How to get along with your parents?

What do you think of your parents? Are they your friends, teachers or just the people who are older than you? As children, what can you do to get along better with your parents? If you want to make friends with your parents and grow into adults yourselves at the same time, you can try taking the following steps.

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Your parents won't always be around, so spend time with them while you are able to. You can find activities to do together. In doing this, you will learn more about each other.

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In order to understand your parents better, you have to spend time making conversations with them. You can talk about your hobbies, problems, opinions and so on. After that, you can connect with each other on a deeper level.

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It may seem easy, but it is often harder than you think. When you are talking with your parents, make sure you are listening. This means looking at them when they are talking, anal speaking clearly when you are replying.

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If you want your parents to give you more freedom（自由）, you should show them that you're already "young adults". You should learn to control your feelings and show them that you can manage（安排）your time well.

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Do something nice or helpful for your parents. For example, help them with some home chores, make them gifts or teach them some computer skills. In a word, do what you can to help parents.

A. Listen to them carefully. D. Be helpful at home.

B. Act like an adult. E. Buy gifts for your parents.

C.Enjoy doing activities together. F. Talk with your parents.

Oxford University researchers used the classic game whack-a-mole（打地鼠）for the study. Whack-a-hole requires people to hit one of nine buttons（按钮）. Players must react as quickly as they can to whichever of the buttons that lights up. It is a game that requires speed and accuracy（准确度）.

The study invited 40 men and women aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters, although none of their children were babies. They played whack a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birdsongs played at a similar pitch（高音）to the babies' cries.

The volunteers' scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores overall. The results showed that hearing a crying baby can trigger a reaction in adults.

"It's almost impossible to pay no attention to crying babies on planes. This is true even though there are so many other noises around." said Morten Kringelbach, the scientist who led the study. He added that in the course of human evolution（进化）, taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry, it will cry. As a result, human brains develop a special reaction to a baby's cry.

【1】According to the story,___________ can make adults react very quickly.

A.birdsongs tB.babies' criesC.babies' laughterD.the crying of adults

【2】The game "whack-a-mole" in the study shows ____________________.

A.men and women have different reaction speeds

B.women react to a baby's cry more quickly than men

C.a baby's cry can get special attention from adults

D.adults without babies react less quickly to babies crying

【3】What does the underlined "trigger" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.End.B.Cut.C.Push.D.Cause.

【4】What do we know from the story?

A.It's hard for people not to notice babies' cries.

B.There were 59 volunteers who took part in the study.

C.Human brains have developed to take. care of babies.

D.Taking care of babies is the most important thing for adults.

【1】Where can you find Topshop?

A.At Charing Cross.B.At Piccadilly Circus.

C.At Oxford Circus.D.In New Oxford Street.

【2】If you want to meet some stars, you could try your luck in _____________.

A.SelffridgesB.Forbidden Planet

C.Davenports Magic ShopD.The Virgin Megastore

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The Virgin Megastore is at New Oxford Street.

B.Davenports Magic Shop is closed on public holidays.

C.Davenports Magic Shop has a history of less than one hundred years.

D.Forbidden Planet is a bookstore with a small number of science fiction books.

Sleep is like food for the _______. A good amount of sleep helps the body and brain grow and_______ People of different _______ need different amounts of sleep.' According to the National Sleep Foundation in the US, _______ need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students aged 10 to 17, a(n）_______ amount is about eight to nine hours per night.

_______, many students don't get enough sleep because of early school start times and too much homework. The China Youth and Children Research Centre reported that about 80 percent of middle school students don't get _______ sleep.

A lack（缺乏）of sleep can _______ influence a person's life. Students ____________ don't get enough sleep may get poor grades. They cannot pay ____________ in class or do well in sports.

To solve this problem, scientists advise that students should have ____________schoolwork and more time to sleep. There are some other ways to help people get enough sleep, such as ____________ a 20-minute nap during the day. Good sleep habits are also ____________. For example, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, ____________ on weekends and during holidays.

【1】A.importanceB.influenceC.differenceD.habit

【2】A.armB.brainC.legD.shoulder

【3】A.disappearB.discoverC.developD.destroy

【4】A.countriesB.namesC.agesD.jobs

【5】A.doctorsB.parentsC.scientistsD.adults

【6】A.impossibleB.differentC.difficultD.healthy

【7】A.BesidesB.OtherwiseC.AlsoD.However

【8】A.goodB.longC.enoughD.many

【9】A.closelyB.greatlyC.hardlyD.mostly

【10】A.whoB.whichC.whomD.what

【11】A.visitB.workC.moneyD.attention

【12】A.moreB.muchC.lessD.fewer

【13】A.makingB.takingC.catchingD.sleeping

【14】A.harmfulB.helpfulC.thankfulD.wonderful

【15】A.evenB.alwaysC.usuallyD.never

Chinese names are full of meanings. It is part of the culture. Western people's names are little【1】 (difference). Let's look at some of the 【2】 (reason) behind Western names.

If 【3】 girl from China is called "Mei", we know it means "beautiful". If a boy is called "Wu", we know it means "like a soldier". It .is because of the meaning 【4】 people choose for the little boy or girl.

Sometimes names 【5】 (pick) for their meaning in the West, too. If a girl is called "Joy", that means the parents want her to be happy and to bring others 【6】 (happy). Other times names are chosen because they are traditional一names taken from the Bible（圣经）for example, like Noah , Mathew, Ruth and John.

But in a 【7】 (west) country, boys and girls are given names for other reasons. The sound is very important. Parents call a girl Jasmine, maybe just 【8】 they like the sound of it.

Parents will often choose a name because it also belongs. 【9】 a famous person, such as a pop star, an actor, or a footballer. In the last 10 years many parents 【10】 (choose) "David" as their boys' names after the footballer David Beckham.

【1】Put some s__________ into the soup to make it taste sweet.

【2】A girl is w__________ for you outside the classroom, Jenny. But I don't know her name.

【3】David b _________ my USB drive yesterday and he didn't give it back to me yet.

【4】The book isn't mine, do you know w____________ it is?

【5】I have seven s___________ in the school, but I like geography best.

【6】Mum, I can't find my tennis a_____________. Did you see it?

【7】一Did Mr. Smith go to the meeting yesterday?

一No, he was a_____________ because of his illness.

【8】The science teacher told us that water b__________ at the temperature of 100 ℃.

【9】The great Chinese novel has been t____________ into several languages since it came out.

【10】A s________ film is a film which has only the pictures. That is to say it has no sound.

【1】Which of the following things can you take with you while visiting the British Museum?

A.Large luggage.B.Wheeled cases.

C.Sharp knives.D.Your wallet.

【2】When can you visit the British Museum?

A.On Good Friday .B.Every day of the year.

C.On January 2nd.D.On December 25th.

The parents of kids should understand that there is _________ more important than winning. Sports psychologists suggest using the idea of succeeding rather than winning. Succeeding means doing your __________. Doing your best is not the same as winning. An important part of “doing your best” means trying to do better than _________. Bettering your own time and trying to get to your “personal best” are what everyone can enjoy. Psychologists say that excellent athletes don't talk about winning. They talk about how they love the sport instead. Canadian Lloyd Eisner, an Olympic skater, is a good _________. He remembers, when he was a kid, his parents would never __________ him to go to the ice rink (溜冰场) to practice. “Their opinion was, if I didn't want to, I didn’t have to. The result was that when I did go, I knew it was my choice. I went because I loved it.”

【1】A.meansB.showsC.noticesD.mentions

【2】A.standardB.balanceC.purposeD.point

【3】A.howB.whenC.whereD.what

【4】A.excitementB.developmentC.agreementD.movement

【5】A.valuableB.topC.perfectD.big

【6】A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

【7】A.bestB.leastC.mostD.fastest

【8】A.laterB.firstC.beforeD.next

【9】A.playerB.fatherC.boyD.example

【10】A.encourageB.inviteC.forceD.allow

natural can’t wait get better take it easy seem

A: Hi Jerry, what’s wrong? You look a bit under the weather.

B: I’m not feeling very well. I 【1】 to have another cold.

A: Not again! You had a cold last month.

B: Well, there’s nothing much I can do. All I can do is to take some medicine and 【2】.

A: Maybe you should try some traditional Chinese medicine.

B: If it can help me 【3】, I’d be willing to have a try.

A: In fact, it might make no difference with this cold, but it can make your body stronger so you won’t catch so many colds.

B: What’s so special about traditional Chinese medicine?

A: One special point is that it’s all 【4】. Chinese medicine is made from plants.

B: It sounds great. It means there are few bad effects in Chinese medicine.

A: Yes, you are right.

B: I 【5】 to have a try.

【1】Every student expects to enter a good high school. Why not _______ (try) your best?

【2】I think your school life will be wonderful as long as you make it _______ (meaning).

【3】In your spare time, I think you can practice _______ (play) ball games.

【4】If you want to show your talents or skills, you can join in all kinds of _______ (activity).

【5】However, it is impolite of you to give up _______ (easy).