根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Chinese are very generous(慷慨的)when it comes to educating their children．No caring about the 　　1　　,parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad－to England, the USA or Australia．The Chinese believe that the more expensive the education is, the 　　2　　 it is．So parents will spend a lot of money on their son or daughter．　　3　　 they're not rich, they would rather pay for the education．

　　The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to 　　4　　 tests and how to study well, but they are not teaching them the most important skills that they need．And these skills are important to help them to be 　　5　　, happy and clever．

　　Teaching a child to cook will 　　6　　 many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking needs patience and time．It is an interesting 　　7　　 difficult experience．A good cook 　　8　　 tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually(逐渐的)finish 　　9　　 job successfully．His result, a well-cooked dinner, will make him 　　10　　 good and give him a lot of self-confidence．

　　Some old machines, 　　11　　 a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play 　　12　　, will make him 　　13　　 and want to know more．He will 　　14　　 hours studying them and trying to fix them．Your child might become an engineer when he 　　15　　 These activities are teaching a child not only to study at school, but also to think, to use his mind．And that is more important．

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　January 1^st is New Year's Day．In China this day is not celebrated as much as it is in other parts of the world because it is overshadowed(使-失色)by the Chinese New Year(Spring Festival)．

　　Labor Day

　　May 1^st is Labor Day．People enjoy three paid days off．Celebration parties take place on that day．

　　Chinese Spring Festival

　　It is the biggest and most important festival in China and Southeast Asia．New Year's Eve dinner is the most important thing when the whole family get together．Special food is served and more meat is prepared than usual．Fireworks break at night, getting the demons and bad luck away．Pictures of the Doors God(门神)are put up on the door．Paper cuts and lucky words on bright red paper are also put up on walls and windows．

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