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Many years ago， in a beautiful and quiet village，there lived a happy family， a father， a mother and their lovely children. The happy couple had always raised cucumbers and made sweet pickles（泡菜） together. The husband just loved to watch things grow. Thus he spent his winters studying the seed catalogues to get the best possible cucumbers. The whole family enjoyed preparing the soil， planting and caring for the plants. His wife loved to make sweet pickles. She studied the best recipes and the best methods of preparing and preserving them. They were such a happy family and all their visitors went home with a jar of their famous pickles. People were surprised at this family that had found a project to do together.

Finally， the man died. The next spring all the children returned home. They said to their mother， “We know how much you love making pickles， so we are going to prepare the garden and plant them for you.” The mother smiled and said， “Thanks a lot， children， but you dont have to do any planting for I really dont enjoy making pickles. I did that only because your father loved to grow the cucumbers so much.” The children were all surprised， but the youngest son was upset， because the father had told him that he really didnt like growing cucumbers， but only did it to please the mother！

1. Why did the mother use to make sweet pickles？

A. She just loved to do so.

B. She made a living by doing it.

C. She wanted to please her children.

D. She wanted to please her husband.

2. Why was the youngest son upset？

A. Nobody cared for their garden any longer.

B. His father couldnt plant cucumbers any longer.

C. Both his parents did what they really didnt like.

D. His mother wouldnt like to make pickles any longer.

3. From the passage， we can infer the couple ___.

A. lead a very hard life

B. love eating cucumbers

C. loved each other very much

D. knew what each other liked doing

4. What do you think of the story？

A. Funny. B. Moving.

C. Puzzling. D. Interesting.

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Building a Good Home Learning Environment

. Its important to provide a workspace of their own where they can read books or just write a letter to their friends.

Location

Setting up a space in a common area of your home can be a good idea for children. Kitchen and dining room are not so well suited for regular study， since books and pens get in the way of the day to day uses of those areas. Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at hand without having to clear everything away each night. ， set aside a corner of his bedroom， but keep it separate from things like games， music and other hobbies not related to study.endprint

Keeping Things in Order

， but to leave it neat and orderly when he isnt using his workspace. Ownership is very important for self respect. A child who learns to organize his space will carry organization into every corner of his life. The workplace should be personal， but not another part of the playroom.

Encourage the whole family to help build a supportive environment that children need for success at school. ，

how to manage time and get things done in the right way. Study will be more enjoyable and effective when supported by the whole family.

A. Support from the Family

B. For a child that likes being alone

C. Here are several ways to choose a location

D. Home can be a great place for children to study

E. Parents should not encourage their child to spread out

F. Give them a good example of how to deal with problems

G. Hold a can-do attitude and your child will follow your example

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.endprint