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

Rachel lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. At the age of 5, she learned about an organization named Locks of Love. It uses hair donations to make wigs (假发) for children who have    16    their hair because of cancer or other illnesses. Rachel then asked her mother to cut her long hair and send    17    to the organization.

At 8, she learned that other children had no clean    18    in Africa, and she was shocked. When her school began    19    money to build wells (井) there, she asked her parents to    20    holding her birthday party. Also, she asked her friends each to donate $9 to the project in Africa    21    giving her birthday presents.

One year later, it was her    22    birthday on June 12. She made a    23    page on the Internet with a goal of $300. However, Rachel was able to raise only $200. This made her a little    24   .

Unluckily, Rachel was badly hurt in an accident    25    eight days. That was a terrible shock to her friends. They wanted to find some ways of showing    26    to her. They began donating on Rachel’s birthday page. Donations    27    her $300 goal quickly and kept rising.

When it was clear that she would    28    come back to herself（苏醒）, her parents donated her organs (器官) to other children. They also donated her hair a    29    time to Locks of Love.

More    30    was being raised. The total donations soon reached $100,000, then $300,000. So far more than $850,000 has been raised from all over the world, including donations from the Africans who are moved (感动) by the little American girl.

1.A. sold               B. lost         C. borrowed         D. used

2.A. them               B. her          C. one              D. it

3.A. room           B. air              C. toy              D. water

4.A. spending           B. making           C. raising              D. saving

5.A. stop               B. prevent          C. keep             D. finish

6.A. because of     B. out of           C. instead of           D. such as

7.A. eighth         B. ninth            C. tenth                D. eleventh

8.A. birthday           B. family           C. child                D. game

9.A. angry          B. satisfied            C. excited              D. sad

10.A. before            B. after            C. in                   D. during

11.A. interest          B. support          C. protection           D. thanks

12.A. passed            B. offered          C. showed               D. brought

13.A. ever              B. hardly           C. seldom               D. never

14.A. final             B. first            C. following            D. next

15.A. clothes           B. money            C. stationery           D. food

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

One morning, he got up very __16__because his clock stopped. He tried to shave( 刮胡须 ) quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood all over his ___17___,so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean ___18__ironing( 熨烫 ). While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water ___19__ he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he __20__he couldn’t go to work by bus. He ___21___for a taxi to take him to work. When the taxi arrived and Harry got in.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman __22__ a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman ___23___ to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was ___24___till 3 o’clock p.m. ___25___the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about 4 p.m., his boss took a look at him and told  him to find another job.

(  )16.A. early   B. late      C. worriedly   D. fast

(  )17.A. coat    B. sweater   C. jacket      D. shirt

(  )18.A. need    B. needed    C. needing     D. to need

(  )19.A. money   B. change    C. bill        D. pay

(  )20.A. wondered   B. thought  C. believed   D. decided

(  )21.A.looked   B. wished   C. waited   D. telephoned

(  )22.A. by      B. with     C. in       D. through

(  )23.A. seemed  B. said     C. happened D. appeared

(  )24.A. stopped B. caught   C. left     D. kept

(  )25.A. before  B. after    C. since    D. while

I had been in London for three years. During the time I was staying there, my strong wish was to go back home (16)____staying in the city I didn’t know very well.(17)_____when the day came for my leaving, I had a strange feeling and my mind was (18)_____many beautiful things in London: the tall trees around my house, the clean streets, the school library ,the old church near the school and so on. I was for the first time not sure whether I really wished to go. I was becoming good at spoken English and interested in the different ways of living in London. Most important of all , I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to (19)____ my friends who were near and dear to me during the three long years. I (20)_____ like running into the headteacher’s office and telling him that I really didn’t want to go home, but on the second day I stopped myself changing the plan. My parents are quite(21)____ and I might have no (22)____to see them again if I gave up this plan.

    At the airport, most of my teachers and friends came to (23)____and quite a few gave me presents. Many group photos were taken and before long the final moment came. Everyone shook hands with me and said(24)_____ to me .Their eyes were filled with tears and I knew they were(25)____at the time.

(  ) 16.A.instead of      B. while         C. before            D. for

(  ) 17.A.So            B. And          C. But               D. Or

(  )18.A.interested in   B.thought of      C.pleased with       D.full of

(  )19.A.join           B.make          C.leave             D.find out

(  )20.A.seemed       B.felt            C.looked            D.became

(  )21.A.old           B. strong         C. well              D.lonely

(  )22.A.excuse       B. time           C. way              D. money

(  )23.A.bring me in    B. get me back   C. see me off         D. send me back

(  )24.A. yes          B. hello          C. good night         D. goodbye

(  )25.A. sad          B. happy         C. worried            D. terrible