You can't escape the message that smoking is bad for you.But what if one or both of your parents smoke?You might be worried about their health,sick of smelling the smoke,or even a little embarrassed(尴尬的) by it.You can't order your mom or dad to stop smoking ,but you can encourage them to quit.There are lots of good reasons.Here are some you can mention:
*Smoking will hurt their health.
*Smoking creates secondhand smoke,which you don't like .
*Smoking will make it hard for them to keep up with you because they might run out of breath easily.
If you think it will help,you could print out articles like this one to give it to your mom or dad. But what if your parent gets angry with you for bringing up the topic of smoking?People don't like to be reminded that they are doing something unhealthy,so it's possible that your parents will be insulted or angry,especially if they're worried they won't be able to quit.Maybe they have tried before and failed.
Remember to be kind and respectful when you discuss smoking with your mom or dad. Also rememeber that it is difficult to quit.Some people try several times before they're able to quit for good. Instead of yelling at the them,tell them that you love them and want them to enjoy many healthy years ahead. In time,your mom or dad may realize you are right about smoking .And if they do agree to stop smoking,be their biggest supporter.Ask if there's anything you can do to help them when they feel the urge to smoke.Maybe you could go for a walk,do a puzzle,or listen to music together.As they reach milestones,such as a month without smoking,be sure to celebrate the achievement.Way to go,mom!Way to go,dad!
【小题1】 In the first paragraph,the author intended to tell us______.

A．the reasons you have for your parents' giving up smoking

B．the great damage smoking can cause to secondhand smokers

C．most smokers are includable and stubborn

D．smoking does harm to smoker's health

You can't escape the message that smoking is bad for you.But what if one or both of your parents smoke?You might be worried about their health,sick of smelling the smoke,or even a little embarrassed(尴尬的) by it.You can't order your mom or dad to stop smoking ,but you can encourage them to quit.There are lots of good reasons.Here are some you can mention:

*Smoking will hurt their health.

*Smoking creates secondhand smoke,which you don't like .

*Smoking will make it hard for them to keep up with you because they might run out of breath easily.

If you think it will help,you could print out articles like this one to give it to your mom or dad. But what if your parent gets angry with you for bringing up the topic of smoking?People don't like to be reminded that they are doing something unhealthy,so it's possible that your parents will be insulted or angry,especially if they're worried they won't be able to quit.Maybe they have tried before and failed.

Remember to be kind and respectful when you discuss smoking with your mom or dad. Also rememeber that it is difficult to quit.Some people try several times before they're able to quit for good. Instead of yelling at the them,tell them that you love them and want them to enjoy many healthy years ahead. In time,your mom or dad may realize you are right about smoking .And if they do agree to stop smoking,be their biggest supporter.Ask if there's anything you can do to help them when they feel the urge to smoke.Maybe you could go for a walk,do a puzzle,or listen to music together.As they reach milestones,such as a month without smoking,be sure to celebrate the achievement.Way to go,mom!Way to go,dad!

1. In the first paragraph,the author intended to tell us______.

A.the reasons you have for your parents' giving up smoking

B.the great damage smoking can cause to secondhand smokers

C.most smokers are includable and stubborn

D.smoking does harm to smoker's health

2. If you bring up the topic of smoking directly,_________.

A.the smokers will accept your advice willingly 

B.the smokers may become very annoyed at once

C.the smokers will take your words into account  

D.the smokers will put you in an embarrassing situation

3.The underlined word "milestones" in the first paragraph means________.

A.stones which are miles away    

B.agreements signed by both sides

C.practical tools for stopping smoking 

D.achievements gained with great efforts

4.The author wrote the text for_______.

A.school teachers      B.health experts   

C.sons and daughters   D.medical scientists

Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even 1. New Zealand has quite free rules about 2. children, names beginning with a 3.  are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman 4. .

In many countries around the world, 5. names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost   6.  you like. The only restrictions on parents   7. to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.

 8. parents choose names which come from 9. culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf   10. the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. 11. , names related to sport are fairly common – 12. 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 13. names, or combine names to make their own 14. names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, 15. recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 16. names     Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).

Some names which were previously 17. as old-fashioned have 18. popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange 19. . The top names are fairly   20. , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.

21.               A．when          B．though         C．in    D．for

22.               A．calling          B．raising         C．naming    D．educating

23.               A．number        B．mark           C．letter D．sign

24.               A．however        B．instead         C．thus D．too

25.               A．unusual        B．outstanding     C．common   D．famous

26.               A．everything      B．something      C．nothing   D．anything

27.               A．relate          B．to relate        C．relating    D．related

28.               A．Many of        B．Some          C．A great many of D．Much

29.               A．current         B．mysterious      C．popular   D．present

30.               A．for            B．after           C．by   D．like

31.               A．Equally         B．Whereas       C．Indeed    D．However

32.               A．in             B．since          C．after  D．till

33.               A．make up        B．make for        C．make use of    D．make out

34.               A．well–known    B．double         C．fantastic   D．unique

35.               A．who           B．which          C．that D．who that

36.               A．changing       B．separating      C．combining D．dividing

37.               A．thought of      B．thought about    C．thought   D．thought over

38.               A．formed         B．sounded        C．become   D．developed

39.               A．ones           B．personalities     C．characters D．varieties

40.               A．convenient      B．traditional       C．classic D．contemporary

Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even   36  New Zealand has quite free rules about   37  children, names beginning with a   38  are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman   39 .

In many countries around the world,   40  names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost   41  you like. The only restrictions(限制) on parents   42  to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.

  43 parents choose names which come from  44 culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf  45 the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films.   46 , names related to sport are fairly common –   47 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 48 names, or combine names to make their own  49 names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model,  50  recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 51 names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).

Some names which were previously   52  as old-fashioned have   53  popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange   54 . The top names are fairly   55 , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.

Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even 【小题1】 New Zealand has quite free rules about 【小题2】 children, names beginning with a 【小题3】  are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman 【小题4】 .
In many countries around the world, 【小题5】 names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost   【小题6】  you like. The only restrictions on parents   【小题7】 to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
 【小题8】 parents choose names which come from 【小题9】 culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf   【小题10】 the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. 【小题11】 , names related to sport are fairly common – 【小题12】 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 【小题13】 names, or combine names to make their own 【小题14】 names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, 【小题15】 recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 【小题16】 names     Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously 【小题17】 as old-fashioned have 【小题18】 popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange 【小题19】 . The top names are fairly   【小题20】 , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.