While we are still children ,most of us live at home with our parents, more or less peacefully . But as we become teenagers , things change ,and we begin to grow apart from our parents . This means we are almost ready to leave the house where we grew up and make a new home of our own .
All humans must do this ,but they don’t all do it in the same way . If ,for instance ,you belong to a primitive tribe (原始部落) ，then as you grew up ,you’d learn the skills you needed as an adult---how to catch fish ,how to keep the house and look after children . You would be ready to marry in your early teens and you would build a house and live near your family in the village.
This seems a very old way of life , but it is what humans have been used to through hundreds of years. And it is what we are still used to in the 21st century ,for man hasn’t changed in the short time since he became civilized(文明的). But could you leave home and look after yourself during the teen years ? Most people would not do very well . Why ? Because although man hasn’t changed very much , the society he lives in has changed greatly ,which means that we have to learn more and more before we are ready to leave our parents’ shelter( 居所 ) and live alone .
However ,sometimes it is very frustrating to live at parents’ home . Parents can be very upset about late nights ,criticizing friends and always saying that we are noisy and dirty . But we still need our emotional (情感的) shelter till we finish our studies , and that is why we usually stay in our parents’ home until we feel grown up enough to deal with living alone .
【小题1】When does the relationship with parents start changing ?

A. is not allowed　 B. hot　 C. before　 D. slowly　 E. in the countryside F. until　

G. stopped the car H. enjoyed themselves　 I. crowded　 J. took off their clothes

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Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation_____73____. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They____74____very much.

One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too____75___to walk further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving their car___76_____while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and ____77____by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on the stone and fishing there. After they____78____and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted, "Sorry, Madams. Swimming ____79_____in the lake!"

　 "Why didn't you tell us about it____80_____we took off our clothes?" Betty said angrily. "But it isn't forbidden to take off clothes by the lake," said the woman.

I am a person who can get angry easily. But since I read an article from my English teacher, Things　 l　 a lot.

I am　 2　 at a boarding(寄宿的) school , so I　 3　 learn not only how to

study well, but also how to　 4　 with others. Some of us are　 5　 while others are quiet.It is common that people have problems and argument. So　 6　 can we be tolerant(容忍)?

Smiling at　 7　 is the easiest way. Another way is to think　 8　 your ideas are reasonable(有道理的) and right　 9　 having an argument . If others' ideas are really not good, keep an open 10　 . Try to forgive them. Having a friend is　 11　　 better than having an enemy after all l

Also , don't point out others'　 12 in public . This will mean people lose face and get　 13　 . If you really want to help, send a letter instead. On the other hand, if someone points out your disadvantages, don't be　 14　 . Just think this is a person who really wants to　 15　 you and become friends. Remember : Tolerance makes life easier.

(　 )1. A. changed 　　　　　 B. have changed　 　　 C. change　　 　　　　 D. are changing

(　 )2. A. working 　 B. teaching　　　 　　　 C. writing　　　 D. studying

(　 )3. A. can　　　 B. may　　　　 C. have to　　　 　　　 D. will

(　 )4. A. keep up 　　　　　 B. get along　　 C. catch up　　 D. talk about

(　 )5. A. busy　 　　　　　 B. shy　　　　 　 C. serious　　 　　 D. outgoing(外向的)

(　 )6. A. why　　 B. where　　　　 　　　 C. how　　　　 　　　 D. what

(　 )7. A. others　 　 B. other　　　　 C. other　　　　 D. the other

(　 )8. A. which　 B. when　　　　 C. if (是否)　　　 　 D. why

(　 )9.A. until　　　 　　　 B. while　　　　 C. before　　　 D. when

(　 )10. A. head　 　　　　　 B. mind 　　　 C. brain　　　　 D. hand

(　 )11. A. much　　 　　　 B. so　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. very

(　 )12. A. thoughts　 　　 B. faces　　　　 　　 C. mistakes　　　 　　 D. ideas

(　 )13. A. lost　　 B. burnt　　　　 C. hurt　　　　 D. helped

(　 )14. A. happy 　 B. angry　　　　 　　　 C. interested　　 D. confident

(　 )15. A. worry　 　　　 B. hurt　　　　　 　　 C. help　　　　 D. laugh at

Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.

“I have been a taxi driver     1     nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     2    there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually    3    between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”

“Some     4     things happened late at night.     5     day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     6     . So I waited in the car    7      she climbed in through the windows.”

    “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out  8    was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     9    in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”

    “Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     10     have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!”

1. A．in                B．for                  C．before             D．after

2. A．if                 B．so                   C．though             D．because

3. A．go home       B．go shopping     C．do sports         D．do housework

4. A．sad             B．good                C．strange            D．disappointing

5. A．The other   B．Another      C．The others           D．Other

6. A．money         B．bag                 C．box                 D．key

7. A．until             B．while               C．since               D．as soon as

8. A．what            B．which              C．who                D．that

9. A．drive            B．walk                C．climb               D．run

10. A．will            B．can                  C．may                D．must