完型填空
　　Children use their parents as models, whether the model is good or bad. My neighbours are very good (1)_______.
　　Mrs Roodhouse is a careful housekeeper. (2)______ she went to work yesterday, her children cleaned the rooms. The eldest daughter took all the carpets (3)_____ and shook them. The middle daughter did all the dishes, and the youngest daughter put the toys (4)_____ good order. The only boy in the family cleaned the furniture. When the children (5)______ their work, they put beautiful flowers on the table for their mother.
　　Mrs Frowzier is a terrible housekeeper. When she went to work, her children made a big mess. One of (6)______ drank some coke and threw the bottle. The glass wasn't swept up, and the carpet was made (7)_____. The rubbish in the kitchen grew (8)______ because the children ate bananas and oranges and threw the peels on the floor. One child drew pictures on the wall and rode his bike in the rooms. Both mothers (9)_____ home, but (10)______ of them was glad of that.
　　( )1. A. facts B. stories C. examples D. friends
　　( )2. A. Before B. Until C. Since D. When
　　( )3. A. outside B. inside C. upstairs D. downstairs
　　( )4. A. at B. in C. for D. with
　　( )5. A. began B. finished C. prepared D. wanted
　　( )6. A. us B. them C. you D. him
　　( )7. A. clean B. dry C. dirty D. neat
　　( )8. A. smaller B. more useful C. lighter D. larger
　　( )9. A. came B. come C. comes D. were coming
　　( )10.A. neither B. both C. only one D. all
名师解析
　　这是一篇记叙文，文章通过介绍两个不同的家庭，反映了他们不同的教育方式和不同的结果。
　　1.C. 下面所给出的是两个不同的例子。
　　2.D. 根据所给词语的词义可知答案。
　　3.A. 若要清扫地毯就要把它弄到外面去，这是一般的常识。
　　4.B. in good order是一个固定短语。
　　5.B. 孩子们在做完扫除之后才把花摆在桌子上的。
　　6.B. 这里应用第三人称复数指Mrs Frowzier 家的孩子们。
　　7.C. 由于“the glass wasn't swept up”所以地毯上应该是很脏的。
　　8.D. 根据下句可知房间里的垃圾是越来越多。
　　9.A. 全文的动作都使用的一般过去时态。
　　10.C. 两个家庭的孩子们由于在母亲不在家时的行为的不同，一个好，一个不好。所以肯定只有一家的母亲会感到高兴。