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Hi,Tony!

I want to tell you a__1__ my family. You know I have a sister and she is 13.She likes  s__2___ and dancing. She is s_3_ and p_4__. My father works h_5__. He is a doctor. He             enjoys w___6_ TV, r_7___ books and talking w_8__ his friends. My mother a__9_ works hard. She is a teacher. She t_10__ Chinese. She likes cooking . My family has a car. We often go for a picnic.

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　　People used to believe that your place in the f（1）________ says a lot about your personality and your success in life. They said that the first child is m________（2）hardworking and serious than children that are born later. They said the first child works h________（3）to please the parents. Another belief was that the y________（4）child in the family is always outgoing and funny. These same people said that the m________（5）child is often unhappy b________（6）he or she gets lost between the hardworking oldest sibling and the charming youngest sibling.

　　Recent studies, h________（7）, say these beliefs aren't true. Scientists have found that other things are more important. For e________（8）, children from small families seem to do a little b________（9）in school. This might be because they get more help at home. Also, o________（10）children--children with no brothers and sisters-seem to do the best at school.