Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.

“I have been a taxi driver     36     nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     37     there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually     38    between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”

“Some     39     things happened late at night.     40     day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     41      . So I waited in the car    42      she climbed in through the windows.”

    “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out    43      was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     44     in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”

    “Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     45     have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!” 

1.A. in                 B. for                    C. before               D. after

2. A. if                 B. so                     C. though              D. because

3.A. go home        B. go shopping       C. do sports           D. do housework

4. A. sad              B. good                 C. strange              D. disappointing

5. A. The other  B. Another             C. The others        D. Other

6. A. money          B. bag                  C. box                   D. key

7.A. until              B. while                C. since                 D. as soon as

8. A. what             B. which               C. who                  D. that

9. A. drive            B. walk                 C. climb                D. run

10.A. will             B. can                   C. may                  D. must

 

根据提示，将方框中的单词分类

A．skating　　B. have a good time　　C．collect coins　　D．cleaning rooms　　E．surfing　　F．having lunch　　G．play the piano　　H．sweeping the floor　　I．meet your good friends

1．How long have you been ________?

2．Would you please do some chores such as ________?

3．Did you ________ as your hobbies?

4．If you go to the party, you will ________.

Children arc children after all, and most of them speak their mind. When they are just toddlers(幼儿), they are all lovely and lively. And it's so interesting to watch them speak like a grown-up. But as they grow, these same kids seem annoying and ill-mannered if they try to be a grown-up.
Conflicts(矛盾）go between parents and children. It's hard to tell who are right and who are wrong. A child of 7-8 always finds some reasons to have a conflict with it's parents. Whether it is about some toy, studies, a party or a company, there is always a difference between them. And it becomes worse when they answer you back. Scientists tell us that children should be treated with care. Yes, sure they should respect their elders.
We are partly responsible(有责任的）for this. At an early age we encourage children to behave like adults, just because we find it funny. The kids on the other hand consider this same behavior as normal and get used to it. And when it is not funny for us any more, we expect them to stop it, but by then it is already too late. Only when they reach a certain maturity will the children realize that answering back and being rude are not acceptable(可接受的).Until then, most of the time their behavior is difficult to change, unless by force(暴力）.And use of force is against the every good idea, as it weakens the child's confidence.
So it is one thing to bring a child into this world but quite another to make them into well mannered citizens. The best way is to be a good example ourselves, as our children are the mirrors of us adults.
【小题1】_______are all lovely and lively.

A．Children

B．Toddlers

C．Kids

D．Grown-ups

【小题2】There are many conflicts between   ______.

A．fathers and mothers	B．parents and children
C．parents and toddlers	D．parents and parents

【小题3】The underlined word "maturity" means________.

A．学期

B．阶梯

C．知识

D．成熟

【小题4】Which is acceptable according to the passage?

A．Answering back .	B．Being rude.
C．Using force.	D．Respecting elders.

【小题5】Which of the following is true?

A．Children often copy what their parents do.

B．Children can not change their behavior.

C．Children's behavior develops in their own way.

D．Children's behavior is not acceptable.

【小题6】The writer wrote the passage__________.

A．to show the importance of good examples

B．to give examples on educating children

C．to show the growth of children

D．to show the behavior of children