1 . 根据短文内容，从下面五个选项中对文本排序，使其符合逻辑。
A. But Peter said that he was too nervous to eat.
B. “You’ll have more energy if you do,” said Peter’s Mum.
C. Mum told him that he should eat breakfast first, so that he would have enough energy after he got to school.
D. A few weeks earlier, he decided to apply for the school basketball team. Peter ran downstairs to tell his Mum that he had to leave for school early.
E. Peter got up early on Thursday morning because he would have a try at basketball that day.

2 . This year my husband and I decided to have a quiet, low-key New Year's Eve. We wanted to spend it with our kids and other immediate family and make it a special _________ for them, instead of _________ a babysitter and going out on our own. The logical way to do this was through _________. As we all know, food had a magical way of making a night _________, and our New Year's Eve certainly _________ that way, thanks to doughnuts (甜甜圈).

1.

A．challenge

B．idea

C．occasion

D．opportunity

2.

A．hiring

B．training

C．knowing

D．interviewing

3.

A．time

B．food

C．money

D．fun

4.

A．short

B．messy

C．memorable

D．silent

5.

A．tested out

B．turned out

C．moved on

D．picked out

3 . It’s a usual day for family dinner. When I entered mother’s home, she was ________ quilt after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to ________ and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the ________ of one box.

“What is this?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.” 

I ________ the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, ________ pictures, a winding line on the right.

1.

A．splitting up

B．picking up

C．pulling out

D．showing off

2.

A．push

B．lift

C．cover

D．fold

3.

A．top

B．bottom

C．back

D．front

4.

A．pressed

B．spread

C．packed

D．raised

5.

A．childish

B．elegant

C．classic

D．horrible

4 . Many kids help parents to do chores in the house. They may empty the dishwasher, put laundry away or take out the trash.     1    , such as 20 minutes to play computer games.

But some people do not think that kids should get rewards (报酬)for doing chores. One of them is Susie Walton, a parenting educator (育儿教育家)and family coach. She believes if kids get rewards, they will think that work isn’t worth doing unless you get something in return.     2    . But they will clean the floor if their parents reward them for it.

“Every house is a team effort,” Walton said. “A home is a living space for everyone in the family. It’s important for kids to see that we all have a responsibility to keep our home clean.”

    3    . They believe that money or other rewards encourage kids to do more chores. It also teaches them real world lessons. They can learn about how we need to work to earn money.

Now, there are also apps that encourage kids to do chores. The apps give kids points and digital(电子的)gifts that can be used either online or in life.

With the app ChoreMonster, kids earn digital points after doing chores. Kids can exchange their points for real rewards, such as time to play video games or a trip to the mall.

“Our goal is to encourage kids so they can earn rewards,” says Chris Bergman, founder of ChoreMonster. “    4    .”

A．Kids need positive power to make them do chores

B．For example, kids won’t sweep the floor if they see it is dirty

C．In return, some kids get money or other rewards from their parents

D．After that, they will get some money from their parents

E．Other people hold different opinions