It must be difficult for her to cope（）three small children and a job.

These desks and chairs（）to the children in the mountain villages next week.

It is difficult to __ the implication between the lines.

— The physics exam is not difficult, is it?—（）Even Harry to the top students failed in it.

Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _______ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.

It is important for the teacher to show students how easy it is to understand something from authentic materials rather than how difficult it is to understand everything.（）

34．—It’s difficult for the village children to cross the river for school．— I think a bridge ___________over the river．

AMany children feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They be- lieve that their family members don-t know them as well as their friends． In large families， it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．It is very important for children to have one or more good friends．Even when they are not with their friends， they usually spend a lot of time talking on the phone with their friends．This communication is very important to children’s growth， because friends can discuss some-thing， but it's difficult to discuss it with family members． However， most parents like to choose friends for their children Some parents even don-t allow their children to meet their good friends．Who chooses your friends? What do your parents think of your friends?Your answers are welcome．( )21． Many children think ________ can understand them better．

◆Topic 7：TV—the Pandora’s Box to Children?　　Questions for Reference:　　1) Some people think children’s spending time on TV and video is good, while others think it is bad. Discuss both views.　　2) Give your own opinion about this issue.　　3) What can we do to ensure the TV and video make a positive effect on our children?

It is important for the teacher to show students how easy it is to understand something from authentic materials rather than how difficult it is to understand everything.（）

练习1　　Parents in China are always trying to help their children, even to make the most important decision for them, regardless of what the children really want, because parents believe it’s all for the benefit of their children. This has led to the result that the children’s growth and education tend to give way to their parents’ wishes. Once the parents decide to sign up an after school class for their children in order to increase their chance of being admitted to a good school, they will stick on their decision, even their children have no interest in it at all. In America, however, parents tend to respect their children, especially when making decisions. Perhaps it is commendable that Chinese parents lay much importance on education, but Chinese parents still need to keep the balance between the parents and children in the perspective of education as the American parents do.