Leo is forty- six. His favorite color is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(棕色) and his favorite hobby is to collect (收集) sports things. He has two{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (套) of tennis rackets, 12 soccer balls，18 volleyballs and 8 {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(棒球), but he never plays them. He {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (有)two children: One is a son, Neal and the other is a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (女儿),Nancy. They love to do sports. Neal, likes soccer. He is a member of the city soccer club. He{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(总是) plays soccer after school every day. Nancy likes volleyball. She thinks it's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (令人放松的).But today they are not playing sports, because Nancy lost her school{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (图书馆) card. Neal helps her look for it {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(到处). Finally, they find it in Nancy's{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(字典). How forgettable (健忘) she is.

    Should children do {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (杂务)? People have different opinions on it.

    Some parents feel that their children's schoolwork is the most important and that chores only {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (浪费) their time. Some parents feel that it is easier to do the chores {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (他们自己). Other parents think children should have more time to play.

    In the old days, Americans lived on the farms; children helped their family. But as parents left their homes and went out to work, more and more Americans {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (决定) children should live a life free from hard work and chores.

    For home-schooling children, it's important to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (发展) life skills along with their schoolwork. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (既然) home-schooling children stay at home all day long, it's very easy to put these real life lessons into their {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (日常的) life.

    Most young children like to help their parents do chores. They want to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (度过) time with them and do the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (相同的) work as their parents. They will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (独立的) when they grow older.