Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some 　21 you can follow.

Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress 　22 a modern way, your mum doesn’t 　23 you to wear a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask 　24 you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you 　25 close again?

Closing the gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your 　26 . He gives ways to help you 　27 your parents. When you think, “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be 　28 . Both parents and children have 　29 . They need to feel they are important and loved. You should 　30 your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you 　31 . He gives you some ideas:

Make time to 　32 . You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. 　33 a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings. Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your 　34 and help clean the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these, you will be able to break down 　35 between your parents and yourself.

21. A. way　　　　 　　　　 B. advices　　　 　　　 C. suggestion　　　 　 D. points

22. A. with　　　　 　 　　B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　 　 D. by

23. A. hate　　　 　　 　　B. mind　　　　 　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

24. A. whether　　 　 　　B. what　　　　 　　　 C. why　　　　　 　 D. how

25. A. go　　　　 　 　　B. look　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. become　　　　 　 D. is

26. A. friends　 　　　 　　B. teachers　　　 　　 C. children　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

27. A. listen to　　 　　 　　B. understand　　 　　 C. listen　　　　 　　 D. obey

28. A. safe　　　　 　 　　B. dangerous　　 　　 C. angry　　　　 　　 D. sad

29. A. need　　　　　　　　　 　 B. needs　　　　 　　 C. needed　　　　 　　 D. loved

30. A. speak　　　 　　　 B. say　　　　　 　　 C. tell　　　　　 　　 D. told

31. A. nervous　　 　　 　　B. joyless　　　　 　　 C. excited　　　 　　　 D. happy

32. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. tell　　　　　 　　 C. smile　　　　 　　 D. learn

33. A. Write　　　 　 　　B. Have　　　　 　　　 C. Keep　　　　 　　 D. Read

34. A. hands　　 　　 　　B. face　　　　　 　　 C. socks　　 　　　　 D. clothes

35. A. the ways　 　　 　　B. the walls　　 　　　 C. the needs　　 　　　 　　D. the plans

I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza. It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.

  Many years later I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and no pizza. But there was still something special about it for me. The tower got its name because it really did lean ( 倾斜 ) to one side.  Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid it may fall over and they don’t like it leans over the city.

  I do not think it’s a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down It is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like . To me it is a very human kind of leaning. Nothing is perfect（完美的）. It seems to say.

  And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect thing may be more interesting. Let’s take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it.

(    ) 31 This passage is about ________.

   A Italian pizza.                              B Italy’s problems  

 C How the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name     D Why the writer likes Pisa

(    ) 32 The writer thought Pisa ________ before.

   A in Spain   B not very famous   C not  pizza    D the same as pizza

(    ) 33 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is ____________

   A modern    B falling down     C 600 meters tall    D very old

(    ) 34 The writer _________________.

   A doesn’t like what the tower looks like       B likes what the tower looks like

   C thinks it’s the most beautiful tower in Italy   D doesn’t like towers

(    ) 35 The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because ________.

   A it’s old       B it’s perfect       C is sells pizza      D it’s not perfect

句型转换
【小题1】Tom won’t visit the farm. He’ll stay at home. (改为同义句)
Tom will stay at home __________ __________ visiting the farm.
【小题2】Helen is careful. Sue is careful, too. (合并为一句)
Helen is __________  careful  __________ Sue.
【小题3】We decided to go to see a movie this Sunday. (改为否定句)
We decided _________ __________ go to see a movie this Sunday.
【小题4】He went to bed after his mother came back. (改为同义句)
He ________ go to bed _______ his mother came back.
【小题5】It seems that she is quiet and shy. (改为同义句)
She seems ___________ ____________ quiet and shy.
【小题6】I felt very sad because my good friend went to the U.S.A.（划线提问）
______________ _____________ you feel very sad？
【小题7】You shouldn’t set the table like that.(改为祈使句)
_____________ _____________ the table like that.

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope for about the future? Scientists think that life will probably be very different in 2050.

First of all, it seems that people won't use TV channels(频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu" and a computer will send the program directly to the television.

Water will become a very serious problem. We'll need much more water, but there won't be enough. Some scientists think that water would be the cause of war(战争).

Cars will run on new, clean energy and they will go very fast. And there won't be any accidents with the help of computers. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.

Robots will work in factories instead of people. Many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots--they do not ask for money, and they work for 24 hours a day...

In a word, by 2050, our life will change a lot and our future will be quite different from now.

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1.Maybe people won't use TV channels any more by 2050.

2.There will be a lot of car accidents by 2050.

3.Water could be the cause of war.

4.Robots will work in big companies and ask for money.

5.According to the passage, our life in the future will be better.