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Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.
　　If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart.When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.
　　Communication begins with the concerns (关心) of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and take no notice to anyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.
　　If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance （表达）of information, correspondence （通信）, means of communication: a letter or a message”. To keep a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.
　　When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, and ask them politely to listen to you. Shouting or walking away only makes the situation worse.
　　Here is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let it go. Communication is the key here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.
　　Communication isn’t a one-way matter: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel-------listening is the key to communication.
小题1:In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________ than with children.

A．more difficult	B．much easier
C．less interesting	D．more interesting

小题2:The underlined phrase “ drift apart” in Paragraph 2 means __________.

A．keep up with others	B．move along smoothly
C．distance yourself form others	D．come closer to each other

小题3:The example in Paragraph 6 shows that ___________.

A．Sophie is very polite to her parents　　

B．Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her

C．Sophie did well in explaining her being late

D．communication is the solutionto misunderstanding

小题4:All the following statements are correct except “_______”.

A．Communication is a two-way matter　　

B．It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothing

C．If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know

D．When dealing with parents, you only need to listen to them

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On Sunday morning, Helen usually gets up very late. She washes her face and then goes out to 41 morning exercises. It is about 8.20 a.m. After eating her 42 , she goes to a shopping centre called Times Shopping Centre 43 her mother. The shopping centre is not far 44 their home. It only 45 them about 20 minutes to get there 46 , so they like walking there. Helen enjoys shopping 47 there very much. It is new 48 big. 49 many things, such as TVs, fridges, bikes, computers, clothes, books, food and drinks. There are many 50 too. There are men and women, old and 51 . Parents must 52 their children. The shopping centre is so big. Young children may get lost (???) in it. 53 do so many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Helen said that things there are usually good and 54 .The workers there are always nice and friendly. She also said that she would take 55 there and have a look if you come to her home.

1.A. play B. do C. run D. make

2.A. dinner B. lunch C. supper D. breakfast

3.A. with B. to C. for D. of

4.A. to B. into C. at D. from

5.A. takes B. makes C. spends D. costs

6.A. by foot B. use foot C. on foot D. with foot

7.A. to B. / C. at D. to

8.A. but B. with C. and D. or

9.A. They're B. There are C. There be D. There is

10.A. students B. people C. teachers D: children

11.A. tall B. short C. young D. small

12.A. look for B. look like C. look at D. look after

13.A. What B. Who C. Why D. When

14.A. cheap B. expensive C. big D. new

15.A. you B. them C. him D. her

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On Sunday morning, Helen usually gets up very late. She washes her face and then goes out to do morning exercises. It is about 8:20 a.m. After eating her 41 , she goes to a shopping centre called Times Shopping Centre 42 her mother. The shopping centre is not far 43 their home. It only 44 them about 20 minutes to get there 45 , so they like walking there. Helen enjoys shopping 46 there very much. It is new and big. 47 many things, such as TVs, fridges, bikes, computers, clothes, books, food and drinks. There are many people too. There are men and women, old and 48 . Parents must 49 their children. The shopping centre is so big. Young children may get lost（迷失） in it. Why do so many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Helen said that things there are usually good and 50 . The workers there are always nice and friendly. She also said that she would take you there and have a look if you come to her home.

41. A. dinner B. lunch C. supper D. breakfast

42. A. with B. to C. for D. of

43. A. to B. into C. at D. from

44. A. takes B. makes C. spends D. costs

45 .A. by foot B. use foot C. on foot D. with foot

46. A. to B./ C. at D. in

47. A. They're B. There are C. There be D. There is

48. A. tall B. short C. young D. small

49. A. look for B. look like C. look at D. look after

50. A. cheap B. expensive C. big D. new

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