Each year，many Chinese people go abroad because of all kinds of reasons．They are becoming younger and younger year by year．Even some Chinese parents send their children to foreign countries when they are only in a middle school．They think their children can get a wider view，less academic（学业）competition or family honor．But life can be hard for young people there．At first，they have to face the culture differences and language problems．However，these are not always the most difficult things to overcome（克服）．To most children，controlling（管理）themselves well is a big challenge when studying alone in a strange country．

Yu Yang，a 15-year-old student from Guangdong Province studies in a high school in Toronto，Canada．To his surprise，his teachers there seldom push students to study hard．And usually there isn't too much homework．Students have lots of free time to do some activities．Some of his friends spend their whole year's money in the first two months of the new term．So they have to ask their parents for some more money．

On the one hand，studying abroad can help students learn foreign languages quickly and open up their eyes，but on the other hand，some children may feel lonely，become bad，lose themselves，etc．Many problems may happen to them．These are different from their original thoughts．So parents should think them over before their children go abroad．

Answer the questions according to the passage．

1．Why do Chinese parents send their children abroad?

2．What do the students have to face in foreign countries at first?

3．Controlling themselves well is a big challenge，isn't it?

4．Do students in Canada have more free time than those in China?

5．What’s the article mainly about?

Should we teenagers help our parents do chores? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores? I think so. Most of the teenagers like(象) us students are the only children in each family. So our parents love us very much. They have done everything well for us and don’t want us to do any chores. I think it’s bad for us. The following is a real story. I have a classmate called Li Ting. She is the only children in his family like me. Her parents love her very much that they don’t let her do any chores. Every day she only gets up, has meals, goes to school, comes home, does homework and goes to bed. So she doesn’t  know how to do chores. One day, her father was badly ill and had an operation（手术）in a hospital. Her mother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn’t cook the dishes for Li Ting for a week. Li Ting didn’t  know how to cook the meal. She fell down in great trouble(麻烦) and often felt(感到) hungry. Later she even had instant noodles(方便面)only for meals. How funny! From the story we know it’s very important for us to learn to do chores And other skill（能力）from now on besides(除。。。之外) studying.

(   )6.Teenagers are the children who are _______years old.

A.0-5       B.5-10      C.10-13     D.13-19

(   )7.The writer thinks it is ________for the teenagers to learn to do chores

A. wrong     B. important   C. interesting    D. boring.

(   )8.Why did Li Ting have instant noodles for her meals when her parents weren’t at home?

A. Her parents didn’t give her any money.   B. She didn’t enjoy making meals 

C. She likes eating instant noodles very much.

D. She didn’t know how to  do any chores

(   )9 Most of the teenagers ______.

A. didn’t go to school     B. had instant noodles for meals.

C are the only children in each family D. do the most of the chores in their family

(   )10.Which of following is NOT true?

A .Li Ting’s grandfather looked after her when her father was ill in hospital.

B. Li Ting has no brothers and sisters.

C. Li Ting is a girl student.     D. The writer and li Ting are classmates

Should we teenagers help our parents do chores? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores? I think so. Most of the teenagers like(象) us students are the only children in each family. So our parents love us very much. They have done everything well for us and don’t want us to do any chores. I think it’s bad for us. The following is a real story. I have a classmate called Li Ting. She is the only children in his family like me. Her parents love her very much that they don’t let her do any chores. Every day she only gets up, has meals, goes to school, comes home, does homework and goes to bed. So she doesn’t  know how to do chores. One day, her father was badly ill and had an operation（手术）in a hospital. Her mother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn’t cook the dishes for Li Ting for a week. Li Ting didn’t  know how to cook the meal. She fell down in great trouble(麻烦) and often felt(感到) hungry. Later she even had instant noodles(方便面)only for meals. How funny! From the story we know it’s very important for us to learn to do chores And other skill（能力）from now on besides(除。。。之外) studying.

(   )6.Teenagers are the children who are _______years old.

A.0-5       B.5-10      C.10-13     D.13-19

(   )7.The writer thinks it is ________for the teenagers to learn to do chores

A. wrong     B. important   C. interesting    D. boring.

(   )8.Why did Li Ting have instant noodles for her meals when her parents weren’t at home?

A. Her parents didn’t give her any money.   B. She didn’t enjoy making meals 

C. She likes eating instant noodles very much.

D. She didn’t know how to  do any chores

(   )9 Most of the teenagers ______.

A. didn’t go to school     B. had instant noodles for meals.

C are the only children in each family D. do the most of the chores in their family

(   )10.Which of following is NOT true?

A .Li Ting’s grandfather looked after her when her father was ill in hospital.

B. Li Ting has no brothers and sisters.

C. Li Ting is a girl student.     D. The writer and li Ting are classmates

Three students are giving their opinions(看法) about what a good friend should be like.

Cindy	I think a good   friend should be honest(诚实的). That’s more important than any other thing. And it is   where a real friendship starts. If a friend isn’t honest, he may lose his   friends’ trust.
Jerry	I think a good   friend has to be generous(慷慨的). Here being generous doesn’t mean he has to give his friends his   lunch money or his clothes. It means he should share his ideas and feelings   with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way.
Mary	In my opinion, a   good friend should understand his friends. When there’s something wrong   between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends’ place and   think more for his friends.

1. 1.

   What does the underlined (划线的) sentences mean?

   1. A.
      To be honest is the most important
   2. B.
      To be honest is as important as other things
   3. C.
      To be honest is not very important
   4. D.
      Honest people get more things than others
2. 2.

   What does the underlined word “trust” mean?

   1. A.
      夸奖
   2. B.
      批评
   3. C.
      理解
   4. D.
      信任
3. 3.

   Jerry would like to make friends with people who _______

   1. A.
      give him lunch money
   2. B.
      know him very well
   3. C.
      tell him their ideas and feelings
   4. D.
      give him some clothes
4. 4.

   Mary thinks friends should _________

   1. A.
      often visit each other
   2. B.
      often go to different places
   3. C.
      understand each other
   4. D.
      help each other
5. 5.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      The three people are talking about what they think a good friend should be like
   2. B.
      Cindy thinks to be honest is the base(基础) of a good friendship
   3. C.
      Mary would like to make friends with people who think more for others
   4. D.
      Being generous means being very clever