I will give him the gift as soon as he .

A. will arrive B. arrive C. arrives D. arrived

I`m watching TV_______ my mother is cooking in the kitchen.

A. unless B. since C. until D. while

My little brother is funny. He often makes me _____.

A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughs

Mary, could you please_________ the dishes?

A. do B. make C. does D. makes

He doesn’t like playing cards, because he thinks playing cards is a waste time.

A. of B. at C. for D. in

Lisa is serious about the chores in her house. She gives her children things that they _______ do according to(根据) their ages. She started by asking John, the _______ of her two sons, to help with the dishes. It is now an easy chore _______ the 15-year-old boy. His 13-year-old brother, Dave, now _______ John, too. They take turns (轮流) washing the _______ each week. The boys also clean their study tables, make their beds and ________ food from the market on Sunday mornings. Besides (除了) these, the boys also know how to cook easy meals _______ their parents are not at home.

The family of _______ live in a big house but they do all the housework themselves. Lisa says, “When I was young, my father wanted us to do things on our own (独立地) and learn how to ________ ourselves. Now I’m doing it to my kids.” John says, “Doing chores is __________.You learn important life skills and responsibility (责任).”

1.A. must B. can C. may D. will

2.A. elder B. taller C. younger D. shorter

3.A. with B. as C. for D. by

4.A. likes B. finds C. hates D. helps

5.A. hands B. dishes C. fruit D. clothes

6.A. borrow B. cook C. buy D. sell

7.A. when B. how C. what D. why

8.A. two B. three C. four D. five

9.A. work on B. take part in C. turn on D. take care of

10.A. bad B. good C. difficult D. boring

Nobody likes to do chores, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them.

Play some music: Music makes everything seem like a party, doesn’t it? Play your kids’ favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.

Make it a treasure hunt (寻宝): It’s a good way when you would like them to clean the house. Let them know that you hide (隐藏) a $5 bill someplace. If they find it, they can keep it.

Change often: If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task (任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task.

Do it together: It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores, you will finish them faster and have more fun.

1.The article is for 　 　.

A. schools B. teachers C. parents D. kids

2.There are 　 　 pieces of advice in the article.

A. three B. four C. five D. six

3.The writer thinks it’s better to 　 　 while asking kids to clean the house.

A. play their favorite music B. hide something for them to find

C. give them a new task D. do it together with them

4.Kids may feel 　 　 if they keep on doing the same chores for months.

A. tired B. fun C. interested D. bored

5.Which is the best title of the article?

A. Doing chores is good for kids B. Help kids set a good habit

C. Make chores fun for kids D. Everyone should do chores

（ B ）

配对阅读：左栏是五个人物的相关信息,右栏是七则建议，请为每个人选择最合适的建议。

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Everyone wants to relax after working or studying 1. a long time. I have many ways of 2.myself. Let me tell you some of my favorites ways.

I am a big sports fan, so the usual way I relax is to watch 3. play many kinds of sports. My favorite is tennis, 4. I am interested in all kinds of sports. It’s amazing to see players playing very well. I find playing sports is a good way of “relaxing” my brain 5. a day’s hard work.

I enjoy listening to music during my 6.time. Some people can’t study while they are listening to music, but for me, I believe I can study 7. by listening to light songs.

Some people choose to relax 8.traveling. I also like visiting different places and 9. famous snacks there. So I will find the most famous snacks as10. as I arrive at a different place.

I`m Mary. I liked doing chores when I was young. My mother started teaching us to cook when we were five or six because my father was at home for only two days a month, so my mother had to do everything. She had to grow rice, feed the dog and the children and cook for us. When we were five or six years old, we all began to help mum do the housework. My eldest sister Lora helped our mother reap the crops on the farm, my second eldest sister Daisy did the washing, and I cooked for the family. When my sister finished their work, they both came to help me. I can still remember the tears in my mother`s eyes when she saw the first dishes we cooked. When I was seven, I went to school. But I decided to come home every day and cook for the family because I know it`s my duty to share the housework with my mother.

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