Question

The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or foreign countries. They also make their children take after-school classes. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. In the countryside, even poor parents are willing to buy computers for their children.

But in fact, the best early education that parents can give their children is usually very cheap. They should teach their children the most important skills to help them become confident, happy and clever.

Parents can achieve this by teaching children practical skills like cooking, washing and doing other chores. Teaching children to cook will improve many skills that they will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It’s an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking skills, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job successfully. His result, a great dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or a TV set that you give your child to play with, will make him interested. He will spend hours looking at them and trying to fix them. Perhaps your child will become an engineer when he grows up because these activities can teach a child to think. And that is the most important.

1.How do Chinese parents usually deal with their children’s education?

A. All of them send their children abroad.

B. They all buy computers for their children.

C. They all let their children study in the best schools.

D. They always try their best to give their children a better education.

2.What does the underlined word “this” refer to?

A. Teaching children the most important skills.

B. Providing children with a better education.

C. Helping children become confident, happy and clever.

D. Providing children with enjoyable and relaxing experiences.

3.What can we know from the passage?

A. In China, most children are interested in after-school classes.

B. For children, cooking is one of the most important skills.

C. All parents like to use old machines to teach children to think.

D. Most parents educate their children by teaching them to do the chores.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Parents should know how to educate their children better.

B. Parents should pay attention to their children’s school education.

C. Parents are used to spending lots of money on their children’s education.

D. Chinese children need to learn to do the chores when they are young.

Answer 1