John is proud _________ his father and loves him so much.
A. about
B. for
C. of
D. in
Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several scientists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston, Michael's friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to …………
A. push their child into trying too much
B. help their child to become a genius
C. make their child become a musician
D. neglect their child's education
Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.
The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons”.
Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.
In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.
Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.
The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ………..
A. landscapes
B. weddings
C. various aspects of life
D. animals and flowers
Read the passage and answer the questions.
John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.
How many books about education has he written?
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Read the passage and answer the questions.
John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.
Is he a very well-known in his teaching career?
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Read the passage and answer the questions.
John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.
Who is he married to?
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Read the passage and answer the questions.
John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.
Has he got any children?
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Read the passage and answer the questions.
John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.
What does he do?
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Use the words given to fill in the blanks. There is one extra word that you do not need to use.
down – air – quickly – about – save - dirty – important – pollute – grow |
We all are destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too (1).......................... to swim in. There is so much smoke in the (2) ................................ that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world's cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from car (3) ............................. the air so much that policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut (4)......................... so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot (5) ......................... enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are (6) ............................. disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now. Because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it is not so simple to talk (7) .............................. the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. (8) ..................the Earth.
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