26、Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.                                                                                                                                                                                                                

     Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.

     Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

     Parents asked their children to do some work around their house. And in many families, they even pay the children for doing housework. This can help them learn how to make money for their own use.

  1. The size of most American families is         that of other countries.

    A. larger than         B. smaller than       C. as big as          D. as small as

  2. When children grow up, they leave their parents to          ．

    A. get married        B. be free            C. find good jobs     D. study

  3. They visit their parents          ．

    A. on weekdays      B. at weekends        C. at any time        D. on holiday

  4. Which of the following is WRONG?

    A. Children is free to choose their own jobs.

    B. Parents don't ask their children to do the housework.

    C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

    D. When children grow up, they usually live far away from their parents' home.

  5. Some parents pay their children for doing housework because         .

    A. children can learn how to make money for themselves

    B. their children ask them for money

    C. children need money at school

    D. they like to do that

25、Most people in the United States speak English．There are over 2000 languages spoken all over the world．You know that every language has its own words．When you want to learn a foreign language，you must learn its words．You must know what the words mean，and you must say them in the right way．Words are made up of(组成)sound，and different languages have different sounds．There are thousands of language sounds．When you speak English，you are using only about fifty of them．

Some languages are spoken faster than others．English is spoken more slowly than French．Women speak faster than men．In America，women speak about l75 words every minute．But men speak about only l50．How many words do you speak every minute?

1．Most people in America speak          ．

2．We often use            of the sounds when we speak English．

3．How many languages are spoken all over the world?

4．Does Chinese have its own words?

5．In America，who speak faster, women or men?

23、I didn’t want to talk about that       the phone．

A．on           B．in        C．at         D．by

22、—I called you at 7：00 yesterday evening．but nobody answered．

一Sorry, I        dinner with my friends at a restaurant．

A．have         B．had       C．is having   D．was having

21、Could you please        me some           ？

A．giving；advices             B．give；advices

C．give；advice               D．to give；advice

20、He asked me if I           mad           him．

A．am；at      B．was；at    C．was；to   D．am；to

19、How much did you            the house?

A．pay for      B．cost for     C．paid for   D．cost on