Many people say that five-year-old children are too young to help their parents do something. It's true
that I won't make a five-year-old child clean the bedroom, but he or she can clear dishes off the tables.
    Between the ages of eight and ten, your child should start doing the chores. An eight-year-old child can
learn how to do the dishes and a ten-year-old child can clean the house once a week.
    Between the ages of eleven and twelve, they can work outside the house. They can help take the trash
out and cut the grass. These are great ways for children to help take some pressure off their parents.
    Between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, they should begin learning skills they'll need. Besides(除……以外还有)giving them chores to do you can help them learn the things they don't learn at school Preparing the meal or cleaning the kitchen seems simple, but by doing this, they'll know how to do it when they move out on their own. As the famous saying goes "One day they'll thank you for it. "

1. It's not so young for a five-year-old child to
A. take out the trash
B. clear dishes off the table
C. do the dishes
D. help his or her parents do everything
2. You can help your parents do the chores outside the house
A. at the age of 5 or 6
B. between the ages of 11 and 12
C. between the ages of 7 and 9
D. before you go to school
3. The word "pressure" means          in Chinese.
A．沮丧    
B．苦难    
C．压力    
D．难题
4. The famous saying " One day they'll thank you for it." means
A. Children will think their parents are right to make them do the chores
B. Parents will thank their children when they are old
C.  Children will love their parents forever
D. Parents will think their children are very great
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. You could prepare the meal or clean the kitchen at the age of thirteen.
B. A five-year-old child can clean the house.
C. Children can't learn lots of skills from the chores.
D. From the kitchen children can't learn the things outside school.