(1)In Western countries,many children do chores to get pocket money.They usually start to do this at the age of 10.
School students have to do homework and study for tests.They don't have a lot of free time on the weekdays.They often do chores on the weekend.
Young kids only do easy chores.SO they don't get much money .But that's all right.Many of them only want to buy candy.And candy is cheap!They help wash the dishes after dinner,and feed the family cat or dog.
When they get older,kids want to buy more and more things.They want things that are more expensive than candy.Then they have to work harder!They often wash the family car,cut the grass,walk the dog or cook the dinner.
Doing chores is a good way for kids to learn new things For example,they can learn to use a lawn mower or how to cook.Of course,their parents help them at first.
(2)Last summer,Mark became a middle school student.He took a test in a class in the first month.He finished the questions very eas-ily until he read the last one:"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Of course,this question was a little special.Mark saw that woman several times.She was tall and her hair was dark,but Mark didn't talk with her and didn't know her first name.Mark gave his paper to the teacher when the class was over.He didn't answer the last question .One student asked the teacher if the last question was important in this test.
"Of course,"said the teacher."In our life,we will meet many people.Everyone is important .You should care about them.You may only smile or say 'Hello' to them"
Mark never forgot that question.He also learned that the woman's first name was Green.