Most recently, it's very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews. Naturally, it's easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us. We—as parents—are so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them. As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me. So, I'll let them fail．

   I'll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow. And failure along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc.—will be part of growth for them. Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone is, my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today. From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish.

   My children now are becoming little masters of compromise, but they try to negotiate everything now. It's a small price to help them learn a skill they'll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don't accompany them on job interviews.

1.Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews?

    A. Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties．

    B. Because they think they can help them on the questions．

    C. Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews．

    D. Because their kids strongly request them to do so．

2.According to the author, what is beneficial to kids' development?

    A. Sheltering them．                    B. Keeping them safe．

    C. Leaving them alone．                D. Blaming them．

3.Why does the author stress failure in kids' life?

    A. To make them stronger than other kids．

    B. To help them grow in this tough world．

    C. To help them develop all social skills．

    D. To make them learn to compromise．

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

    A. Never Shelter Your Kids                 

   B. Let Your Kids Fail

    C. Be Eager to Grow Up                     

    D. Live Without Parents

Most recently, it's very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews． Naturally, it's easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us． We—as parents—are so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them．As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me．So, I'll let them fail．

I'll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow．And failure with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc —will be part of growth for them．Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today．From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish．

It's a small price to help them learn a skill they'll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don't accompany them on job interviews．

1.Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews?

A．Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties．

B．Because they think they can help them on the questions．

C．Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews．

D．Because their kids strongly request them to do so．

2.According to the author, what is beneficial to kids' development?

A．Sheltering them．                                                            

B．Keeping them safe．

C．Leaving them alone．                              

D．Blaming them．

3.Why does the author stress（强调） failure in kids' life?

A．To make them stronger than other kids．            

B．To help them grow in this tough world．

C．To help them develop all social skills．               

D．To make them learn to compromise．

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A．Never Shelter Your Kids    

B．Let Your Kids Fail

C．Be Eager to Grow Up                               

D．Live Without Parents

Pop star Britney Spears tied the knot with a childhood friend，but their two-day-old marriage was dissolved Monday shortly after Britney filed for an annulment（废除契约／婚约）．She described the marriage as “ a joke that went too far，” said one source closed to Spears．“I don’t even know if she loves him，”the source said．

     The 22-year-old diva（most important singer）walked down the aisle at a Las Vegas wedding chapel early Saturday，the reports said，marrying Jason Alexander，also 22，a childhood friend from her hometown of Kentwood，Louisiana whom she had recently begun dating．

Spears wore jeans and a baseball cap，and was escorted（护送）down the aisle by a hotel bellman，according to the People．com．

The two apparently decided to marry while partying at the Palms Casino Hotel Friday night，and did so at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas．The honeymoon was spent at the Palms，but the next night Spears was seen dining with a group that did not include the groom at a hotel steakhouse．

Raised in the US south，the pop diva started her career at a television program The Mickey Mouse Club at age 11，becoming a famous teen singer．

All four of her CDs, including most recently November’s “In the Zone，”debuted at number one on the charts．

60．The underlined phrase at the beginning of the passage mean        ．

A．begin to quarrel         B．get married   C．fall in love    D．get divorced

61．The news about Spears’s clothes was most probably taken from a（a n）        ．

A．newspaper            B．broadcast station    C．internet   D．magazine

62．People would have guessed their marriage wouldn’t last long because        ．

A．Spears was seen to have fun without her newly-married groom

B．Spears was a person forever changing her mind

C．Spears had an odd character

D．Spears had such a kind of history before

63．What made Spears most famous in the world is that         ．

A．she got married to a man who she just dated for two days．

B．she got divorced two days after her new marriage．

C．she began to appear on the stage as a teen singer．

D．she made great achievements in singing．

--I hear Iron Man III is on recently. Let’s set off for the cinema to appreciate it now.

---________ It’s about 10 p.m. I’m so tired that I must go to bed.

A．Let’s find some of the action.             B．How do you find it?

C．It’s entirely up to you.                   D．You can’t be serious!

Only if you don’t have a fear of heights do you want to visit the CN Tower. And if you can take a trip to the top of it will surely be worth it. The CN tower is Canada’s most famous symbol and the centre of tourism in Toronto.

Over 550 meters, it is one of the tallest building in the world; on a clear day the view is wonderful. Each year, around 2 million people take the elevator ride to the top of the tower to take in the breath-taking view at the top of the world. Once you are at the top, see if you have the courage to walk across the see-through glass floor .

If you are hungry, plan to eat at the revolving restaurant at the top of the tower. The floor in the 360-degree restaurant rotates once every 72 minutes allowing everyone a complete view of the city below. The CN tower has broken record many times, winning such titles as World’s Longest Metal staircase ,World’s Tallest building and , most recently , World’s Highest Wine Cellar. In 1995, the CN tower was considered as one of the seven wonders of the Modern World.

Today, the top of the tower, more than 333m in the air, serves as the year-round workplace for more than 550 people. The tower’s workers help to make the world-class attractions and food there.

   While at the CN tower, you’ll also have the chance to visit gift shops. You will find the CN Tower in the heart of downtown, on Front Street. On the north shore of Lake Ontario, the CN Tower is open 364 days a year(closed on Christmas Day).

1.Who can’t visit the CN tower?

  A. Someone who has heart attack.

B. An old man who has got flu.

C. A person afraid of height

D. A woman having high blood.

2.How many titles has the Tower got?

A. 2     B. 3     C. 4      D. 5

3.Which of the following number is Not agree with its description?

A. 333 --- the height of the tower

B. 550 --- the number of people who work at the top of the tower

C. 364 --- the days that the tower is open each year

D.360--- the degree of the restaurant revolves.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. You can go to visit the tower any day you like.

B. You can buy some gifts and eat as well while you are at the tower.

C. You have to climb the stairs to the top of the tower to enjoy the view.

D. The floor of the revolving restaurant is made of glass.