Today is Saturday. It’s sunny and warm. Many children from No. 1 Middle School are at the Old People’s Home. Now, they’re helping the old people.
Look! Li Min and Zhan Ran are cleaning the windows. Ma Lan and Liu Qian are washing clothes.
What’s Li Na doing over there? Many old people are clapping their hands(鼓掌)for her. Oh,  she’s singing for them. Her song is really beautiful. And where’s the American boy, Tom? He likes helping others and he often comes here. Listen! Who’s speaking English? It’s Tom. He’s teaching two old people to speak English.
All the children and the old people are very happy. “We are happy when we help others, ” says Tom. 
【小题1】How’s the weather today?

During the Second World War．John's family didn't have a washing machine．Therefore，1._____ （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.

Before long，a family friend decided 2.______（join）the army and his wife was going with  him．John's family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the family’s surprise，the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine．“It would be better for it to 3.______（use），rather than sitting quietly，”he said．

Young John helped with the washing，and he developed a deep love of the old，green Bendix．

later，the war ended and the family's friend returned．When he came4._____(take) the machine away．John became very sad．His mother saw this and said to him．“Son， you must remember that machine5.____(not belong) to us in the first place. It was a gift for us6._____(be) able to use it for such a long time．So，instead of 7._____ （be）sad about the loss．Let’s be grateful that we 8._____ （be）able to use it at that time.”

We have all experienced loss：loss of people and things．However，if we see the thing we9.______（lose）as a gift that we were given for a time，maybe the sad memories 10._____( change) into thankful ones．

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During the Second World War．John's family didn't have a washing machine．Therefore，1  （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.

Before long，a family friend decided  2  （join）the army and his wife was going with  him．John's family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the  3  （family）surprise，the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine．“It would be better for it to  4 （use），rather than sitting 5 （quiet），”he said．

Young John helped with the washing，and he developed a deep love of the old，green Bendix．6 （Late），the war ended and the family's friend returned．When he came to take the machine away．John became very sad．His mother saw this and said to  7 （he）．“Son， you must remember that machine didn't belong to us in the 8  （one）place. It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time．So，instead of  9 （be）sad about the loss．Let’s be grateful that we  10 （be）able to use it at that time.”

We have all experienced loss：loss of people and things．However，if we see the thing we 11 （lose）as a gift that we were given for a time，maybe the sad  12 （memory）will change into  13 （thank）ones．

I like movies best. Last week, I   36   a movie called I, Robot . It tells us a story about the future with robots.  It is the year of 2035 and people can see robots everywhere. Robots can help people do a lot of things, like looking   37  the old people or babies, washing, cooking, cleaning or taking dogs for a walk. Robot does everything people ask them to do   38 . But a policeman    39  Spooner doesn’t like robots. Because he doesn’t think that people can live well   40  robots.

先阅读短文，然后根据要求答题。

President Obama has said that he gives each of his seven and ten-year-old daughters just a dollar a week for their chores, such as setting the table, washing dishes, and cleaning up their play /' ɛəriə / and bedrooms.

People have different opinions about paying little kids for doing

chores or just giving money to them. Some families think that everyone

in the family should do housework, and that kids shouldn’t be paid for

doing so. The supporters(支持者),however, believe that kids should get

paid, and that the money they get will help kids learn important skills of

how to use it.

But for those who /tʃu:z/ to give the money, it can be a headache  

deciding on how much they should give, especially in these difficult economic（经济的）times. A good idea is that you can keep /'rekɔ:dz/ of how much you spend on your child daily for two weeks and then decide how much you should give according to the average（平均的）daily amount. Kids can start receiving money around ages 4 or 5, when children start to understand how money works.

A)根据短文内容完成下列语音题：

1.Write out the word/' ɛəriə /：_________

2. Write out the word/tʃu:z/：_________

3.Write out the word/'rekɔ:dz/：_________

4.In the underlined sentence find one word whose last sound can have incomplete plosion（失去爆破）：______________

5.In the underlined sentence find two words that can be read together（连续）：

_____________  _____________

B) 根据短文内容填入一个适当的词

6.President Obama’s two daughters _________ paid for doing chores.

7. In the passage there are ________ different opinions about paying to kids for doing chores.

8. Some people think that children should do housework _________ being paid.

9.Some people think that it’s important for children to ________ how to use money.

10.It’s __________ for parents to decide on how much money they should give to their children.