Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do      . Because their parents do almost __   for them at home . This is a big __ __.

Joy is 14 years old. One day her __ __ went away     business, so she had to stay at __ __alone. At first she thought she would be happy     her parents were not in. She could do everything   she liked. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt    . “Oh, it’s time to have __ __. Where can I get my __ _?” she said to _ __. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she     know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her     very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and     some food to __ __.

Many__ _ are   as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic _ _ skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves     . They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.

1.A. homework     B. housework         C. business    D. some shopping

2.A. nothing        B. something         C. everything  D. some

3.A. question     B. quarrel            C. fight    D. problem

4.A. parents        B. uncle             C. aunt       D. brother

5.A. in B. at   C. with D. on

6.A. school        B. church            C. hospital     D. home

7.A. becauseB. so    C. butD. until

8.A. whenB. who   C. where D. that

9.A. fullB. hungry  C. excitedD. bored

10.A. supperB. breakfast  C. lunch    D. brunch

11.A. bookB. orange  C. drink    D. food

12.A. herselfB. himself  C. myself D. themselves

13.A. couldn’t B. didn’t  C. might not D. wouldn’t

14.A. cousinB. auntC. parentsD. brother

15.A. madeB. gave  C. bought D. saw

16.A. drinkB. eat      C. make     D. give

17.A. menB. women  C. adults D. teenagers

18.A. the same B. difficult C. different D. warm-hearted

19.A. schoolB. study  C. life     D. play

20.A. properlyB. carelessly  C. actually       D. Slowly

I was about to go out ________ it began to rain.

A．when　　　  B．as       C．since　　　  D．while

________ what the teacher said if you think it is important.

A．Make a note of  B．Make a note

C．Make notes  D．Make note of

She put the sugar and butter into a bowl and ________ them up.

A．mixed　　　  B．put        C．compared　　　D．joined

On hearing the news of the road accidents, his face ________ pale.

A．got　　　  B．changed     C．went　　  D．appeared

He showed a great ________ for languages.

A．power　　　　B．appearance     C．talent  D．character

Liu Xiang had worked hard . ________， he won the first prize in the 28th Olympic Games.

A．As the result  B．As a result    C．As a result of  D．However

Was he ________to get to school on time when he got up at 7:45?

A．possible　  B．impossible    C．probable　  D．likely

People all around the world have been doing as much as they can ________the people in Afghanistan.

A．help　　B．to help　　C．helping　　D．helped

—Does Peter feel better?

—No, he is seriously ill and still________.

A．dangerous  B．in danger     C．in the danger  D．out of danger