1 . It is difficult for the parents of every family to teach their children to be responsible (有责任的) for housework.

A school in Shanghai is making its students do housework for their parents. Third graders (三年级学生) must learn how to cook and clean, sixth graders do some washing and fold the clothes, and seventh and eighth graders cook balanced meals with 15 yuan.

Many parents think it’s a good way for children to try housework, but they don’t know how to do it at home. With the following ideas, you can really get your children to help at home.

If you want to make your children think that they can do everything quite right, please don’t always scold (批评) them but give lots of praise (表扬) at home. Talk more about what he did right, not about what he didn’t do. If your child finishes some difficult work, give him or her a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad as a reward.

1. Who should learn to cook balanced meals with 15 yuan according to the passage?

A．A third grader.	B．A fourth grader.
C．A sixth grader.	D．A seventh grader.

2. What should parents do when the children do housework?

A．Scold them when they are wrong.

B．Give them a lot of praise.

C．Don’t let them do it.

D．Tell them not to do difficult work.

3. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “reward”?

A．说明

B．奖励

C．惩罚

D．报答

4. The best title (题目) of the passage may be “________”.

A．Make Children Do Housework	B．How to Teach Children
C．Housework	D．School and Housework