With rapid increase of economic rate in western countries, more and more married young couples tend to have no child or only one. At the meantime, many developing nations adopt family planning policy to get rid of poverty. All these facts result in a world with population growth rate declining. But I myself would like to grow up in a big family.
Of course, a small family has its advantages. Firstly, small family makes it easier for parents to bring up and educate their children. Parents could spend more time and money educating one child than several. The child could grow up in an influential environment. Secondly, the child could learn more survival skills for future success.
However,                      . The only child becomes the little emperor. It would make the one child ask more for him and think less of others. Besides, after the child grows up and gets married, the new couple has to take care of four old parents. That means the two children must work hard to support the old parents. At present, many nations are facing the problem of becoming aged society. China will face this situation in a short time to come.
On the contrary, a big family weighs over a small family in many aspects. Firstly, parents could educate several children with almost the same time as they spend with one. Moreover, the old brothers or sisters also could help their parents bring up little children. Secondly, if one of the children turns out to be successful, it may mean he or she is becoming a model for other children to learn from.
Despite the fact that parents have to spend more time and money bringing up several children, it is not as difficult as people think it to be. With the help of good educational system and modern technology, it is becoming easier to afford several children.
小題1:What is the writer's attitude whether it is good to grow up in a big family? （no more than 10 words.）
                                                                             
小題2:Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.
                                                                             
小題3:What's the main idea of the second paragraph? （no more than 10 words.）
                                                                             
小題4: Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. （no more than 10 words.）
                                                                             
小題5:Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Although parents need more time and money to raise several children, it’s easier than it’s thought to be.
                                                                             

小題1:He would like to grow up in a big family. / The writer supports the idea of a big family. / The writer thinks big families have more advantages.
小題1: 同時(shí)，許多發(fā)展中國家為了擺脫貧困實(shí)行了計(jì)劃生育政策。
小題1:A small family had its advantages. / Advantages of small families.
小題1:the small families also have their disadvantages/ a small family also has its disadvantages
小題1:Despite the fact that parents have to spend more time and money bringing up several children, it is not as difficult as people think it to be.
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