In 1985 I visited China.I thought many Chinese parents put much pressure on only high school students.But in the following years, I found the pressure came to primary school children, then those of pre?school age, and finally newborn babies and pre?born children.

In order to succeed, one or two years before entering kindergarten (幼稚园) they must study English, drawing, singing, and dancing, and the three years of kindergarten are mostly spent to build up an early lead in primary school performance.

What if parents let their 3 or 4 years old child enjoy free time on Saturday and Sunday, after five days in nur?sery? They would be thought to be wasting their kid's early life.As others do, so must they do.

　　　 Yet children have not only the right, but the need to play.Kindergartens should not be a school.There should be no classroom, no lesson, no homework, and especially no exams.Instead, playing should be the first thing for children.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

They need to play with others and also to play on their own, as playing is good for learning in a lively way. Children can discover numbers while playing games and the alphabet (字母表) through songs.Some Chinese cha?racters can become familiar to them by being used in games.But the problem with kindergartens is very serious.Chinese parents think studying is more important.Children work hard while having less and less time to play.What these parents fail to realize is that they are following the examples of how not to raise a kid.

(　　)6.What's the situation of children in China now?

　　 A.They have much pressure.　　　 B.They play too much.

C.They have no pressure.　　　　　 D.They work hard but happily.

(　　)7.Why don't parents let their 3 or 4?year?old kids enjoy free time? Because ________.

　　 A.kids don't want to play　 　　　　B.they have to do what other people do

C.the government ask them to do so　 D.the grandparents ask them to do so

(　　)8.According to the author, what should a kindergarten be like?

A.A school with lessons.　

B.A class with exams.

C.A place where children can play freely.

D.A place where children only play games.

(　　)9.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Only middle school students spend much time in studying.

B.Studying is the most important for children.

C.Children have much time to enjoy themselves.

D.Raising kids doesn't mean making them study.

(　　)10.What is probably the best title for this passage?

A.Chinese Education Has Some Problems

B.How to Raise a Child

C.Children Need Time to Play

D.Family Education Is Very Important

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   If the four “people” in a person's mind __4__, the person can become a happy and healthy man.He __5__ his life and people like to be with him.However, not everyone is like this, because people come from __6__ families.If a person's parents ask him __7__, he will not show his real feeling easily.He asks too much of himself, too.That is, among the four people in his mind, the “father” and the “adult” are stronger than the “mother” and the “child”.__8__ if a person's parents are too kind to ask him anything, he will care about himself only.In his mind, the “__9__” is stronger than the other three “people”.How to __10__ the four “people” in the mind is very important in having a happy life.So we need to learn to develop a happy and healthy mind.

(　　)1.A.who        B.which            C.what     D.where

(　　)2.A.serious      B.kind             C.wild     D.rude

(　　)3.A.find out     B.laugh at           C.think of  D.come out

(　　)4.A.get along well  B.argue a lot         C.fight hard    D.shout at

(　　)5.A.saves       B.spares             C.enjoys   D.helps

(　　)6.A.different    B.poor              C.small     D.same

(　　)7.A.a little      B.too much          C.no more  D.too many

(　　)8.A.And        B.But              C.So       D.Though

(　　)9.A.mother      B.adult             C.child    D.father

(　　)10.A.balance     B.discover           C.describe    D.keep

The old man asked the policeman ________.

A.which bus did he take B.which bus would he take　

C.which bus he should take　 D.which bus did he have to take

—When are you going to tell Henry the good news?

—I'll tell him ________ he comes back.

A.since B.as soon as C.because　 D.until

—When ________ he ________ for London?

—The day before yesterday.He ________ for two days.

A.did; leave; has left　　　　　 B.has; left; has left

C.did; leave; has been away　　　 D.will; leave; is leaving

—Linda had nothing for breakfast this morning, ________？

—No.She got up too late.

A.had she　 B.hadn't she

C.did she　 D.didn't she

—I think English is ________ math.

—Yes, I think so.

A.much important than　　　　 B.so important as

C.as important as D.as more important as

—It's very nice ________you to help me with my English.

—Not at all.I think it is important ________us to help each other.

　　　 　　 A.of; of　　 B.for; of　　 C.of; for　　　　　　 　D.for; for

—________ do you hang out with your friends?

—Once a week.

A.How long  B.How many  C.How soon  D.How often