A lady has a problem with her daughter．

    “My nine-year-old daughter is in Grade Four．Every evening we get into an argument about her homework．Three afternoons a week，she bas activities(netball．singing)after school and when we get home，homework is the last thing she feels like doing．The other two days．she got home early and we argued about whether she should do her homework right after school，or whether she should have some time to rest and play first．When Maria at last sat down to do her homework．she seemed to want me to be there all the time．But I had something else to do．It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did．and some of it is really difficult for them．As you can see．I’m really worried about her homework and I really don’t  know what I should do．Any ideas ?”

1．Maria is __________．

   A．four years old．        B．nine years old       C．in Class Four        D．In Grade Nine

2．Maria doesn’t  have any activities after school for __________ afternoons．

   A．two                       B．three                    C．four                   D．seven

3．Maria wants to __________ first when she gets home early．

A．do her homework                        B．play netball and sing   

C．have supper                            D．have a rest and play

4．The lady thinks that her daughter should do her homework __________．

   A．with the mother      B．with the father      C．with the classmates  D．alone

5．This passage is probably from a __________．

   A．diary                     B．newspaper                  C．novel                   D．story

Should teenagers help their parents do chores? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores?
I have a classmate called Li Ting. She is the only child in her family. Her parents love her so much that they don’t let her do any chores. On weekdays she gets up, has meals, goes to school, has lessons, she only plays with her friends. So she doesn’t know how to do chores. One day, her father was badly ill and was in hospital. Her mother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn’t cook meals for her for a week. Li Ting didn’t know how to cook meals. She had a lot of trouble cooking meals and often felt hungry. She only had instant noodles(方便面)for her meals.
From the story, we know it’s very important for us to learn to do chores.

1. 1.

   How many children are there in Li Ting’s family?

   1. A.
      Two.
   2. B.
      Three.
   3. C.
      One.
   4. D.
      Four.
2. 2.

   The writer thinks it is________ for teenagers to learn to do chores.

   1. A.
      wrong
   2. B.
      important
   3. C.
      interesting
   4. D.
      boring
3. 3.

   Li Ting doesn’t__________.

   1. A.
      do chores on weekends
   2. B.
      go to school on weekdays
   3. C.
      do her homework on weekdays
   4. D.
      have meals on weekends
4. 4.

   Why did Li Ting only have instant noodles for her meals when her parents weren’t at home?

   1. A.
      Her parents didn’t give her enough money.
   2. B.
      She couldn’t cook meals.
   3. C.
      She liked eating instant noodles very much.
   4. D.
      She didn’t enjoy doing any chores.
5. 5.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      Li Ting’s grandmother looked after her when her father was in hospital.
   2. B.
      Li Ting couldn’t do any chores.
   3. C.
      Li Ting’s parents love her very much.
   4. D.
      Li Ting was often hungry when her father was in hospital.