4.themselves. 本题有一定的难度。Read后必须接以“t”打头的宾语，能够想到用反身代词的恐怕不多。

3.discussing. 空白处应填与前面reading并列的单词。

2.should. 所缺单词后有谓语动词，填入助动词或情态动词合适，should这里是情态动词，意思是“应该”。

1.according. 依上下文和句式结构，应用介词，according to 意指“根据--”。

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。