王晴

Its a fact that you need to clean， even if there are many other things you like. It doesnt need you to spend much， and its easy to make it more enjoyable. Read the following instructions.

Get others help. Dont try to clean up the whole house all by yourself. You can ask your family for help. For example， play a game with the kids. “Im thinking of a toy on the floor. The one will listen to my story if he picks it up first.” Then the children will put the toys away quickly. This will make housework funnier.

Learn some skills. Good skills can help you save much time. Put your dirty dishes in the water for some time. Theyll be easier to clean. Put the dirty clothes in the water for some time before putting them in the washing machine. Do the most difficult things first. All of these are housework skills.

Tidy as you go along. While youre waiting to do something， if you have some time， you can do some little things. Put away the dishes while youre still in the kitchen. When you walk by， you can put something near you away.

Make your mess tidy and keep it out of the way. Leave things in a special place until you have time to deal with them later. Place a basket next to the sofa for your books or newspapers， and then you can put them away later.

Word bank： instruction n. 說明  skill n. 技巧 mess n. 混乱

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. What will the housework be like if you use the game to help you？

A. More relaxing. B. More exciting. C. More important. D. More interesting.

2. Why do we need to learn some housework skills？

A. We can save lots of time. B. We can wash clothes cleaner.

C. We can do the difficult chores. D. We can save much water.

3. What can we do if we have some time to wait for something？

A. We can choose something different. B. We can do some simple reading.

C. We can enjoy doing the chores. D. We can do something easy or little.

4. Why does Mr. Smith leave a box near his desk？

A. He may forget to take it. B. He may use it for his books.

C. He may want to throw it away. D. He may want to sell it.

5. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. We usually need spend much time cleaning.

B. Enjoying housework needs us to do it alone.

C. There are four housework skills in the passage.

D. You dont have to keep the room clean and tidy.