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.”

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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.