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In school， when children are given tasks， some of them are too lazy to think． They（1） 　 　asking parents or teachers what to do instead of thinking by themselves． How then do you teach your children to think critically （批判性地）？

Firstly， allow your children to play（2） 　 　， which is important in raising children to think on their own as it forces them to （3） 　 　what to play with and how． It is during    （4） 　 　that children get curious enough to try something．

Secondly， ask them（5） 　 　questions．When your children ask you a question， don't be quick to give a（6） 　 　．Help them think about possible answers by asking them questions in turn：" Hmmm， that's an interesting question， and （7） 　 　do you think the answer should be？" And when they give their opinions， always（8） 　 　them．

Thirdly， don't be quick to get involved when your children make an improper（9） 　 　． Let them reflect for a while and try again by themselves． Don't say "you are （10） 　 　for doing that"． But when your children choose properly， be sure to praise them．

（1）A．take up	B． stay up	C． end up	D． give up
（2）A． carefully	B． freely	C． quietly	D． happily
（3）A． guess	B． promise	C． learn	D． decide
（4）A． play	B． trip	C． discussion	D． study
（5）A． open﹣hearted	B． happy﹣ending	C． surprise﹣ending	D． open﹣ended
（6）A． reward	B． reason	C． reply	D． report
（7）A． what	B． how	C． why	D． which
（8）A． correct	B． encourage	C． accept	D． compare
（9）A． mistake	B． choice	C． effort	D． excuse
（10）A． stupid	B． clever	C． exciting	D． impolite

In the US， lots of people have waimai， or food delivered to their home． Pizza and Chinese food are popular． The delivery （1） 　　can usually get the food to your door in half an hour．

But waimai for other things is not so quick in the US． For example， if you order toothpaste or cooking oil， it will usually（2） 　　at least one day to arrive．

Here in China． I can order nearly anything and get it（3） 　　just 30 to 45 minutes． Did I forget to buy onions and cabbages for making dinner？ No problem ﹣﹣waimai will deliver it soon． There is even waimai for things（4） 　　medicine and snacks．

Some people say this makes people lazier．I guess they're not wrong．But I really love the（5） 　　life．

（1）A． drivers	B． postmen	C． policemen	D． cleaners
（2）A． spend	B． cost	C． take	D． pay
（3）A． at	B． for	C． after	D． in
（4）A． as for	B． such as	C． rather than	D． instead of
（5）A． comfortable	B． convenient	C． careful	D． common

It was more than 80 years ago， when an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou ，Jiangxi． They were the Chinese Central Red Army． They decided to start a （1） 　　and hand march． It was （2） 　　known as the long March．This year is the 83 ^rdyear of the victory of the famous march．Let's learn something about it．

During the long March， the Chinese Central Red Amy passed many places． They （3） 　　from Jiangxi， passed through several provinces and finally arrived in Shaanxi． It is said that they （4） 　　about 25，000 li（ about 12，500 kilometers） during the Long March．

At school， you may have learned in books that soldiers （5） 　　many difficulties． They lived a（6） 　　life and fought against the enemies． They crossed Chishuihe for four times， （7） 　　many kinds of difficulties， In Sichuan， soldiers spent a hard time creeping（匍匐）across Luding Chain Bridge， which was （8） 　　13 iron chains（铁链）， in the middle of gun fire． They also climbed （9） 　　the snowy Jianjin Mountain，which was 4，930 meters high． They didn't have enough food to eat，so they often went （10） 　　for days． And they didn't have enough （11） 　　to stay away from the cold．Many soldiers （12） 　　． About 86，000 people took part in the march，（13） 　　only about 7， 000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi．

Today， we can visit the places that they once passed through． This way，we may truly understand the （14） 　　of the Long March ： Never be （15） 　　of difficulties and never give up hope．

（1）A．short	B．long	C．slow	D．quick
（2）A．finally	B．gradually	C．famously	D．probably
（3）A．returned	B．studied	C．hid	D．started
（4）A．drove	B．flew	C．walked	D．rode
（5）A．looked through	B．went through	C．thought of	D．heard of
（6）A．hard	B．normal	C．boring	D．successful
（7）A．remaining	B．making	C．avoiding	D．facing
（8）A．made up of	B．made into	C．made by	D．made for
（9）A．through	B．over	C．into	D．on
（10）A．hungry	B．thirsty	C．lonely	D．angry
（11）A．energy	B．money	C．matches	D．clothes
（12）A．escaped	B．died	C．cried	D．feared
（13）A．though	B．because	C．so	D．but
（14）A．influence	B．meaning	C．spirit	D．result
（15）A．afraid	B．shy	C．tired	D．proud

How do you keep cool during summer？Air conditioners or electric fans are good tools in modern society．But（36） 　　that，people could only use fans．

Over 3，000 years ago，fans began to be used．They were made of feathers （羽毛），bamboo or silk．They came in different （37） 　　，including round and square．

Later，with the invention of paper，folding（可折叠的） paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty．There are usually beautiful （38） 　　on fans．Some are landscapes（风景）．Others are flowers and animals．Moreover，many great people including Su Dongpo，a poet of the Song Dynasty，and Tang Yin，scholar （学者） and painter of the Ming Dynasty，once painted their masterpieces （杰作） on fans．This made fans not only（39） 　　tools in daily life but also great artworks．

So，with its value of beauty，people take fans as a symbol of status （地位）．That's why in old China，emperors and scholars often held fans．

Today，fans are also great collectors'items （藏品） and gifts．On the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games，folding fans were（40） 　　to leaders and officials （官员 ） of other countries．While they were（41） 　　fans to get cool，they were also experiencing Chinese culture．

36．A．before	B．after	C．from
37．A．colors	B．sizes	C．shapes
38．A．plants	B．pictures	C．persons
39．A．useful	B．beautiful	C．careful
40．A．bought	B．posted	C．given
41．A．holding	B．waving	C．playing．

Once an animal expert did some research on antelopes（羚羊）． These antelopes were living on both sides of a river in South America．The expert（1） 　　that the antelopes on the east side multiplied（繁殖）more and ran faster than（2） 　　on the west．

The expert didn't get the reason about differences after thinking hard， as the two groups of antelopes lived in（3） 　　environment and they fed on the same kind of grass．

One year，（4） 　　the help of the Animal Protecting society， he caught ten antelopes on each side and（5） 　　them． A year later， the ten antelopes that were sent to the west side multiplied by fourteen． （6） 　　how about the antelopes sent to the east？ Only three remained!

Where were（7） 　　seven？ They were eaten by wolves．

At last the expert understood why the antelopes on the east were （8） 　　． That was because there were a group of wolves﹣their natural enemy， on the（9） 　　side．

So thanks must go to your opponents（对手）． It is your opponents that are（10） 　　you． It's true!

（1）A． has covered	B． covered	C． has discovered	D．discovered
（2）A． they	B． those	C． them	D．that
（3）A． different	B．same	C． the same	D． difference
（4）A． with	B． without	C． under	D．by
（5）A．changed	B． exchanged	C． challenged	D． fed
（6）A． But	B． Though	C． So	D． Or
（7）A． other	B． the other	C．others	D． the others
（8）A． weak	B．weaker	C． strong	D．stronger
（9）A． south	B． north	C． east	D． west
（10）A． improving	B． hurting	C．comparing	D．disappointing