And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book. Either the author has aimed too 3 so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers. The best children's books are 5 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve. This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children's literature were in fact written for 12 “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 13 of this. Children, left for themselves, often 14 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents. Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into 18 our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story. 1.

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have    1   how difficult it is to write a    2    children's book. Either the author has aimed too    3   so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story,    4   the story seems to be talking to the readers.

    The best children's books are    5   very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the    6   who hears the story and the adult who   7   it. Unfortunately, there are in fact    8   books like this,    9   the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not    10   to solve.

    This may be why many of books regarded as     11     of children's literature were in fact written for    12      “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most    13   of this.

    Children, left for themselves, often    14   the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or    15   and he will    16   willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the   17   of teachers and right-thinking parents.

    Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into    18   our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so    19   that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the    20   books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.

1. A. hoped     B. realized      C. told   D. said

2. A. short        B. long          C. bad   D. good

3. A. easy         B. short     C. high      D. difficult

4. A. and         B. but        C. or      D. so

5. A. both B. neither         C. either         D. very

6. A. child           B. father   C. mother       D. teacher.

7. A. hears       B. buys         C. understands      D. reads

8. A. few     B. many           C. a great deal of          D. a great number of

9. A. but     B. however      C. so      D. because

10. A. hard       B. easy          C. enough     D. fast

11. A. articles         B. work       C. arts       D. works

12. A. grown-ups   B. girls       C. boys     D. children

13. A. difficult       B. hidden        C. obvious   D. easy

14. A. are         B. show       C. find       D. add

15. A. school          B. home         C. office   D. library

16. A. more      B. less      C. able            D. be

17. A. lovingness        B. interests     C. objections           D. readings

18. A. receiving      B. accepting   C. having          D. refusing

19. A. same           B. friendly      C. different         D. common

20. A. common       B. average    C. different    D. same