As children enter and move through their school years, they become increasingly able to manage matters like homework and school projects on their own. ___36___, each year they should take on more responsibilities in the classroom and at home. These daily chores (家务) and responsibilities are an important part of learning that life requires ___37___, not just play.
Normally, of course, children are still single-minded with their ___38___ to have fun. While they may join in, particularly if ___39___ gives them time with their parents, children are not ___40___ to ask for household tasks, and parents often need to assign responsibilities as part of ___41___ to the family. At this age, many children find it difficult to ___42___ their chores, at least initially. Responsibility and initiative (积极性) are learned through a ___43___ process of guidance and reward.
As your own child takes on more responsibilities, he or she will probably have periods of acting ___44___, procrastinating(拖延) and dawdling (懒散). Most children do. During these times, parents need to step in and, with encouragement and gentle guidance, point him in the ____45____ direction.
Sometimes parents may demand too much ____46____ their children, or may see a problem in everything their children do. They may ____47____ them with too many responsibilities — an unfair number of chores, extra hours of taking care of younger siblings or a too strict schedule of after-school activities. When that happens, children may ____48____ taking on any responsibility at all. Parents need to ____49____ this kind of overloading, while still making sure that their youngsters are assuming a(n) ____50____ of responsibility. Children, of course ____51____ in the personalities. Some are simply not very persistent in the middle of chores. Others have difficulty getting organized. ____52____ others have trouble shifting from one activity to another. You should have a good ____53____ of your child’s style, and shape your ____54____ accordingly.
Children need to have some obligations and duties within the family, ____55____ they will notlearn to accept responsibility.
36. A. Next B. Also C. Therefore D. Alike
37. A. work B. music C. love D. sport
38. A. courage B. time C. effort D. desire
39. A. helping out B. coming out C. running out D. trying out
40. A. anxious B. likely C. afraid D. able
41. A. attending B. belonging C. appealing D. referring
42. A. check B. present C. record D. complete
43. A. gradual B. virtual C. casual D. punctual
44. A. inaccurately B. irresponsibly C. illegally D. impolitely
45. A. free B. usual C. right D. same
46. A. of B. with C. in D. out
47. A. replace B. compare C. combine D. burden
48. A. forget B. resist C. forgive D. risk
49. A. carry B. offer C. prevent D. protect
50. A. temporary B. limited C. universal D. appropriate
51. A. conflict B. differ C. fail D. change
52. A. Still B. Only C. Again D. Almost
53. A. point B. taste C. sense D. place
54. A. collections B. assumptions C. expectations D. conditions
55. A. and B. but C. for D. or
