Ⅴ. 短文填空
从方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺(每词限用一次)。
biscuit, care, die, especially, hang, matter, pack, rubbish, they, wash
Oliver and Polly are brother and sister. They both play a part in sharing chores. Oliver spends time 21. up toys every morning. He hates cleaning his room but loves gardening, 22. watering the plants on the balcony. Every Saturday, his dad invites him to 23. the car with him. After that, they go shopping together. His mum sometimes asks him to take out the 24. . “A happy house is a clean house!” she says.
Although Polly has a lot of homework to do, she never minds helping around the house. She cleans the windows every Saturday. After washing the clothes, she 25. them up quickly. She also cleans the living room after dinner. “Mum tells me to be 26. with her favourite cup,” Polly laughs. Their vacuum cleaner(吸尘器) is 27. , so Polly sweeps the floor instead. Polly seems to have a lot of energy, and she even wants to learn how to make 28. for her family to taste. What a helpful girl!
Sharing chores really 29. —helps them learn responsibility and keeps 30. home clean.