She is Liu Hui, a middle school student in Anhui, one of the “ stay at home children” in her town. Liu Hui is 12 years old and lives1.____ her sister. Her parents left home to 2._____ money in big cities when she was only four. Liu Hui has to take 3.______ of her younger sister. They have to stay at home alone 4._____ they have to go to school in the town.

“I used to feel 5.____ without my parents at home,” she said, “but now I know 6._____ they do so. They have to go away to make money for us so that we can live 7.____ better life.”

Every day, Liu Hui gets up at 6:30 a.m. And cooks 8._____ . Then the two girls go to school. They have supper at 6:00 p.m. Then Liu Hui does housework and 9.____ her sister with her homework. She usually goes to bed at 9:30p.m.

Though busy, Liu Hui is still the best student in her class. She said, “My life is OK. But I still hope my parents will come back and live with 10._____.

Should children do chores? Yes. Chores are good for them. Doing chores teaches them many important things. It will help them in their life.

There are many things that parents can do to encourage their children to do chores. Here are some suggestions:

Start early. Parents start giving their children chores to do when they are young.

Parents should show their children how to do chores and teach them one chore at a time.

Change the chores as children grow. Parents should make sure that the chores they give to their children are appropriate to (适合于）their children’s ages and abilities( 能力）.

Pay children for the chores they do. For example, pay them 1 dollar for taking out the rubbish.

Don’t nag(唠叨）.

Don’t do chores for their children if they forget or refuse.

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假如你们班要举办一次有关“学生该不该做家务”的讨论会，请你根据以下提示的问题写一篇短文，阐述自己的观点。词数：80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

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1. Do you often do chores?

2. What chores do you often do?

3. What do you think of doing chores?

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It is _____ unlucky day today. I’ve lost _____ useful pen.

A. a; a B. an; a C. a; an D. an; an

He hasn’t got a letter from his uncle .

A. since three months B. for three months

C. three months ago D. in three months

John’s never flown to Canada, ?

A. is he B.isn’t he C.has he D. hasn’t he

We must try our best to stop the pollution a happy life.

A. from live B. from living

C. live D. to live

Could you tell me how long the football club?

A. you have joined B. have you joined

C. you have been in D. have you been in

--What brought joy to Linda just now? -- .

A. Received a gift

B. Receiving a gift

C. She received a gift

D. Because she received a gift.

I’m afraid the life we are used to a lot in a few years’ time.

A. changing B. will change C. changed D. Change