What Should teenagers be allowed to do?

Look at the survey.

　 7.2%　　　　 16.5%　　　　 33.5%　　　　 42.8%

▂　　　　　 ▄　　　　　　 ▆　　　　　 █

drive　　　 use mobile　　　 choose　　 　have part-time

　　　　　　 phones　　　　 clothes　　　　　 jobs

Rules at Sun Ming’s Home Watch TV for at most 30 minutes every night.. Don’t go out on weekday nights. Help do housework for 20 minutes. Spend time doing some reading. Play golf on Saturday morning. Don’t play computer games on weekdays. Go to bed before 22:00.

(　 ) 36. The largest number of parents allow their children to____________.

A. drive their cars　　　　 B. choose their own clothes　

C. have part-time jobs　　　 D. use mobile phones

(　 ) 37. According to the table, parents would like their children to ____________ least.

A. drive　 B. choose their own clothes　 C. have part-time jobs　 D. use mobile phones

(　 ) 38. Sun Ming is allowed to play computer games ___________ at home.

A. on Monday evening　　　 B. on Thursday morning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. on Friday morning　　　　 D. on Sunday afternoon

(　 ) 39. If you want to go to the movie with Sun Ming, you can make it on __________ night.

A. Monday　　 B. Wednesday　　　 C. Saturday　　 D. Tuesday

(　 ) 40. Mike visited Sun Ming at 10:00 last Saturday morning, but he wasn’t in. What did he most probably do?

A. He watched TV.　　　　　　　 B. He played golf.　　

C. He helped do housework.　　　 D. He did some reading.

　

For many families, their holiday is a time to spend with relatives（亲戚）or friends. You might stay in a house with people you don’t know very well. Let’s look at some problems that happen in these situations and these ideas can help you solve them.

	Situations	Solutions（解决办法）
1	You are going to be staying at your aunt and uncle’s house for the first time. Will they let you watch TV? Need you help with dishes and clean up? Do you have to be quiet and in bed at a certain time?	Talk to your parents ahead of time. Before you go to your relatives’ houses, discuss any special rule your relatives might have, and what kinds of things you should be careful about. Keep your eyes open. How do your relatives’ kids act? How do your parents act when they’re in your relatives’ houses?
2	You’re spending your holiday with your grandmother, who lives in a different place. You love her, but since you only go to see her about once a year, she still seems a little bit like a stranger to you.	Get to know her. Try helping her with the cooking or housework, or simply asking her about her life. The more you get to know each other, the more comfortable you’ll be together.
3	If your mum’s cousin hasn’t seen you for years, he might still think of you as the same age you were when you last met! He may buy you presents that are too young for you.	Be understanding and polite. Try not to get angry or unhappy, and simply understand that when someone isn’t there to see you grow up, they may forget how to treat you.

1. In this passage the writer probably wants to give advice on holiday to ____________.

A. the children       B. the old people     C. the adults        D. the parents

2. If someone who hasn’t seen you for a long time buys you a present that is too young for you, you’d better ____________.

A. talk to your parents ahead of time         B. keep your eyes open

C. get to know him/her                    D. be understanding and polite

3. The sentence “Pay attention and you will be able to know whether things are strict or not.” is from the passage. Which situation may it belong to?

A. Situation 1.                                       B. Situation 2.

C. Situation 3.                                         D. Situation 1 and Situation 3.

“Mother tells me that the most important is to study，and she almost never gives me any housework to do，though I really want some，”said Wang，a middle school student in Guangzhou，capital of South China’s Guangdong Province．

A report says that most of Guangzhou teenagers want to do more housework，but their parents usually do not think so．According to(根据)the report，37％of the teenagers do housework less than half an hour every day；39.4％of them from half an hour to one hour；11.5％one to two hours；5.6％over two hours；and 6.2％just have “no” housework to do．

“Most of my time after school should be spent on my homework，and I don’t have time to play．Even on weekends，my parents ask me to stay at home to study．I can’t go to see a film，watch TV or play with other children．My parents never say to me about anything to do with the housework．Sometimes I feel I have the duty to do something to help my parents，but they just get everything done for me，” said Yang Ming，a sixteen-year-old student．

Experts say this won’t change much unless the College Entrance Examination，which adds much pressure(压力) on high school students，is changed．

1．Is Wang often asked to do housework?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

2．What do most of Guangzhou teenagers want to do，according to the report?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

3．How many students never have any housework to do?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

4．What do most parents think is the most important for children?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

5．What does Yang Ming like to spend his time in doing after school?

       __________________________________________________________________________．