Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I 42  what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class  43 you have no goals."
The man’s son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man’s father 44  , " she had a good job and she 45  lots of money. You don’t even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man’s son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "And when your 46  brother was your age, "the young man’s father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."
And the man’s son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man’s father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son  47  stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of 48  United States. 49  are you?"
His father had no answer 50  this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what’s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

What do you think are the most important inventions of the past 2,000 years? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that these are not the only important inventions. Here are four other important ones.
Paper is one of the most important inventions. You can’t have printing without paper. In 105 AD, Cai Lun invented paper in China. Long before the printing and Internet, Cai Lun’s invention allowed us to write down information, stories and history.
One of the simplest (最简单) inventions to save life is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into the rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common (普通的) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.
Animal food is another invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in the winter. After hay (干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.
Reading glasses is the fourth invention. People start getting far-sighted (远视) from the age of 45. Glasses mean that anyone can read, write and do “close work” after that age. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above 45.
【小题1】Cai Lun’s invention of paper makes it possible to ______.

What do you like most when you can get one of such things: freedom, true friends, love, honesty and so on? Here are some choices of students:
Chen Cheng, 14, Jiangsu: I think I need a true friend. I had some friends before. However, it seemed that they didn’t treat(对待) me well. I told them my secrets but they didn’t share（分享） theirs with me. What’s worse, they told my secrets to others, which made me very unhappy. I hope to find a true lifelong（终身的） friend who can share happiness and sadness with me and keep my secrets.
Gan Xiaoning 14, Heilongjiang: Freedom is what I want most. I am a bird in two cages（笼子）. In school, I have to follow the school’s rules and listen to teachers. At home, my parents don’t allow me to do what I like, either. I have to do everything that they tell me to do: study, study and study some more. So, freedom is the only thing I really want!
Yuan Siyu, 15, Guangxi: I am a boy from a poor family. My father works very hard but only makes a little money every month to support(支撑) the family. I want to go to a key university （重点大学）so that I can find a good job in the future. Then, I can earn enough money to get my family out of poverty(贫困) and offer my parents a happy life.
Qu Yi, 15, Hebei: I want a complete family. My parents got divorced(离婚) three years ago. Since then, I have had no chance to be together with both of them any more. Now, I am living with my mom and get her love, but I also want my dad’s love. I am envious(羡慕) of my classmates who live with their parents. So, I would have a complete family if I could.
【小题1】What is not mentioned in the passage?

Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their ? with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.

"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I? ? what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class? ? ? you have no goals."

The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man's father? ? ? , " she had a good job and she? ? ? lots of money. You don't even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "

And when your? ? ? brother was your age, "the young man's father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."

And the man's son still said nothing.

Finally, the young man's father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."

This time the son? ? ? stay silent. "

And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of? ? ? United States.? ? ? are you?"

His father had no answer? ? ? this.

Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

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