The Chinese are very generous when it comes to ________ their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or foreign countries. They also make their children take after-school classes. They thought their children could ________ in this way, not knowing that their kids ended up having no grades. The Chinese always believe that the more expensive an education is, the ________ it is. In the countryside, even poor parents are willing to buy computers for their children ________ they ask for one.
But in fact, the best early education that parents can give their children is usually very ________. It almost cost nothing. As parents, they should teach their children the most important skills to help them become confident, happy and clever. Parents can achieve this by teaching children ________ skills like cooking, washing and doing other chores. Teaching children to cook will improve many skills that they will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It’s an enjoyable ________ difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking skills, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job ________. His result, a great dinner, will give him much ________ and a lot of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or a TV set that you give your child to play with, will make him interested. He will spend hours looking at them and trying to fix them. Perhaps your child will become an engineer ________ he grows up because these activities can teach a child to think. And that is the most important.
1.A.babysitting | B.producing | C.educating | D.leading |
2.A.make mistakes | B.make friends | C.have fun | D.make progress |
3.A.better | B.higher | C.faster | D.easier |
4.A.as well as | B.as long as | C.as much as | D.as far as |
5.A.cheap | B.expensive | C.professional | D.painful |
6.A.pleasant | B.convenient | C.practical | D.embarrassed |
7.8.A.unexpectedly | B.quickly | C.accidentally | D.successfully |
9.A.attention | B.satisfaction | C.challenge | D.suggestion |
10.A.when | B.if | C.although | D.unless |