Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But according to

 Dr Julie Spreadbury from Queensland University, parents should not __61   up reading to their children __62  they enter primary school. She says listening to, reading and discussing the stories help children's __63  .

“My __64  indicates that once children can read themselves, most parents stop reading__65  them，”Dr Spreadbury says.

“__66  may be at the end of Year 1, which is far too__67  .”

Dr Spreadbury says __68  reading not only gives children a good start at school, but brings parents and their children closer.

“This makes it __69  for them to open up and talk to parents about things that are worrying them, or things they are __70  in their everyday life.”

61. A. speed         B. keep            C. give         D. hold

62. A. after          B. until            C. if           D. unless

63. A. thinking       B. comprehension   C. relaxation     D. development

64. A. theory         B. research         C. story        D. decision

65. A. about          B. from           C. to            D. through

66. A. Some          B. Most           C. They         D. That

67. A. difficult        B. early           C. much         D. informal

68. A. daily          B. healthy          C. fast          D. bedtime

69. A. easier          B. funnier          C. rarer         D. clearer

70. A. reading        B. promising        C. celebrating    D. Receiving