用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次）

ready, wish, favourite, come, together, envelope, clean, festival, have, eat

   We have many 1.__________ in China. Every festival 2._______ a long history. Like most Chinese people, my 3.___________ festival is the Spring Festival. It 4._________ in January or February. People are 5.________ for it for a long time. We do some 6._________ and cook a lot of delicious food.

   On the eve of the Spring Festival, we all wear new clothes and go to grandparents’house. Families get 7._________ to have a good time. We are happy 8.________ dumplings and many delicious food. After dinner, we set off firecrackers(燃放爆竹).The children can get red 9.____________ and they give best10.__________ to their grandparents. Everyone is very happy.

 

　　　 In 1985 I visited China.I thought many Chinese parents put much pressure on only high school students.But in the following years, I found the pressure came to primary school children, then those of pre?school age, and finally newborn babies and pre?born children.

In order to succeed, one or two years before entering kindergarten (幼稚园) they must study English, drawing, singing, and dancing, and the three years of kindergarten are mostly spent to build up an early lead in primary school performance.

What if parents let their 3 or 4 years old child enjoy free time on Saturday and Sunday, after five days in nur?sery? They would be thought to be wasting their kid's early life.As others do, so must they do.

　　　 Yet children have not only the right, but the need to play.Kindergartens should not be a school.There should be no classroom, no lesson, no homework, and especially no exams.Instead, playing should be the first thing for children.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

They need to play with others and also to play on their own, as playing is good for learning in a lively way. Children can discover numbers while playing games and the alphabet (字母表) through songs.Some Chinese cha?racters can become familiar to them by being used in games.But the problem with kindergartens is very serious.Chinese parents think studying is more important.Children work hard while having less and less time to play.What these parents fail to realize is that they are following the examples of how not to raise a kid.

(　　)6.What's the situation of children in China now?

　　 A.They have much pressure.　　　 B.They play too much.

C.They have no pressure.　　　　　 D.They work hard but happily.

(　　)7.Why don't parents let their 3 or 4?year?old kids enjoy free time? Because ________.

　　 A.kids don't want to play　 　　　　B.they have to do what other people do

C.the government ask them to do so　 D.the grandparents ask them to do so

(　　)8.According to the author, what should a kindergarten be like?

A.A school with lessons.　

B.A class with exams.

C.A place where children can play freely.

D.A place where children only play games.

(　　)9.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Only middle school students spend much time in studying.

B.Studying is the most important for children.

C.Children have much time to enjoy themselves.

D.Raising kids doesn't mean making them study.

(　　)10.What is probably the best title for this passage?

A.Chinese Education Has Some Problems

B.How to Raise a Child

C.Children Need Time to Play

D.Family Education Is Very Important

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词.

“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such discussions. As China open its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.

Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chineses students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?

We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you winder which country is better to study in, think it again.

Title: Studying at home or   1.   .
Phenomenon（现象）	Studying abroad has become a     2.   for Chinese students.
Advantages	* It is helpful to the future     3.    for Chinese students.
* It helps to     4.   foreign language skills.
* It enables Chinese students to find jobs   5.   .
6.  .	* It    7.   Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language.
* It’s hard for Chinese students to be used to the life abroad   8.   . parents’ care.
* Parents may be under pressure(压力) because the cost of studying  . abroad is very     9.   .
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be    10.   by describing Liu Xiang’s example.

 

　缺词填空。（每空一词）（10分）
　1.　Can you give me some __________(建议) about learning math?
　2.　Kate often feels________(紧张不安的) when she talks to me．
3.　I like history，but I don’t like__________(地理)．
4.　There are many_______(语言)in the world. Most of them aren’t used widely．
　5.　Do you know the________(长)of the Yellow River?
　6.　Do you like your trip? Is it                  (令人愉快的).
　7.　The girl with long hair is the__________(苗条的)of the three．
　8.　Liu Xiang and Yao Ming are both my　h_________．Do you agree with me?
　9.　We don’t know this song very well because it’s　u________.
10.　He is________ (1ike to give money or things to others)to his friends．