In Canada and the United States, there is a new group
of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents
live in another place.
Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United
States in larger numbers than ever before.Most Asians
immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better
education in the West.In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and
Korea, it is difficult to go to university.Students must
first pass the strict national examination.However, in
Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who
wants to go can go.As a result, Asian parents decide to leave
their countries so that their children can go to university.
The
problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making
money are more difficult in the West than in the East.Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that
they miss their homes.Because of these two reasons, most Asian
parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West.Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and
most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.
Only
until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem.Because these children do not speak English and
because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent
from school.To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in
a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because
you do not speak English well.Also, it means to grow up
lonely, because your parents are elsewhere.What these
“satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that it’s better to have
parents around than to have a university education.
1.Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because
________.
A. they hope their children may easily find a job
there
B. the kids may not be accepted by universities in
their own countries
C. all foreign universities are better than the ones
in their own countries
D. the kids want to improve their English and make
foreign friends
2. “Satellite kids” refer to Asian kids ________.
A. without patents
B. living abroad alone
C. with university education
D. speaking no English
3.Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite
kids” because their parents ______.
A. want to leave their own country
B. want them to go to university
C. return to their countries to work
D. want them to be independent
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Parents want better education for their kids.
B. Parents feel lonely and miss their families.
C. Canadians and Americans begin to notice the
“satellite kids” problem.
D. Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need
of care from family.