32. I don’t like scary movies. Insteac(相反地) ，I h       them.

31. The room is full of r       .  Could you take it out?

 How much housework do you and your partner do?

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26. How much housework does Carol do?

27. How much housework does Mike’s wife do?

28. What does Philip look after?

29. What is Mike not good at?

30. Who sometimes gets his/her daughter’s help?

  In some Western countries,many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.

Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s enough. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap!They often help do the dishes,sweep the floor,or feed the pet cat or dog.

When they get older,they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder!They often help their parents wash the family car,cut the grass,or cook meals.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example,they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草機(jī)) or how to cook. Of course,their parents help them at first.

(   ) 21. How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?

   A. They study hard.

   B. They do chores.

   C. They do part-time jobs.

   D. They ask their parents for it.

(   ) 22. When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries?

   A. At the age of 10.

   B. At the age of 13.

   C. At the age of 15.

   D. At the age of 17.

(   ) 23. Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may           .

   A. do the dishes   B. feed the pet cat

   C. cook meals   D. sweep the floor

(   ) 24. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.

   B. School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays.

   C. If kids get older and want something more expensive,they have to work harder.

   D. Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents.

(   ) 25. The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries       .

   A. find jobs   B. get pocket money

   C. study at school   D. do chores

 Sam is a middle school student. He 11        doing chores. But he had to do 12        chores. For example,on Mondays,Wednesdays 13        Fridays he took out the rubbish. And on weekends,he always washed his father’s car. He also cleaned his own room 14        a week. What a chore that was!

15        he even had to 16        after his little sister and brother.

Sam had a foreign 17        at school. His name was Kumar.  18        chores in Kumar’s family was very different. In the house only the girls did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too,even his bedroom. His mother always cooked the meals,went shopping,and 19        the food. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores,he felt very lucky.

One day,Sam had an  20         . He wanted to make a robot (機(jī)器人) to do the chores in the future.

(   ) 11. A.  liked   B. unlike

   C. hated   D. was good at

(   ) 12. A.  any   B. much   C. a lot   D. many

(   ) 13. A.  to   B. yet   C. but   D. and

(   ) 14. A.  once   B. one

   C. first   D. every

(   ) 15. A.  Sometime   B. Sometimes

   C. Some time   D. Some times

(   ) 16. A.  take   B. make

   C. see   D. look

(   ) 17. A.  friend   B. sister

   C. aunt   D. toy

(   ) 18. A.  Doing   B. Do

   C. Making   D. Make

(   ) 19. A.  prepare   B. preparing

   C. prepared   D. to prepare

(   ) 20. A.  resolution   B. information

   C. decision   D. idea

(   ) 10. -  Mom,where is David?

——He is working        that difficult math problem.

   A. for   B. with   C. on   D. in

(   ) 9. He is tired now.  He        stay at home and have a rest.

   A. has to   B. had to

   C. needs   D. can’t

(   ) 8. Mary,could you please help me        my baby? I’m going to do some shopping.

   A. look for   B. look at

   C. look over   D. look after

(   ) 7. —I’m not going swimming tomorrow afternoon.

—       .I have to clean up my bedroom.

   A. So am I       B. Neither am I

   C. Neither I am   D. So I am

(   ) 6. It is polite        a gift when you visit somebody for the first time.

   A. take   B. taking

   C. to take   D. gets