House for Sale Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, a living-room, a kitchen, a dining-room and a bathroom. Offers over ＄35,ooo.

 

Assistant Wanted for Busy Restaurant Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Tel:332 0178 You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?

 

Join Our Football Team Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team. Aged 9-13 Meets in Green Park on Friday at 3 pm.

 

Room to Rent (出租) Small room to rent in city center flat (公寓) above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass the front door. Tel:332 2108

 
Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy.
Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Jack, Mr Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
【小题1】Why don’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement One?

A．It is on the north side of town.

B．There isn’t enough bedroom.

C．There is no dinner room.

D．The garden is too big.

【小题2】Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．The place is good and the food is free.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

【小题3】Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

A．He is not old enough.

B．It’s in a different village.

C．School stops too late.

D．He has to do his homework.

【小题4】What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement Four?

A．It’s too small.

B．The walls are the wrong color.

C．The man likes old furniture better.

D．It’s too noisy.

【小题5】What does the sentence “All meals free”mean?

A．Assistants can have the meals at any time.

B．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.

C．Customers can have the meals freely.

D．Assistant need to pay for their meals.

 If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius（天才）, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect. and will fall. Unrealistic（不现实）expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.

    However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible（明智）way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive（支持的）to their children.

    Michael Li is very lucky. He likes music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although Michael's mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

    Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard（水平）for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age I used to win every competition I enter.” Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always quiet and unhappy.

1.The main idea of the passage is _________.

A. how parents should make a child a musician

B. how parents should bring up a child

C. what differences there are between the two boys

D. what aim is easier for a child to reach

2.Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that _______.

A. he has to do his best to win every competition

B. he has made greater progress in music

C. he is afraid he may disappoint them

D. he often wants to kill himself someday

3.It is one of the parents’ worst mistakes if ______.

A. they want their child to be a musician

B. they help their child to win music competition

C. they don't care for their child's education much

D. they make their child try to achieve too much

4. According to the writer's opinion, _________.

A. it's unimportant to let the children develop（=grow）in the way they want

B. sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything

C. parents should be realistic and supportive to their children

D. unrealistic parents should arrange（安排）private lessons for their children

 

1. HOUSE FOR SALE     Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over $ 35,000.
2. ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
3. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM       Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.
Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
4. ROOM to RENT (出租)
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr. Black wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Black wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. it’s hard work, but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?
Jack is a middle school student. He is thirteen years old. He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Bob, Mr. Black’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
【小题1】Why didn’t the Blacks buy the house in Advertisement 1?

A．It was on the north side of town.

B．There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C．There was no dining- room.

D．The garden was too big.

【小题2】Why does Rose want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．She can get a lot of money.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

【小题3】Why can’t Jack play for the new football team?

A．School finished too late.	B．It’s in different village.
C．He’s not old enough	D．He has to do his homework.

1. HOUSE FOR SALE     Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over $ 35,000.
2. ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
3. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM       Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.
Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
4. ROOM to RENT (出租)
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr. Black wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Black wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. it’s hard work, but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?
Jack is a middle school student. He is thirteen years old. He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Bob, Mr. Black’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
【小题1】Why didn’t the Blacks buy the house in Advertisement 1?

A．It was on the north side of town.

B．There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C．There was no dining- room.

D．The garden was too big.

【小题2】Why does Rose want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．She can get a lot of money.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

【小题3】Why can’t Jack play for the new football team?

A．School finished too late.	B．It’s in different village.
C．He’s not old enough	D．He has to do his homework.

 

House for Sale Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, a living-room, a kitchen, a dining-room and a bathroom. Offers over ＄35,ooo.

 

Assistant Wanted for Busy Restaurant Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Tel:332 0178 You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?

 

Join Our Football Team Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team. Aged 9-13 Meets in Green Park on Friday at 3 pm.

 

Room to Rent (出租) Small room to rent in city center flat (公寓) above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass the front door. Tel:332 2108

 

Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy.

Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.

Jack, Mr Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.

1.Why don’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement One?

A．It is on the north side of town.

B．There isn’t enough bedroom.

C．There is no dinner room.

D．The garden is too big.

2.Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．The place is good and the food is free.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

3.Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

A．He is not old enough.

B．It’s in a different village.

C．School stops too late.

D．He has to do his homework.

4.What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement Four?

A．It’s too small.

B．The walls are the wrong color.

C．The man likes old furniture better.

D．It’s too noisy.

5.What does the sentence “All meals free”mean?

A．Assistants can have the meals at any time.

B．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.

C．Customers can have the meals freely.

D．Assistant need to pay for their meals.