Nobody likes to do chores(家务)，especially kids.How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores？Try making chores fun for them.
Play some music. Music makes everything seem like a party，doesn't it？Play your kids' favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.
Make it a treasure hunt (寻宝). It's a good way when you would like them to clean the house.Let them know that you hide a $5 bill in some place.If they find it，they can keep it.
Change often. If your kids keep doing the same chores for months，they may feel bored.Teaching them a new task is fun for both you and the kids.They will feel more grown up when they get a new task.
Do it together. It's never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing.If everyone takes part in doing chores，you will finish them faster and have more fun.
1.The article is for ________．
A. schools B. teachers C. parents D. kids
2.The writer thinks it's better to ________ while asking kids to clean the house.
A. play their favorite music B. hide something for them to find
C. give them a new task each time D. do it together with them
3.Kids may feel ________ if they keep on doing the same chores for months.
A. tired B. fun C. interested D. bored
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I still remember my kindergarten(幼儿园)teacher, Mrs, White. She looked just like Snow White ,_______ she had the same bright eyes and short dark hair.
We used to _______ a lot . And I would show what I wrote to Mrs. White for correction(批改). She would look at my writing and see many mistakes in it. But she _______ made any red correction and she always gave a star. I was feeling ______of my writing each time I got a star. But it _______ my mother. So one day, when she met Mrs. White at a parent-teacher meeting. Mum asked her why she never corrected my_______ and why she never said no to her child.
Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get _______about using words. Spelling and grammar can wait. We can’t _______ that interest with a red pen.”As it was a long time ago, my mother could only remember the main idea of _______ Mrs. White said about my writing. However, I grew up learning to use words with loving care and ________like that.
If Mrs. White had used her red pen more often, I ________ wouldn’t be telling you about this now, Whenever I look back on those encouraging ________ from Mrs. White, I feel they just look ________ real ones in the night sky-bright, shiny, and guiding me on my way somewhere. I do believe she was such a ________teacher, who tried to use a red pen less to keep the joy, wonder and excitement in a child’s _____.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I have no fear about writing. Also, I’m not afraid of any mistake in my life!
1.A. because B. though C. if D. but
2.A. run B. cry C. write D. speak
3.A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes
4.A. lonely B. tired C. helpless D. proud
5.A. protected B. worried C. pleased D. attracted
6.A. spirits B. designs C. mistakes D. messages
7.A. nervous B. excited C. afraid D. bored
8.A. stop B. keep C. save D. show
9.A. that B. when C. which D. what
10.A. sadness B. fear C. confidence D. pains
11.A. probably B. gently C. hardly D. luckily
12.A. dreams B. stars C. gifts D. pens
13.A. at B. through C. for D. like
14.A. careless B. strict C. wonderful D. common
15.A. mind B. hand C. arms D. eyes
1.I’m listening to music.(就画线部分提问）
______ ______ you ______?
2.He watches TV in the evening.(用now替换in the evening改写句子）
He ______ ______ TV now.
3.They are talking on the phone.(改为一般疑问句）
______ they ______ on the phone?
4.She is playing with a cat.(改为否定句)
She ______ ______ with a cat.
5.Is your sister writing a letter?(作肯定回答）
Yes, ______ ______.
I ____ my room every day. But now I________.
A. clean; am reading B. am cleaning; reading
C. cleaning; read D. clean; read
What ____ Mary and Kate talking about?
A. is B. are C. do D. does
Lucy and Lily ____ their homework in the room now.
A. do B. does C. is doing D. are doing
