“How about your study now?” “Fine. ”“Is your grandma OK?” “Yes. ” “How is  everybody in the family?”“They are fine. ”“Ok, then I’ll hang up. ”

The phone call was made by a peasant worker far away from his hometown to his child.  The  total call lasted only 30 seconds.  However, even this short conversation was a luxury (奢侈) to  the family.

In China, with one or both parents going out to earn money , many children are left in their hometowns in the countryside.  These children are called “leftover children”.  Some people say that the leftover children phenomenon(现象) is largely caused by poverty.  More and more peasants are moving to big cities and as a result, a large number of leftover children have appeared.  Statistics(统计数字) showed that in 2004, China had a total of 22 million leftover children in the countryside.

Usually, the children，s grandparents or their parents^，friends or relatives look after these children.  To them, making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task.  If the children are safe and sound, they are considered to have done a good job.  They seldom care about the children，s study, their psychological(心理的) needs, or mental(精神的) demands.  Neither do they spend some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.

Experts said that children need emotional support.  The younger they are , the more emotional（情感的） support they need.  Most of the emotional support comes from their parents.  For most of the time, problems of the leftover children largely arise from a lack of emotional care from their parents.  If kids can go out with their parents together, many problems will disappear.

51. There are so many leftover children in the countryside because________.

A.      children can get better care at home  .

B.       peasants give birth to too many children.

C.       Peasants don，t want to take their children along with them.

D.       More and more peasants are moving to cities to earn money.

52. The underlined word  “poverty” in Paragraph 3 means“________”.

A.  being poor         B.  being lazy        C.  being rich              D. being hard-working

53. What，s the main problem about the leftover children?

A.       They can，t receive any education.       B.      They can，t receive emotional support.

C.       They can，t be fed well.                      D.    It is hard to make a phone call to their parents.

54. We can know from the passage that ______.

A.       children need not only bodily care but also mental care.

B.       There will be more and more leftover children in the future.

C.       Children in big cities have no mental problems.

D.       Chinese peasants have become rich by working in big cities.

55. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A.  Peasant Workers        B.  A Telephone Call     C.  Leftover Children    D.  Family Problems