If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes, which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

            However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

            Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents arc successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

1. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to __________ .
2. push their child into trying too much C. make their child become a musician
3. help their child to become a genius D. neglect their child’s education
4. Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they __________.

A force their children into achieving success           C understand and help their children sensibly

B themselves have been very successful                   D. arrange private lessons for their children

1. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
2. Successful musicians. B. Unrealistic parents. C. Their children.              D. Educational psychologists.
3. Michael Collins is fortunate because __________.
4. his father is a musician C. his mother knows little about music
5. his parents are quite rich D. his parents help him in a sensible way
6. The phrase “crazy about” in the passage mostly means __________.
7. surprised at C. completely unaware of
8. extremely interested in D. confused about
9. Winston’s parents push their son so much and he __________.
10. has won a lot of piano competitions C. has become a good musician
11. cannot learn much from them D. is afraid to disappoint them
12. The word “They” in the passage refers to __________.
13. concerts B. violin lessons C. parents in general  D. Michael’s parents
14. All of the following people are musical EXCEPT __________.
15. Winston’s father B. Winston’s mother C. Michael’s father    D. Michael’s mother
16. The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means __________.

A getting ready to do something                    C not object to doing anything

B eager to do something                                D not wanting to do something

1. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that__________.

A successful parents always have intelligent children

B successful parents often have unsuccessful children

C parents should let the child develop in the way he/ she wants

D parents should spend more money on the child’s education

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