Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do 1.h        because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big 2.p       .

Joy is 14 years old. Last month her parents went aboard on 3.b       , so she had to stay at home alone. At first she thought she would be 4.h        when her parents were not in. She could do everything that she liked. 5.B        when it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt 6.h       . “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. 7.L        she found some food in the fridge, but she didn’t know how to cook. At that moment, she 8.m        her parents very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and bought some food to9.e       .

Many teenagers are the same as Joy. So I think they should 10.l        some life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves properly. They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.

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If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? Nowadays, more and more young people in America volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. Here are some of their plans.

1.Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ____ helping others.

2. What does Jim plan to do in summer?

3. From the passage, we know that Susan ____.

4.____ wants to be a teacher.

5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

根据句意和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。

(1) Astronaut is an u________ job and most people can’t do it well.

(2) Some m_______ and famous novels are kept in the school library. You can go there to get one.

(3) The skirt is too big for me. Would you please give me a_______ one?

(4) Everyone in our class a______ the Robot Club, because it is quite interesting.

(5) Nowadays, more and more people would like to have western holidays instead of t________ festivals.

If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? Nowadays, more and more young people in America volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. Here are some of their plans.

Jim, 16 I’m going to help the   Forest Centre build new road in the mountains. I’ll spend the whole summer   living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep   under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something   good at the same time.

 

Susan, 15 This summer, I’m   going to work for Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and   sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so   I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

 

Michael, 17 I’m going to teach   kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life.   Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I   want to be a teacher and I love children, so this is going to be a great   experience for me.

1. 1.

   Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ____ helping others

   1. A.
      weekdays
   2. B.
      holidays
   3. C.
      Sundays
   4. D.
      pocket money
2. 2.

   What does Jim plan to do in summer?

   1. A.
      To sleep under the stars
   2. B.
      To spend the whole summer living in the tent
   3. C.
      To help build new roads in the mountains
   4. D.
      To breathe fresh air
3. 3.

   From the passage, we know that Susan ____

   1. A.
      likes reading
   2. B.
      likes children
   3. C.
      is good at sports
   4. D.
      is 15 years old
4. 4.

   ____ wants to be a teacher

   1. A.
      Michael
   2. B.
      Susan
   3. C.
      Jim
   4. D.
      Nobody
5. 5.

   Which is the most possible title for this passage?

   1. A.
      Great Experience in the Forest Centre
   2. B.
      Young American Volunteers
   3. C.
      A Special House Program
   4. D.
      Reading for Life

Nowadays, more and more schools in China make rules making students wear school uniforms to school. Parents and teachers think it will make a better learning environment at school, but some students don’t like their school uniforms. So, what are school uniforms like in other parts of the world?
In Japan, boys in middle school wear uniforms called “gakuran” which have dark jackets with stand-up collars and pants. Girls, on the other hand, wear uniforms called “sailor fuku”, which look like European naval(海军) uniforms.
Most schools in England require students to wear school uniforms. Boys need to wear long grey or black pants, white shirts and school ties. Girls have the same clothes as boys, but they can wear skirts or summer school dresses during the summer term.
In the UK, uniforms were the custom throughout most of the 20^th Century, but now more and more public schools stop requiring students to wear uniforms. They think uniforms make students lose their personalities(个性).
For children in many African countries, school uniforms can be a kind of pride, or a huge financial burden(经济负担). Many children have only one uniform, and that may be all the clothes they have.
In a word, love it or hate it, school uniform is a part of growing up for children around the world so you’d better enjoy your school uniform and your school life.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
【小题1】The author introduces school uniforms of different countries to prove it is a part of growing up for children.
【小题2】 In Japan, teenagers all wear uniforms which liik like European naval uniforms.
【小题3】 Neither Chinese students nor students in other countries like their school uniforms.
【小题4】 In England all the school stop requiring students to wear uniforms because they think uniforms make students lose their personalities.
【小题5】In Africa, many children are too poor to afford more than one uniform.