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　　London-life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent (不大可能改變的).

　　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 (精疲力盡的) 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 maths classes for children as 17 as four.

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

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

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Many Americans like to have their holidays（假期 ） in ___41___ countries.  One day an American   42   comes to China. This is her first time (次數(shù)) to China  and she wants to  43   some friends there. She meets a Chinese. This Chinese wants  to talk    44_  with the American. When he sees her, he comes up, says  “     45   ”  to her, then he begins  (開(kāi)始) his first talk with someone   46   an English-speaking country.
  “How old are you?” the Chinese     47   . “I’m     48   . Please don’t ask a lady (女士) about her    49  .” answers the woman. The Chinese is surprised (感到驚奇).   He doesn’t know    50    .  Can you help him?
(   ) 41. A. an other            B. the other     C. other            D. others
(   )42. A. man            B. boy                   C. woman      D. child
(   ) 43. A. make                B. making              C. do               D. having
(   ) 44. A. with English    B. with Chinese    C. in English   D. in Chinese
(   ) 45. A. OK            B. hello           C. sorry          D. good-bye
(   ) 46. A. in              B. at                      C. of              D. from
(   ) 47. A. says        B. tells            C. talks           D. speaks
(   ) 48. A. sure        B. worried              C .glad            D. sorry
(   ) 49. A. supper       B. age                     C. job              D. family
(   ) 50. A. how        B. why         C. what        D. which

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Many Americans like to have their holidays(假期) in  1 countries. One day an American  2  comes to China. This is her first time to China and she wants to  3 some friends here. She meets a Chinese. This Chinese wants to talk 4  with the American. When he sees her, he comes up and says “  5 ” , then he begins(開(kāi)始) his first talk with someone  6  an English-speaking country（國(guó)家）. “How old are you?” the Chinese  7 .

“I’m  8  . It’s a secret. Please don’t ask a lady(女士) about her  9  .” answers the woman.

The Chinese is surprised (感到驚奇) . He doesn’t know  10  . Can you help him?

1.                A．boring         B．bad            C．different  D．good

 

2.                A．man           B．boy            C．woman   D．child

 

3.                A．make          B．know           C．do   D．get

 

4.                A．with English     B．with Chinese     C．in English D．in Chinese

 

5.                A．OK            B．hello           C．sorry D．goodbye

 

6.                A．in             B．a(chǎn)t             C．of   D．from

 

7.                A．a(chǎn)sks           B．tells            C．talks D．speaks

 

8.                A．sure           B．worried         C．glad D．sorry

 

9.                A．supper         B．a(chǎn)ge            C．job(工作) D．family

 

10.               A．how           B．why           C．what  D．which