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

    Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair ( 公平 ) to you. When you want to dress  1  a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask  2  you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as  3  to your parents as you used to be. How can you become close again?

    Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your parents. He gives ways to help you  4   your parents. When you think, “My parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be  5  . Both parents and children have  6 . They need to feel they are important and loved. You should  7  your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you  8 . He gives you some ideas:

    ★Make time to  9 . You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.

    ★Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

    ★Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your clothes and help clean the house.

    Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these steps, soon you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and  10 .

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

2. A. if            B. what          C. why            D. that

3. A. closer         B. closest        C. the closest       D. close

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

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

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

7. A. speak         B. say           C. talk             D. tell

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

9. A. talk          B. smile          C. learn            D. feel

10. A. you         B. yourselves      C. yourself         D. myself

配对阅读。下面左栏是现代社会的一些问题,右栏是专家的看法或建议。请将问题与看法或建议配对,并将答案写在括号内。

(   ) 1. Nowadays students work very hard, but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure( 压力) from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life.

(   ) 2. As it is reported, a number of students killed themselves. Some try to get rid of the feeling of taking drugs. Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime.

(   ) 3. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers’ work to help their children.

(   ) 4. A lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evening and on weekends. But they only help students to pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world.   

(   ) 5. Many schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their bags.

A.      Such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students.

B.      In these schools, students can do whatever they want and they pay no attention to the rules.

C.      This kind of schools don’t teach students how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong, how to show love for others. It’s not good to their development.

D.     Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hopes.

E.       Parents should take responsibilities for helping their children with not only their study but also their life.

F.      This may be a good idea for those very smart students; it may have terrible results for many students who they are not talented(有天才的) enough. We should encourage young children to develop their own interests.

G.     Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else and they don’t want to go to school any longer. So we should pay more attention to them. Let them know they are not deserted( 被遗弃的 ).

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