Mary escaped __________ for her coming late for school this morning.
A. from punishment B. punishing C. being punished D. from punishing
That hero who died in the war was so brave that he never ____ ____ to the enemies until death.
A. gave up B. gave out C. gave in D. gave away
Mr. Black _______ Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane _______ on Sunday.
A. leaves; takes off B. is leaving; takes off
C. is leaving; is taking off D. leaves; is taking off
---Does your wife like tea?
----Well, she doesn’t really ______ tea, she likes coffee better.
A. care for B. care C. care about D. care of
Every minute is made full _______ of _______ our lessons well.
A. to use; study B. use; studying C. use; to study D. used; studying
When was the last time you did something really fun with one of your parents—just the two of you?
Parents who take their young children to music, swimming and art classes often stop arranging such activities once their kids are older and in school all day. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Doing something enjoyable with your kids just might make you look at each other in a whole new way, especially if you do it through a class or an event. When parent and child become students together, it puts them on the same level, at least for a while.
“I really like parents to come to class with their kids—they start sharing things and talking about what they’re doing and what they like,” said art teacher Pyper Dixon.
However, finding something new in common is a big choice for them, especially when kids get involved in sports and other after-school activities. But it’s possible to learn a new skill or hobby together.
That’s certainly true of Lauren, 11, of Silver Spring, who is in Dixon’s class with her father, Dennis. “I was just going to drop her off,” Dennis said, “but Dixon persuaded me to stay.”
Now Lauren gets to nag her father about doing his art homework. “He always leaves it to the last minute,” she said. “But then he’ll turn around to do amazing drawings,” she added, “We have different styles of drawing, so it’s interesting to talk it over with him.”
Without the Saturday morning art class, Dennis said, he would be reading the paper, and Lauren would be on her own in her room or on the computer. But they talk more now. “I can’t think of an experience where you communicate with your kid so closely,” he said.
1.The author raises the question at the beginning to_______.
A．expect an answer
B．criticize some parents
C．introduce the topic
D．support his argument
2.What does Dixon think is the benefit of parent and child studying art together?
A．They will become equal.
B．They will communicate more.
C．The child will learn art much better.
D．The parent will learn something new.
3.The underlined word “nag” in the text probably means _______.
A．urge B．help C．miss D．teach
4.We can learn from the text that_______.
A．Lauren used to talk a lot with her father
B．Dennis enjoys studying art with Lauren
C．Lauren dislikes her father’s drawings
D．Dennis likes playing computer games
