The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities (课外活动) where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education. Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter.
In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. However, they fail to realize that today’s children are lack (缺乏) of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need. They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step. The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence. All these will help the children step to success in the future.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒) his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book. They teach them to think and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.
1．Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?
2. Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese.
3.What are the children lack of today?
4. How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?
5.What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是) in the last paragraph?

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”

“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”

The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”

“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”

1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A. ＄10    B. ＄20     C. ＄30    D. ＄40

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means     .

   A. very angry    B. quite happy   C. too excited    D. a little nerous

3.At first, the father refused to lend the money because     .

   A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself.

   B. he did not have enough money at that moment

   C. the thought the boy would buy something of no use

   D. the boy always borrowed the money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy      with twenty dollars.

   A. a new novel for himself        B. a nice present for his father

   C. a toy for his own birthday     D. one hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father     .

   A. often played with his son        B. spent little time with his son

   C. didn’t love his son at all       D. often came home early

Mike is a cute boy. One day, he goes shopping with his mother. He wants to buy something to eat. There is a lot of nice food in the shop.

Mike’s mother goes here and there with Mike. They buy a lot of food. It’s time to have lunch. Mike sees some boxes of chocolate. He asks his mother to buy some for him. His mother gives him a box of brown chocolate. But he doesn’t like it. He says, “I want a box of white chocolate.”

At about 12:00, they get home. Mike’s mother asks him, “Why would you like white chocolate?” “I often have it at night(夜里). If (如果) I eat white chocolate, I cant’ eat my fingers(手指).” says Mike.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的写“A”，错误的写“B”。（10分）

1.Mike wants a toy.

2.They buy a lot of food.

3.Mike doesn’t like brown chocolate.

4.They get home at about 7:00 at night.

5.Mike often eats chocolate at night.

A man came home from work late, tired and unhappy, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

      The boy asked, "Daddy, how much do you make per hour?" The father was furious at his son's question.

   When he said $20 an hour, the little boy asked his father to lend $10 to him. The father was even angrier because he thought the boy just wanted some money to buy a toy. So he didn't answer his son.

      The little boy quietly went to his room. After about an hour or so, the man calmed down and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.

       "Maybe I was too hard on you just now," the man went into the room and said. "Here's the $10 you asked for." 

       "Oh, thank you, Daddy!" He said. Then, he reached under his pillow, pulled out some crumpled coins and said, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

1.How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?

A. $10.   B. $20.   C. $30.  D. $40

2.In this passage, the underlined word "furious" means ______.

A. very angry   B. quite happy   C. too excited   D. a little nervous

3.At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ______.

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

A. a new book for himself     B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday   D. an hour of his father's time

5.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy's father ______.

A. often played with his son    B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all     D. often came back home early