I don't think ________ I ________ out the problem.

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My parents don't listen. How can I communicate with them?

Communication is hard work. It's often easier to say nothing than to talk things out. But you shouldn't make excuses not to communicate — "They never listen anyway", "We will only end up fighting", or "They will just make fun of me".

    You should also avoid(避免) communication killers. When your parents don't seem to understand you, it doesn't take long for you to form habits that kill communication. Some of these communication-killers are:

The silent treatment. You don't speak at all to your parents.

Just putting up with（忍受） it. You say what you think your parents want to hear, but then go out secretly and do what you want anyway.

Bigger, better, and nicer. You tell your parents how much better your friends' parents are.

Running away. You get so frustrated(沮丧的) that you leave the room or the house to avoid further quarrelling.

    Don't get frustrated or give up. Keep the lines of communication open. Just follow the tips

below.

You must always keep in mind that they are your parents and that you have to respect them. If you make a mistake, admit (承认) it, and say sorry. If they do something wrong to you, point it out to them without getting loud or quarrelling with them.

    Listen to what they have to say because parents are wiser about some things and are always trying to protect you. Put yourself in their shoes and when you are talking to them, don't say anything which might be held against you. Don't let your anger put down your character.

Communicate with your parents; don't let the day end without reaching an agreement and make sure that the agreement pleases yourself, as well as your parents. Let it all go; tell your parents how much you love them.

37. Which of the following actions belong to "communication-killers"?

   ①Refusing to talk.

   ②Comparing your parents with others'.

   ③Shouting at your parents.

   ④Running away.

   A．①②③            B．①②④        C．①③④      D．②③④

38. When our parents make a mistake, we should_______.

   A. ask them to say sorry   B. avoid it        C. point it out politely  D. forget it

39. Why should we listen to what our parents have to say?

   A. Because they are always trying to stop us from being hurt.

   B. Because they are our parents and we have to respect them.

   C. Because it will make communication easier.

   D. Because they will be angry if we don't.

40. The last paragraph mainly tells us that_______.

   A. we should understand our parents

   B. we should love and respect our parents

   C. we shouldn't care only about the result of the communication

   D. we shouldn't leave the problem with our parents to tomorrow

How can we improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They’ll say, “this is my destiny (命运). I cannot change it.”
Certainly not! You don’t have to suffer too much. Your destiny depends on yourself, not on any other factors.
I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”? She believes she has tried her best. But in fact she hasn’t.
Remember that you get what you pay. You just don’t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don’t just regard it as a little failure, but use it as feedback (反馈). Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It’s not enough to think positively (积极地), you also have to act positively.
If someone’s life is in the trouble, do you just hope that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don’t just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.
【小题1】The writer’s attitude towards destiny is that ________.

One day，a teacher was giving a speech to his students．He held up(举起)a glass of water and asked the class．“How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”

    The students’ answers ranged from 20g to 500g．

    “It does not matter on the weight itself．It depends on how long you hold it．If I hold it for a minute, it is OK．If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm．If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救护车)．It is exactly the same weight，but the longer I hold it，the heavier it becomes．”

    “If we carry our burdens(负．担)all the time，sooner or later，we will not be able to carry on，  the burden becoming increasingly heavier．”

“What you have to do is to put the glass down，rest for a while before holding it up again．”

We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and able to carry on．

So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down．Don’t carry it back home．You can pick it up tomorrow．

Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can．

1．The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because_________．

    A．he was very thirsty                    B．his arms were strong

    C．it was a good example

2．“A glass of water”in this passage referred to(指)__________．

    A．knowledge     B．the burden      C．the time

3．According to the teacher, you may feel______ if you put down the burden sometimes．

    A．more energetic        B．much heavier         C．more stressed out

4．This was a lesson about________．

    A．how to relax oneself in life

    B．how to solve a physics problem

    C．how to keep fit by drinking water

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of  water in your hand．

    B．All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was．

    C．The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood．