What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores at the weekend.
Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog.
When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and cook dinner.
Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawnmower(割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
【小题1】How do the children in western countries get pocket money?
【小题2】When do they usually start to get pocket money?
【小题3】Why do the school students usually do chores at the weekend?
【小题4】Why do the elder kids have to work harder?
【小题5】How do they do the chores at the beginning?

What do you think is the most common illness? Do you get ill sometimes? We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.
The most common illness in the world is the cold. It often begins with a sore throat. Then you sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache too. Often you cough later. It’s not a very bad illness, but you can feel quite ill.
There isn’t a cure (治愈) for a cold, but you can take medicines to make you feel better. For instance, aspirin (阿斯匹林) can stop your headache. It is good to rest, and to drink a lot of water too. A doctor once said to me, “With the proper medicine, a cold will continue for seven days. With no medicine, it will continue for a whole week!”
Where does our medicine come from? A long time ago, people knew that some plants made them feel better. They ate the leaves, the roots, the fruit, or the seeds of plants. For instance, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better.
In modern times, scientists have looked at these plants, and found out which chemicals (化学物质) are in them. Many of our medicines today are made from those chemicals.
There are some illnesses which we can’t cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, most people now live longer than their grandparents.
【小题1】How does a cold often begin?
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【小题2】Can aspirin stop a headache?
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【小题3】How long does a cold usually continue?
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【小题4】What kind of juice makes a sore throat feel better?
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【小题5】What are many of our medicines today made from?
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What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Come on, we need something new! Let’s see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time!

Mess Around with Dress-up

Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school,? you can play dress-up.? See if you? can make yourself into a doctor，or a cowboy,? or even a spaceman! Use glitter paint and old material to decorate the clothes the way you like them.

If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family!? Let your imagination run wild!

Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren’t in your class? You can get both of them in clubs.? In other countries, schools, there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join.? There is French club，student government, theater, choir (合唱队）and photography club.

Take photography club as an example.? One may learn all the necessary skills about taking photos.? For example, you will learn how to choose a camera，how to use the light and how to develop pictures.? Sounds cool, right?

But that’s not all.? One can also make a lot of friends in clubs.? It’s always good to enjoy your spare time with friends，isn’t it?

1.What is the best title for _____？

A. Start a? Club? B. Learn a Club

C. An Important Club? D. A Photography Club

2.From the first paragraph we know________.

A. foreign kids don’t like watching TV

B. Chinese kids like playing football with foreign kids

C. playing football is not popular with foreign kids

D. foreign kids have some different ways to spend their free time

3.When you join a photography club，you cannot________.

A. enjoy your free time? B. get a camera for free

C. make some new friends? D. learn to take pictures

4.The text mainly talks about________.

A. how to take a good picture

B. how to join a photography club

C. after-class activities in foreign countries

D. putting on a show in foreign schools

What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores at the weekend.

Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog.

When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and cook dinner.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawnmower(割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.

1.How do the children in western countries get pocket money?

2.When do they usually start to get pocket money?

3.Why do the school students usually do chores at the weekend?

4.Why do the elder kids have to work harder?

5.How do they do the chores at the beginning?