London life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent.

    Their    1    school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough.    2  Hagner also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her  3 at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.

       4   , the exhausted (精疲力竭的) family doesn't get home until 7 p. m. There is just time for a quick    5    before homework.

    In today's world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children    6  they were competitors    7    for some finishing line.

    Parents take their children from activity to activity to make their future    8   . It seems that raising a genius (英才) has become a more    9    goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.

    “   10    across the country are reporting a growing number of children    11    from stomachaches and headaches    12    exhaustion and stress.” says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.

    Teachers are    13    exhausted kids in the classroom. It's a very serious problem. Many children attend    14    clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also    15    an explosion of activities. They    16    sports, language, music and math classes for children as 17    as four.

    “There is a new parenting trend (趋势) under way which says you have to tap all your child's potential (潜能) at a young age,    18    you will let them down,” says Terry Apter, a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist (青少年精神病专家).

    “It isn't entirely    19   : there have always been pushy parents: But what was seen as strange behavior before is now well    20   .”

    1．

A. half　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. part

C. full　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whole

    2．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. So

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. For

    3．

A. daughter　　　　　　　　　　 B. sons

C. girls　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. kids

    4．

A. Often　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. However

C. Though　　　　　　　　　　  D. Seldom

    5．

A. lunch　　　　　　　　　　  &n

bsp;   B. supper

C. breakfast　　　　　　　　    D. tea

    6．

A. even if　　　　　　　　　　    B. as if

C. now that　　　　　　　　　　 D. in case

    7．

A. hoping　　　　　　　　　　    B. caring

C. calling　　　　　　　　　　    D. racing

    8．

A. equal　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. smooth

C. excited　　　　　　　　　　   D. bright

    9．

A. exact　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. excellent

C. difficult　　　　　　　　　　  D. important

    10．

A. Doctors　　　　　　　　　　  B. Lawyers

C. Engineers　　　　　　　　    D. Businessmen

    11．

A. dying　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. preventing

C. suffering　　　　　　　　　　 D. learning

    12．

A. due to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so as to

C. according to　　　　　　    D. referring to

    13．

A. dealing with　　　　　　    B. playing with

C. going on with　　　　　　  D. getting on with

    14．

A. grown-up　　　　　　　　   B. bodybuilding

C. after-school　　　　　　    D. night

    15．

A. grow　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. reduce

C. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. create

    16．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. enjoy

C. teach　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. include

    17．

A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. young

C. many　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. much

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p;  18．

A. except that　　　　　　　　  B. therefore

C. otherwise　　　　　　　　    D. unless

    19．

A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. new

C. wrong　　　　　　　　　　    D. right

    20．

A. respected　　　　　　　　    B. accepted

C. refused　　　　　　　　　　   D. manage