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Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.

More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”

“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.

Is there anything David misses about going out to work?

“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”

1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?

A．2．    B．3．    C．4． D. 5

2.Who does most of the housework in the family?

A．Laura．        B．David．

C．The children． D．David’s parents．

3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?

A．Cook for the family．

B．Take children from school．

C．Take a good rest with the children．

D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．

4.What does David think of his job at home?

A．Hard．    B．Easy．    C．Boring． D. Fun

5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.

A．children hate to stay with their mothers

B．men are better at looking after the children

C．women do better at work than they did before

D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework

An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.
【小题1】People often begin their talk by ______.

Everyone has his dream. ＿1＿do I .In ten years, I think I will be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I want to Shanghai and ＿2＿in love with it last year. I think it’s a really beautiful city. ＿3＿ a reporter, I think I’ll meet lots of interesting ＿4＿.I think I’ll live in  5  apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living   6 . I will have pets. I can’t have   7  pets now because my mother hates them and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot. I’ll probably go skating and swimming   8 . During the week, I’ll look smart, and probably will   9  a suit. On weekends, I’ll dress more casually. That’s my dream. I’ll work   10  to make it come true.

1.A. Neither                  B. So                 C. Nor

2.A. were                     B. fell               C. fall

3.A. As                       B. For                C. Like

4.A. men                      B. women              C. people

5.A. an                       B. a                  C. the

6.A. alone                   B. together           C. lonely

7.A. some                     B. no                 C. any

8.A. all day                  B. every day          C. everyday

9.A. dress                    B. wear               C. put on

10.A. hardly                   B. freely             C. hard

【小题1】—Daniel is really crazy about playing computer games.
—In fact, he has changed a lot. He plays _________(少) games now.
【小题2】Please remember to tell your students to take ______(雨伞) when they go there.
【小题3】—The radio says some wild wolves have to ______(袭击) villagers because of the loss of living areas.
—I think it’s humans’ duty to provide wild animals with enough space to live in.
【小题4】—Captain Cook made three trips around the world. Which trip did he die in?
—That’s very simple. He died in his __________(第三) trip.
【小题5】Here are some ________(建议) that can help us feel less worried before exams.