．
| Title：How Chinese Parents Should （61）educate their Children | ||
| Common practice | ◆Being （62）generous with money when it comes to education． ◆Sending them to the best （63）schools or abroad． ◆Taking extra-curriculum activities to have a head start in life． ◆（64）Spending more money than they can afford on education． | |
| （65）Bad results | ◆Children will be lack （缺少） of confidence． | |
| （66）suggestions | ◆Teaching their children practical skills，which are of the greatest（67）importance | Cooking |
| Sewing． | ||
| Other（68）housework． | ||
| Repairing a broken radio or TV． | ||
| Good results | ◆To make the children hard-working，（69）pleasedand confident． ◆To enable（使---能够）them to （70）thinkand to use their minds． | |
14．-Why did _____ take Aunt Molly almost an hour to get home？
-I don't know．Maybe there was something wrong with her car．（ ）
-I don't know．Maybe there was something wrong with her car．（ ）
| A． | that | B． | it | C． | she | D． | this |
13．-What _______the number of workers in your factory？
-There are two hundred，and a number of them ________women．（ ）
-There are two hundred，and a number of them ________women．（ ）
| A． | are； are | B． | is； are | C． | are； is |
12．Half of the class ______ done most of the work．The rest _______ rather difficult．（ ）
| A． | have； is | B． | has； is | C． | have； are | D． | has； are |
9．A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper，and （15）A her piece of paper that he had written something on．After his mother （16）C her hands，she read what was on the paper．
For （17）B the grass 5.00
For cleaning up my room this week 1.00
For going to the supermarket for you 1.00
For looking after my baby brother while you went shopping 1.00
For taking out the rubbish 1.00
For getting a good report card 5.00
For cleaning up the garden 2.00
Total：16.00
Well，his mother looked at him for a while，and then she picked up a pen，turned（18）C the paper he had written on，and this was what she wrote：
For the nine （19）C I carried you while you were growing inside me，free．
For all the nights that I've sat up with you，fed you and sung songs for you，free
For all the tears that you've （20）B through the years，free．
For all the nights that were filled with （21）D，free．
For the toys，food，clothes，and even cleaning your nose，free．
And when you add it all up，the（22）A cost of real love is free．
When the little boy finished reading what his mother had written，there were tears in his eyes．He looked straight （23）D at his mother and said，"I'm sure do love you．"And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote：（24）A IN FULL．
For （17）B the grass 5.00
For cleaning up my room this week 1.00
For going to the supermarket for you 1.00
For looking after my baby brother while you went shopping 1.00
For taking out the rubbish 1.00
For getting a good report card 5.00
For cleaning up the garden 2.00
Total：16.00
Well，his mother looked at him for a while，and then she picked up a pen，turned（18）C the paper he had written on，and this was what she wrote：
For the nine （19）C I carried you while you were growing inside me，free．
For all the nights that I've sat up with you，fed you and sung songs for you，free
For all the tears that you've （20）B through the years，free．
For all the nights that were filled with （21）D，free．
For the toys，food，clothes，and even cleaning your nose，free．
And when you add it all up，the（22）A cost of real love is free．
When the little boy finished reading what his mother had written，there were tears in his eyes．He looked straight （23）D at his mother and said，"I'm sure do love you．"And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote：（24）A IN FULL．
| 15．A．passed | B．posted | C．offered | D．borrowed |
| 16．A．waved | B．clapped | C．dried | D．shook |
| 17．A．pushing | B．cutting | C．mopping | D．picking |
| 18．A．back | B．away | C．over | D．off |
| 19．A．days | B．weeks | C．months | D．years |
| 20．A．enjoyed | B．caused | C．collected | D．proved |
| 21．A．jokes | B．wishes | C．smiles | D．worries |
| 22．A．full | B．half | C．high | D．new |
| 23．A．out | B．around | C．down | D．up |
| 24．A．PAID | B．SOLD | C．SPENT | D．BOUGHT |
8．Please _______ spend too much time playing computer games．It wastes a lot of time．（ ）
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| A． | not | B． | aren't | C． | don't | D． | not to |