This Thursday, across the US, kids are skipping school(缺课)and going to work with their parents. They’ll be making copies, sending faxes(传真)and sweeping floors. This is because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US. This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world.
I still remember when this day started, I was very happy. Not only did I have the chance to miss school, but I also got to sit in my dad’s taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch.
But after only 20 minutes of driving around the city. I was very bored. I couldn’t read my book in the car as I would get carsick(晕车)and my dad didn’t like to turn on the radio. I got hot and uncomfortable. people wouldn’t get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger: me—so nothing happened. It seemed years before we went out for lunch. I actually started to miss school.
While the point of the day is to give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs and give them an idea of the possibilities(可能性) for their futures, I got something completely different from the day. I learned to appreciate(重视) school. Where else do you get to play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books and write stories all in one day?
Just as you’ll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now. If you don’t already, try spending the day at work with your dad.
【小题1】When is the “Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day”all over the US?

Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years. He works hard and always come to his office on time. He hopes his students can be honest（诚实）and is strict with them. Some of his students become famous persons，but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course the old man is proud of（自豪）it.
This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him, but the others didn’t know him well. He told them how to be an honest person. He gave them several examples and said，“I hate telling a lie（撒谎）most.”
Before class was over，he told all his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1．The next morning，as soon as he came in the classroom，he asked，“Who’s finished Exercise 8? ”
A few students put up their hands. He shook（摇头）his head and said. “Open your workbooks and see if（是否）there’s Exercise 8 in Unit 1 or not.”
The students had a look at their books and their faces turned red at once.
【小题1】Mr. Jenkins began to work in the school when he was ____.

Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years. He works hard and always come to his office on time. He hopes his students can be honest（诚实）and is strict with them. Some of his students become famous persons，but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course the old man is proud of（自豪）it.

This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him, but the others didn’t know him well. He told them how to be an honest person. He gave them several examples and said，“I hate telling a lie（撒谎）most.”

Before class was over，he told all his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1．The next morning，as soon as he came in the classroom，he asked，“Who’s finished Exercise 8? ”

A few students put up their hands. He shook（摇头）his head and said. “Open your workbooks and see if（是否）there’s Exercise 8 in Unit 1 or not.”

The students had a look at their books and their faces turned red at once.

1.Mr. Jenkins began to work in the school when he was ____.

A．twenty-two                            B．twenty-three

C．twenty-four                            D．twenty-five

2. What is Mr. Jenkins proud of?

A．All his students have become honest.

B．All his students often write to him.

C．He’s been a teacher for twenty-six years.

D．Some of his students become famous and often write to him.

3.Which sentence is Not True?

A．This term Mr. Jenkins began to teach Grade One.

B．All the new students knew him well.

C．He told the students he hated telling a lie most.

D．Not all the students put up their hands.

4. Mr. Jenkins told his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1 because ________.

A．it was very interesting

B．it was very important

C．he wanted to give them an example

D．he wanted to know if they were honest

5. The students’ faces turned red because ________.

A．they made Mr. Jenkins angry

B．they told a lie in class

C．they didn’t finish the exercise

D．they felt very excited