阅读短文, 用正确的词填空(首字母已给出)

Children in America will leave their parents’ houses w 1  they grow up. They u 2    live far away from their parents b  3   they want to find good jobs. Their parents often let them c 4　　  

their own jobs. Americans think i  5   important f  6    them to depend on their children to do some work a  7   their homes. And in many families, the children are paid for d 8   some housework, so that they can  l   9   to make money for their own u  10    .

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Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
　　Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
　　Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.
【小题1】The size of most American families is _________that of other countries

A．larger than

B．smaller than

C．as big as

D．as small

【小题2】When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to_________.

A．get married

B．be free

C．find good jobs

D．study

【小题3】They visit their parents__________.

A．on weekdays

B．on weekends

C．at any time

D．on holiday

【小题4】Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．Children have the freedom to choose their own job.

B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.

C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.

【小题5】Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.

A．children can learn how to make money for themselves

B．their children required them to do so

C．they are rich

D．it is required by law

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。（5分）

quiet,　 leave ,　  hundred,  health,  mean

【小题1】Jim is never _________. He can’t stop talking.
【小题2】What does this word ______in Chinese ? Let’s look it up in the dictionary .
【小题3】Her daughter is __________ for Hong Kong next Tuesday.
【小题4】There are about nine___________ students in our school.
【小题5】I’m ______ than most of the kids in my class, because I run every morning .