Studentsgetatasteoftheadultworld
Forsometeenagers,beinganadultisthecoolestthingintheworld.Adultsdon'tdohomeworkortakeexams.Theydowhattheylikeandearnmoney.Howwonderful!Butisittrue?
Lastmonth,Grade7studentsatQiaoyiMiddleSchoolinWuxi,Jiangsu,hadatasteoftheadultworld.Theyhadthehomeworkcalled“Workingwithyourparentsforoneday”.
Whatdidtheyfind?
WuJing'smotherworksasaticketcollectorinapark.At6:00a.m.,the14-year-oldgirlwenttoworkwithhermother.Itwasdarkandcold.Beforetheparkopened,theydidthecleaning,checkedticketsandcountedchange.Whenthevisitorscame,theygreetedthemwithasmile.Afterstandingforthewholeday,Wuwaswornout.
“EverydayMommakesdinnerformeandItakeitforgranted(认为理所当然),”saidWu,“NowIknowhowtiredshemustbe.Ishouldhelphermore.”
LiShiyi,14,spentherdayinacar.Herfatherisataxidriver.Shepickedupcallsandgavechangeback.Lithoughtit'dbeeasytositinacarandtourthecity.Butsoonshefoundthatherfatherdidn'tevenhavetimeforlunch.
“NowIknowhowharditistoearnmoney,”Lisaid,“Weshoulddowhatwecanforourparentsandneverwastemoney.”
根据短文内容填空,每空填一词。
1.Someteenagersthinkthatitis____tobeadultsbecausetheadultscandowhatthey____andearnmoney.
2.Thestudentsweregiventhehomework____“Workingwithyourparentsforoneday”tohavea____oftheadultworld.
3.Asaticketcollectorinapark,WuJing'smothermustbe____becauseshehastogotowork____andstandforthewholeday.
4.LiShiyifoundherfather'sjobwasnotas____asshehadthoughtandherfatherwaseventoo____tohavehislunch.
5.Fromthepassage,weknowthattheteacherswishthestudentsto____theirparentsmoreandnever____money.