根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Norman(not his real name)also aged 14

　　Yes, I get 　　1　　 allowance every month．It's fair, but 　　2　　 less than I would like．And my parents won't give me 　　3　　．They say I have to learn to 　　4　　 my money and live 　　5　　 a budget．I'll have to do that when I become 　　6　　．If they want me to do something, they tell me．They don't ask me．Sometimes I argue 　　7　　 them, hut usually I lose．They say,‘We are your parents．Until you're old enough, we'll 　　8　　 that we think are best for you．’

　　With regard to 　　9　　, I've got to help for about an hour every day．I've got to wash dishes and clothes, clean the floors and toilet and sometimes cook．My parents say I'll have to run my own home some day, so it's 　　10　　 to learn how to do it now．They'd never dream of paying me for doing housework．It's the responsibility of the whole family, isn't it?

　　My parents give me presents 　　11　　, usually things that I can use．For example, when they saw that I was 　　12　　 about learning tennis, they bought me a good racket．And they only buy me simple clothes that can last a long time．They often say‘No’when I ask for things．But if I can pay for something with money that I've earned myself, that's different．They say it's bad to expect things for 　　13　　．It won't be like that when I grow up．

　　We have one TV for the 　　14　　 family, and I watch it for about seven hours a week．My father believes that when you're watching TV, you're not thinking, so your 　　15　　 doesn't develop．When I say that he watches more than I do, he says his mind has already developed．

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完形填空，请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Once a king fell ill and sent for his doctor．The doctor came, examined(检查)him and said, “You will be well again in a few days if you take bull's milk．” The king was very 　　1　　 , for he had never heard of a bull that gave 　　2　　．“How is it possible? ” he asked．

　　“Order(命令)Gulbo to 　　3　　 it for you．He can do anything．” The doctor was 　　4　　 to Gulbo, and thought this would be a way of 　　5　　 him suffer．When the king told Gulbo what the doctor had said and ordered him to get bull's milk, Gulbo immediately 　　6　　 what the doctor was trying to do．

　　When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 　　7　　．His 　　8　　 saw him worried, so she asked what was the matter．When she learned what the king had asked for, she said, “Don't worry, Father, I'll help you．”

　　The next day she took some old 　　9　　 , went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place below the king's bedroom window．In the middle of the 　　10　　 , when everyone was in bed, she started to do her washing．She made so much noise that the king could not 　　11　　．The king got very angry and sent someone to 　　12　　 out what was the matter．The soldier found the girl, and led(引导)her to the king．“Why do you wash your clothes here at night? ” asked the king．

　　The girl pretended(装作)to be 　　13　　 and said, “I had to wash clothes at night．This afternoon my father had a baby．I was 　　14　　 all day because of that．Then I found there were no clean clothes for the baby, 　　15　　 I had to come and wash them now．”

　　After the girl argued with the king, the king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo's daughter．Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull's milk for his baby．”

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