7．It can be inferred from the passage that ________．

　　A．the young father felt so sorry to accept help

　　B．the young mother didn't have a job then

　　C．the cashier treated the young couple impolitely

　　D．the young couple bought something unnecessary

　　8．The author's main purpose in sharing the story is to tell us ________．

　　A．what a great plan she made

　　B．to take a cart while shopping

　　C．how to pick out basic necessities

　　D．to help those who are in need

　　C

　　Many children who are starting school are not able to speak because their parents are too busy to talk to them, a leading teacher, Sir Robin Bosher, the director of primary education at Harris Federation, has warned.

　　Nearly half of four­ and five­year­olds at one school know 30 to 50 words or fewer, Sir Robin said - a similar level of English seen in 18­month­olds. By four or five, healthy children can normally say 1，500 to 2，000 words.

　　Sir Robin said 57 out of 60 children who began at the school last September spoke no English, but this presents little problem for teachers, as young children can become fluent within six months.

　　However, 25 children in the year had "no or hardly any" ability to speak any language whatsoever.

　　"The first three months is used to teach language. It takes a lot of work，" said Sir Robin, "The problem has worsened over my 30­year career."

　　"The language shortage has increased because there's a larger number of children without English. It's also because the amount of time that parents talk to children is reduced. Many mums or dads are working all the time because they have three or four jobs. It's about time, or the understanding of how important that is."

　　"Many of the children have little experience of playing with others. So you have to help children to learn how to play as well. It's a fact, and you have to deal with it."

　　Michael Gove, the UK education secretary, has said that some children arrive at school still wearing nappies (尿布), because the_state_has_been_too_slow_to_intervene_(插手)_in_the_"disordered"_homes．

　　9．How many words does an 18­month­old child usually know, according to the text?

　　A．30 to 50.　　　　　　　B．50 to 60.

　　C．1，000 to 1，500. D．1，500 to 2，000.

　　10．Why are more and more children not able to speak enough English?

A．They don't want to learn it.