Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   16 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father   17  , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   18 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen   19 , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “  20  did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and   21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   22  time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is   23  thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   24  child, right? Please remember to   25  your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study shows that taking music lessons can raise a person’s IQ.
Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups. One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in drams(戏剧). And the last group did no special activities at all.
At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average score went up. However, the piano players’IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.
The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids becomes better at concentrating and at memorizing things. Therefore, the researchers say, it may be good for brain development in young people.
If you have a chance to learn to play a musical instrument, never miss it. Remember it can make you smarter.
【小题1】 Which of the following is NOT true of the study?

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I  1 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father  2 ,too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice conversation . Then she wanted to  3 . So she dialed(拨号)the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen  4 , she dialed the number again “Hi, Mom.”
Later I asked."  5  did you dial the number twice?” She smiled. “My parents are old and  6  . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   7 time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is  8  thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   9 child. Right? Please always remember to  10 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.