12、在短文的空格内填入适当的词。使其内容通顺，首字母已给。每空格限填一词。

　　 Bedtime stories are one of the delights(喜悦) of early childhood. But a________(1) to Dr. Julie Spreadbury from Queensland， parents s________(2) not speed up reading to their children after they entered primary school. She says listening to， reading and d________(3) the stories help

　　 children's relaxation.

　　 My theory (理论) is that when children can read t________(4)， most parents stop reading to them， Dr. Spreadbury says.

　　 That may be at the end of the Year 1， which is far too informal (非正式)。

　　 Dr. Spreadbury says bedtime reading n________(5) only gives children a good b________(6) at school， but also brings parents and their children closer. This makes it funnier for them to open up and talk to parents about things that are worrying them， o________(7) things they are reading in their everyday life.

　　 答案与解析：

10. yourself.因为you的反身代词是yourself.

9. longer.在than的前面毫无疑问要用比较级。

8. think of.表示“想起、想到”某人或某事物用think of.

7. Many places.注意一句话的第一个单词的第一个字母要大写。

6. make new friends.在情态动词后要用动词原形，所以表示“交新朋友”就用make new friends.注意friends用复数。

5. miss.前后都是一般现在时，所以就用动词miss的原形。

4. go on.表示“继续”用短语动go on(=continue)，因为是与make up并列，都在助动词will后，所以go要用原形。

3. each other.表示“相互”用代词each other.

2. get along well.表示“相处融洽”用get along well或get on well.若表示与某人相处隔洽，后面接with sb.