Tigers are terrible animals,but a cat is a cute animal.
As a mother,the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is just a 1 Her book,Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (《虎媽戰(zhàn)歌》),tells us how she gives her two children education.She says that being 2 is the only way to train a child's talent.Her kids had to obey the following rules.To begin with,her kids 3
watch TV or play computer games.Then,they were not allowed to " 4 " with other kids after school.They had to be the 5 students in their class.And they had to practice .the piano and the violin for 6 every day.Of course,she believes this has brought a lot of problems for herself and her kids.But she doesn't 7 because her kids have become great.
Chua says,like her,most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can 8 a lot if they're pushed hard enough.She says American mothers
are 9 cats.They care more about their children's self-respect (自尊).They don't want to be strict with their kids because this may hurt(傷害) their feelings.With 10 words and understanding,they encourage their children to choose for themselves.
So is a tiger mom better than a cat mom?It may also depend on the child.
( )1.A.cat B.tiger C.member D.volunteer
( )2.A.relaxed B.free C.realistic D.strict
( )3.A.weren't allowed to B.weren't afraid to
C.paid attention to D.concentrated on
( )4.A.stay up B.hang out C.run away D.make friends
( )5.A.quiet B.shy C.top D.serious
( )6.A.moments B.minutes C.hours D.times
( )7.A:mind B.stand C.agree D.stop
( )8.A.fail B.pass C.achieve D.get
( )9.A.really B.hardly C.nearly D.luckily
( )10.A.low B.high C.sleepy D.soft