In the quiet town, the John family lived a seemingly peaceful life. John, a hardworking architect, and Sarah, a dedicated teacher, had always struggled to provide the best for their son, Ethan.
As Ethan entered high school, the issue began to change their once harmonious home. School grades were the first battleground. While John believed in traditional hard work, Ethan, a creative soul, found himself passionate to the arts. Every time he painted, his mother Sarah would praise him wholeheartedly, but John only blamed it a waste of time. So Ethan often argued with his father.
One stormy night, the conflict came to a head. John, reviewing Ethan’s report card, furrowed his brow at the grades. “Ethan, you need to focus more on your studies. These grades won’t help you become an engineer. Stop drawing!”
Ethan couldn’t bear the disappointment in his father’s eyes. “Dad, I want to be a painter, not an engineer.” he argued back. Sarah, trying to stop the argument becoming more serious, quickly interrupted, “John, maybe we should let Ethan try. It could be his true calling.” However, he stuck to his beliefs, “Art won’t put food on the table or pay the bills. You need a stable job.” The debate echoed through the house.
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Sarah, torn between the two, tried to settle it.
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As the storm outside gradually became calmer, a newfound understanding blossomed within their family.
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2 . Children develop their habits and attitudes(态度)about money from their parents and how money is managed at home.
Giving kids pocket money is a great chance to teach children the value of money and help them understand about saving, spending and donating. Giving your children money can help them to make money decisions.
Getting to know which family tasks you pay your kids for is important. Family jobs that you might not pay your children for could be things like setting the table for dinner,making their bed, washing up and tidying their room.
A.Here are some suggestions |
B.This will teach them a lesson |
C.Talking to other parents can be useful |
D.Managing å child’s pocket money is important |
E.They can choose whether to spend their money now |
F.There’re many reasons for not giving children·pocket money |
G.Paid jobs could be tasks that a parent would have to do if they don’t do |
3 . In seventh grade, my mum suggested I join the golf league.
At a time when most teenagers try to spend the smallest time possible with their
Golfing has
A.Without | B.Considering | C.Besides | D.Despite |
A.allowed | B.chose | C.wanted | D.reminded |
A.belief | B.mind | C.patience | D.confidence |
A.won | B.agreed | C.changed | D.finished |
A.afraid | B.unwilling | C.careful | D.eager |
A.parents | B.teachers | C.friends | D.classmates |
A.wasted | B.missed | C.spent | D.counted |
A.memory | B.relationship | C.conversation | D.adventure |
A.basketball | B.badminton | C.golf | D.football |
A.once | B.never | C.still | D.always |
A.love | B.watch | C.trust | D.remember |
A.left | B.reflected | C.removed | D.become |
A.freed | B.saved | C.influenced | D.protected |
A.according to | B.thanks to | C.instead of | D.except for |
A.right | B.brave | C.lucky | D.successful |
During that hot summer, little Sammy and his sister Marie spent their vacation at their grandparents’ farm. The farm was filled with fun and adventure, but one day, an unfortunate accident occurred. While playing, Sammy accidentally shot his grandmother’s beloved pet duck with a slingshot (弹弓). Panicked, he quickly hid the duck behind a pile of old wood in the yard. He was afraid to tell his grandmother the truth, worried about being punished.
However, what he didn’t know was that his sister Marie had seen the entire event. The next day, when Grandma asked Marie to wash the dishes, Marie seized the opportunity to shift the responsibility onto Sammy. She said, “Sammy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today, Grandma.” Sammy was shocked and confused because he had not said such a thing. Marie approached him and whispered threateningly, “Remember the duck?” It was then that Sammy realized Marie had seen his secret and was now using it to make him do the housework she didn’t want to do.
This situation continued for several days. Whenever there were household chores to be done, Marie would threaten Sammy with “Remember the duck?”. Sammy felt an increasing burden of guilt and responsibility.
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Finally, he couldn’t bear the secret and pressure any longer and decided to tell everything to Grandma
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1. How does the woman feel now?
A.Upset. | B.Nervous. | C.Regretful. |
A.She made some serious mistakes. |
B.She quarreled with her parents. |
C.She had difficulty in socializing. |
A.Respect. | B.Patience. | C.Communication. |
Have you ever felt the need to grab a pen and start writing your thoughts on a piece of paper? Tom had always been a lover of stories, and of words that come together to create vivid imagery (意象). He would spend hours writing down his thoughts and ideas, crafting worlds and people with his pen and paper.
But when it came to his parents, they didn’t believe how much he enjoyed writing. In fact, they discouraged him, telling him that he should focus on more practical career fields like becoming a lawyer.
The annual writing competition arrived once again, which was a time to show creative writing as well as the vivid imagination of students. Although Tom had a burning passion for writing, he had always hesitated to enter the race. He was worried that his parents would disapprove of him spending so much time writing, leading him to miss the competition in previous years. But this time, he decided to take a chance and see if he could win this race. Perhaps if his parents saw how talented he truly was, they would come to support him.
Days passed as he carefully prepared his writing, pouring his heart and soul into every word. When he finished, he read it over and felt proud of what he had written. He prepared to hand in his writing, but his parents still believed he was wasting time. He still decided to submit his entry anyway.
Weeks went by before the contest’s results were announced. Tom waited anxiously, wondering if his writing was good enough to win a prize. He checked out his mailbox every day after school.
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Finally, the day arrived and the winners were announced.
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1. What is Peter?
A.A pupil. | B.A teacher. | C.An accountant. |
A.Sleeping pills. | B.Counting sheep. | C.Lying in bed early. |
A.Stay up. | B.Play computer games. | C.Go to bed. |
My grandmother died when my mother, Laura, was only five years old. The year was 1945 and life was extremely hard. As the youngest child, Laura was surrounded by the love of her father, brothers and sisters. However, it could never take the place of that of a mother’s. Worse still, as money was tight at that time, her family could not even afford her a doll for Christmas.
Later, Laura got married and set up her own family. In my mother’s life, her father, her husband and then her three children and then her grandchildren were the main focus of her life. She felt that she could make up for her sad childhood through her devotion to her family, but deep in her mind there was a dream waiting to be realized.
One afternoon in December, I was working in the bank as usual when I caught sight of the beautiful handmade dolls in one of my customers’ hand. She was taking orders for the coming Christmas. The dolls looked cute and adorable (可爱的). Without hesitation, I decided to get one for my five-year-old daughter, Kelly. Suddenly, an idea occurred to me. I asked my customer if she could make a special doll for my mother-one with grey hair and glasses: a grandmother doll. Having learned the past life experience of my mother, the doll maker accepted my request gladly, though it seemed to be a challenging job to her. So besides the Christmas tree, I also placed my order for two dolls: one blonde an one grey-haired.
Several days passed. I was expecting the arrival of the festival as well as the gifts when a friend visited and told me that his dad, who played Santa Claus, would make a visit to our town on Christmas morning. Knowing that my parents would also come to my house, I called his dad and asked him to deliver the gift to my mother. To my joy, his dad kindly agreed.
Everything was in place and I eagerly expected what was designed to be a most memorable moment in my mother’s life.
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Christmas Day arrived and so did Santa Claus at the appointed time.
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Never will I forget my mother’s reaction when she got the present.
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1. Why won’t the boy’s father go home for lunch?
A.He is too tired. | B.He is sick. | C.He has to look after someone. |
A.He’s a doctor. | B.He’s a fireman. | C.He’s a policeman. |