I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can afford it, they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can't. If the children really want to go, they'll find a way. There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and eager ones who can't afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to get married, their parents do not owe them a down payment(首付) on a house. They do not have the duty to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a favor not an obligation(duty).

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth. A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly compared with brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so unsure, so afraid of failing that he (or she ) won't try at all. Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong, but it's often better to let children learn their mistake by themselves in time. All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms are really needed, they should be balanced with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving. 　　  

No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.

61. According to the author, ____________

A. parents must support their children even after they married as a duty.

B. if they can't afford, parents should take loans to send their children to go to college.

C. parents needn't feel guilty if they are unable to send them to university.

D. parents should give their children a down payment on a house.

62. The author mainly talks about in this passage________.

A. the duties of the parents

B. the best way to teach their children

C. the reason why children feel stupid and unworthy

D. why parents owe their children something

63. According to the author what should parents do when children make mistakes?

A. They should criticize and correct them immediately.

B. They should let children learn their mistake by themselves in time.

C. They should tolerate them and tell them not to do that again.

D. They should compare them with brighter brothers, sisters.

The central problem of economics is to satisfy the people's and nation's wants.

The problem we faced with is that our resources, here identified as money are __50__. The only way we can solve the problem is to make choices. After looking at our resources, we must examine our list of __51__ and identify the things we need immediately, those we can postpone, and __52__ we cannot afford. As individuals, we face the central problem involved in economics---deciding how to allocate(分配) our limited resources to provide __53__ with greatest satisfaction of our wants.
    Nations face the same problem. As a country's population __54__, the need for more goods and services grows correspondingly. Resources necessary to production may increase, but there are __55__ enough resources to satisfy the total desires of a nation. Whether the budget meeting is taking place in the family living room, in the conference room of the corporation __56__ of directors, or in the chamber of the House of Representatives in Washington, the basic problem still exists. We need to find __57__ of allocating limited resources in order to satisfy unlimited wants.
    A short time ago, economists divided goods into two categories, free and economic. The former, like air and water, were in __58__ abundance(丰富) that economists had no concern for them. After all, economics is the __59__ of scarcity and what to do about it. Today many of these "free goods" are __60__ very expensive to use. Population has made clean air and water expensive for producers extra cost, and __61__ taxpayers who pay for the government's involvement in cleaning the environment.
    In the 1990s, almost all goods are __62__. Only by effort and money __63__ obtained in the from people wish.

Meeting needs of people and the demands from resource available __64__ the basic activity of production. In trying to meet unlimited wants from limited economic goods, production leads to new problems in economics.
　　

	A. limited	B. unlimited	C. scarcity	D. abundant
	A. want	B. problem	C. wants	D. resources
	A. those	B. some	C. others	D. many
	A. them	B. themselves	C. ourselves	D. ours
	A. expand	B. extends	C. grows	D. increase
	A. always	B. sometimes	C. often	D. never
	A. management	B. function	C. board	D. group
	A. people	B. economists	C. way	D. methods
	A. so	B. great	C. such	D. such an
	A. form	B. study	C. means	D. source
	A. possibly	B. in practice	C. in fact	D. practically
	A. from	B. at	C. for	D. with
	A. plentiful	B. scarce	C. abundant	D. in full supply
	A. they can be	B. can they be	C. they must be	D. must they be
	A. are led to	B. leading to	C. lead to	D. leads to

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.”
After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the best way no matter how they behave.”
【小题1】The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ______.

A．he forgot what had happened

B．he would like his son to read it

C．it could remind himself of the past

D．he wanted to find what a crow was

【小题2】The underlined word “affection” (last but one Para.) probably means______.

A．puzzle

B．hatred(恨)

C．worry

D．love

【小题3】The writer mainly intends to ______ .

A．tell us the function (作用) of a diary

B．call on us to love our parents

C．teach us what a crow is

D．introduce a pair of son and father

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.”
After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘ITIS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden（负担）, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the best way no matter how they behave.”
【小题1】The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ______.

A．he forgot what had happened

B．he would like his son to read it

C．it could remind himself of the past

D．he wanted to find what a crow was

【小题2】The underlined word “affection” (last but one Para.) probably means______.

A．puzzle

B．hatred(恨)

C．worry

D．love

【小题3】The writer mainly intends to ______ .

A．tell us the function (作用) of a diary	B．call on us to love our parents
C．teach us what a crow is	D．introduce a pair of son and father

According to a famous optical(光学) expert, Alexander, who recently visited Shanghai, the developed countries in Europe and America have made rules that children must wear resinous(树脂) glasses instead of the traditional glasses made of glass. This is because the glass glasses are more likely to do harm to children’s eyesight.

Alexander pointed out: wearing the right glasses as soon as possible is still the best way to cure and put right children’s eyesight problems.

In America and Japan the resinous glasses have taken up 80 percent of the glasses market. And some European countries and America have made it a law that children, teenagers and drivers must wear resinous glasses. Now, about 10 million children in China have different eyesight problems and they need timely treatment.

But still, too many parents are buying the traditional glass glasses for their children. This is mainly because many parents know little or nothing about the good points of the resinous glasses. Besides, the price for the new glasses is a little higher than the traditional ones.

This news article mainly wants to tell us _______.

A. Alexander visited China and introduced a new type of glasses

B. we should wear resinous glasses instead of glass glasses

C. resinous glasses are popular in Europe and America

D. glasses can be made of other materials instead of glass

According to Alexander, the “timely treatment” to eyesight problems is _______.

A. to stop wearing glass glasses any more

B. to buy a pair of glasses and wear them right away

C. to wear suitable resinous glasses at the right time

D. to buy glasses made in Europe, Japan or America if possible

It can be inferred from this news text that _______.

A. resinous glasses are not on sale in China yet

B. resinous glasses are not acceptable in China

C. glass glasses have disappeared on western market because there is a law against them

D. glass glasses are the first choice in China not only because of their price