Ⅴ. 任务型阅读（主题：人与自我·家庭生活）
Many parents want to let their kids enjoy themselves when they're still young. Others may think children can't finish the housework as well as possible. I think they seem to be right, but actually wrong. There are several reasons for doing chores for kids.
Doing chores helps improve life skills. They are young now, but when they grow up, they need to do the washing, cooking and cleaning. They can't learn them at school. Learning these skills at home is important. Doing chores helps kids learn to be independent. Cleaning their rooms or washing their clothes can make them less
dependent(依赖的) on others. They will think they can take care of themselves.
Doing chores helps teach them to respect others. They often can't realize what their parents do around the house until they move away from home. They may realize the mess of their rooms by doing housework themselves, so they can respect their parents' work at home.
Doing chores helps improve planning skills. It feels like there are a lot of things to do in a day. How to spend time on them? Doing chores can help older kids develop good habits early. They learn to plan their time in the right way. It is also an important skill for them in the future.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
28. What does the writer think of some parents who don't let their children do chores?
The writer thinks they seem to be right, but actually wrong.
29. Where can the kids learn life skills according to the passage?
They can learn life skills at home. /At home.
30. What can make kids less dependent on others?
Cleaning their rooms or washing their clothes.
31. How may kids realize the mess of their rooms?
They may realize the mess of their rooms by doing housework themselves.
32. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
Doing chores helps improve kids' planning skills.
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