Question

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the ___, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad—England, the US or Australia. Chinese ___that the more expensive the education is, the better it is.

___parents will spend a lot of money on their children’s education. Even ___parents will buy a computer for their son or daughter. Though they’re not rich, they are willing to pay the education.

Parents can ___that their children’s skills are different – skilled in some areas while poor in others. But most ___fail to realize that the children today need more self-confidence.

The problem is that parents are only educating their chidren about how to ___the tests and how to study well, but they are not teaching them the most important skills that they need. And these skills are important to help them to be ___, happy and clever.

Parents can achieve this ___teaching their children the skills like cooking or doing some housework. Teaching a child to cook will ___many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It is an interesting but difficult experience. A good cook ___tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish ___job successfully. As a result, a well-cooked dinner will make him ___good and give him a lot of self-confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play __, will make him interested and want to know more. He will spend hours studying them and trying to fix them. Your child might become an engineer when he ___. These activities are teaching a child not only to study at school, but also to think and use his mind. And that is more important.

1.A. money B. education C. children D. family

2.A. compare B. believe C. disagree D. ask

3.A. Or B. So C. But D. If

4.A. old B. rich C. poor D. young

5.A. see B. hope C. allow D. believe

6.A. sons B. daughters C. parents D. grandparents

7.A. discuss B. pass C. give D. take

8.A. educational B. different C. confident D. skilled

9.A. before B. by C. of D. with

10.A. improve B. choose C. miss D. train

11.A. sometimes B. always C. never D. seldom

12.A. my B. his C. her D. their

13.A. sound B. look C. feel D. write

14.A. with B. for C. against D. again

15.A. wakes up B. grows up C. shows up D. gives up

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