Do moms push us too hard? (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. The Chinese girl _____.

A. was not good at playing the flute

B. wanted to become the band's chief flautist

C. played the flute better than Arielle

D. was made to compete with Arielle

2. In US middle schools, a "Chinese mother" is a mother who _____.

A. takes care of everything for her children

B. wants her children to be as good as other

C. rarely helps her children with their homework

D. takes her children back to China quite often

3. The author uses sentences from Qiao's blog to _____.

A. show the importance of practicing the piano

B. give examples explaining what a "Chinese mother" i

C. tell us what Chinese mothers usually do in the US

D. introduce ways to educate a child

4. Which of the following arguments might support "Chinese mothers"?

A. Comparing kids does great harm to children.

B. Every child has special abilities and interests.

C. Setting high goals helps children make progress.

D. Being too hard on children kills their interest.

So unhappy she ran away from home (P3)

Choose the best answer:

5. Why did the author run away from home?

A. She did it just for fun.

B. She hated her stepmother.

C. She had had a fight with her stepmother.

D. She had failed an exam.

6. The first night away from home, the author did NOT ____.

A. pack up her stuff and saving

B. fall sleep in a park

C. make a wish under the star

D. worry about what she was going to do

7. The author decided to live with her ____.

A. father B. stepmother

C. grandparents D. mother

8. What does the author suggest?

A. Never living with a stepmother.

B. Running away.

C. That running away is not a good idea.

D. That running away is a useful experience.

Never sell your dream (P5)

Choose the best answer:

9. In Jehdi's dream, he _____.

A. is attacked by a wasp

B. digs up a pot of gold

C. talks with a wasp

D. becomes a wasp himself

10. Jehdi is unwilling to dig because _____.

A. he doesn't believe his dream is true

B. he is lazy and doesn't want to work

C. he is too rich to care about the gold

D. he can't find the tree from his dream

11. Jehdi thinks Hassan is _____ to agree to the deal.

A. smart B. wise C. stupid D. kind

12. The phrase "to laugh on the other side of his face" probably means "_____".

A. to be unhappy about something one was once happy about

B. to be excited at something one was once disappointed by

C. to laugh so much that one's face change

D. to laugh at other people's mistake

13. The story tells us that _____.

A. it's important to have close friend

B. we should always believe in our dream

C. dreams can sometimes tell the truth

D. we shouldn't give up our dream



Helping kids to grow up (P8)

Fill in the blanks:

根据中文提示完成下列句子。

14. 你准备好迎接挑战了吗？

Are you _____ _____ meet any challenges?

15.他们也确保年轻人能玩得很痛快。

They also _____ _____ that young people _____ _____ _____ _____.

16.每次你学会了一项新技能，你就会得到一枚可以别在套头衫上的徽章。

Every time you learn a new _____ you earn a badge to _____ _____ your jumper.

17.急救的徽章表示你知道如何帮助那些有麻烦的人。

The first aid badge shows you know _____ _____ _____ someone in trouble.

18.童子军首领负责整个团体并决定每天该做些什么。

A scout "master" is _____ _____ _____ the group and _____ what to do each day.

Key:1—4 DBBC

5—8 CBCC

9—13 BACAD

14. ready to

15. make sure, have a good time

16. skill, put on

17. how to help

18. in charge of, decides