Sometimes， kids don't think their parents are fair to them． When you want to dress in a modern way， your mum doesn't like you wearing a （1） ． When you are（2） ， they ask if you're 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 changes such a situation？
Closing the Gap by the American author Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better （4） with your parents．
Both parents and children have needs． They need to feel they are （5） and loved． You your parents your needs， and （6） what their needs are． To get your parents to know what you're doing and what you want to do， you could talk about your school life now and your dreams for the （7） ． It helps your parents know more about you． Maybe you can think of a way to make （8） of you happy．
The book gives ways to help teens understand their parents． When you think "my parents don't want me to have any fun"， it usually means your parents want you to be（9） ． The book gives you lots of ideas， such as making time to talk， keeping a diary and showing your parents you are growing up． If you follow these steps， you will be able to make your（10） __ a happier place．
（1）A． warm coat |
B． thick sweater |
C． mini﹣skirt |
（2）A． writing letters |
B． making phone calls |
C． taking risks |
（3）A． close |
B． far |
C． awful |
（4）A． idea |
B． relationship |
C． environment |
（5）A． outgoing |
B． comfortable |
C． important |
（6）A． find out |
B． bring out |
C． give out |
（7）A． past |
B． present |
C． future |
（8）A． both |
B． all |
C． none |
（9）A． safe |
B． happy |
C． dangerous |
（10）A． school |
B． home |
C． room |
"Can I see my baby？"asked the new happy mother．Unluckily，she found her baby had been （31） without ears when it was in her arms．
Time proved that the baby′s （32） was perfect．He got on well with his classmates．But one day，he rushed home and said to his mother （33） tears in his eyes．"A boy，a big boy（34） me a freak（怪胎）．"
As the boy （35） ，he developed a talent for art and music．
The boy′s father had a meeting with the family doctor．"Could anything （36） done？"He asked the doctor．
"I believe I could graft（移植）a pair of outer ears （37） you could get them，"the doctor said．
However，two years （38） ，nobody wanted to offer the young man ears．Then one day the father said，"Son，（39） will offer his ears to you．But it's a secret．"The operation was a great （40） ．
Time kept the secret，but the day did come…The young man stood with his father（41） his mother′s body．Slowly，the father held out a hand and raised the thick，brown hair．（42） ，the son found his mother had no outer ears．
"Mother said she was glad she （43） let her long hair be cut，"the father said gently．"and nobody ever thought mother （44） beautiful，did they？"
Real （45） lies not in what is done and known，but in what is done not known．
31．A．active |
B．dead |
C．born |
D．awake |
32．A．speaking |
B．hearing |
C．writing |
D．reading |
33．A．of |
B．in |
C．around |
D．with |
34．A．called |
B．asked |
C．said |
D．told |
35．A．looked up |
B．grew up |
C．brought up |
D．caught up |
36．A．is |
B．was |
C．are |
D．be |
37．A．if |
B．until |
C．unless |
D．because |
38．A．went down |
B．got over |
C．went by |
D．arrived |
39．A．nobody |
B．someone |
C．anyone |
D．everyone |
40．A．succeed |
B．successful |
C．success |
D．failure |
41．A．between |
B．besides |
C．towards |
D．beside |
42．A．With interest |
B．To be surprise |
C．In silence |
D．What anger |
43．A．always |
B．often |
C．never |
D．sometimes |
44．A．less |
B．more |
C．most |
D．least |
45．A．idea |
B．friendship |
C．thought |
D．love |
词汇应用
Space vegetables are grown from seeds （种子）that have been taken to space．When they （1） _ （bring ）back to the earth．These seeds produce vegetables that are bigger and （2） _ （healthy） than normal （正常的）vegetables．But some people worry about （3） （have） space vegetables．They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could make us（4） （get ）sick because of the radiation in space．However，people should not be afraid because space vegetables are very healthy．Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables．
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are （5） （care） chosen．When seeds are brought back from space，they are tested to make sure that they will be safe （6） （eat）．
Space vegetables are （7） （good） for you than normal vegetables．For example，space（8） （tomato）stay fresh for twenty days，which is one week longer than normal tomatoes．
After genetically modified （转基因）food （9） （appear）in the market，people worried that they were eating （10） （know ） things．For example，if nut genes （坚果基因） are put inside potatoes，people allergic （过敏的） to nuts might get sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts．Unlike genetically modified food，nobody （11） （do ）anything with the genes of space vegetables until now．This （12） _ （mean） that no new genes are put into them．So there is no risk of eating something unknown．
Nine﹣year﹣old Louis Pasteur rushed into the little house，with his face white．
"Mother!"he cried，"A mad dog has （31） my friend Henry，and now they are burning him with red﹣bot irons （烙铁）．It's terrible!"
"Rabies （狂犬病），Louis，Burning the bites is the only （32） of stopping Henry from catching the disease．"
Henry did get rabies and died，in great （33） ，some days later．Louis Pasteur never （34） _ "One day，"he thought，"I must do something to help people like Henry．"
Sixteen years later Pasteur became a Doctor of （35） ．And he began his work in t his special field．Pasteur achieved great success in his life．（36） the years of research he lost the use of his left arm and leg，yet he never lost heart．He worked on and on，as hard as ever，（37） he had a strong will to find a way for curing rabies．
After many dangerous experiments on mad dogs，he （38） found the answer．Just then a boy who had been badly bitten by a mad dog arrived at his lab．A few days after Pasteur's treatment the boy got（39） ．He did not catch rabies．
The discovery gave new hope to people in many countries．People sent money to help （40） _ the Pasteur Institute in Paris．Today it is one of the world's most famous centers for research．
31．A．knocked |
B．pulled |
C．kicked |
D．bitten |
32．A．result |
B．hope |
C．truth |
D．value |
33．A．pain |
B．trouble |
C．sadness |
D．danger |
34．A．forgot |
B．refused |
C．continued |
D．remembered |
35．A．French |
B．Law |
C．History |
D．Science |
36．A．From |
B．Before |
C．During |
D．Until |
37．A．when |
B．though |
C．if |
D．as |
38．A．hardly |
B．fanally |
C．even |
D．again |
39．A．easier |
B．harder |
C．better |
D．worse |
40．A．build |
B．close |
C．buy |
D．repair |
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