1. It took a long time for him to______ (恢复) from a bad cold.
2. Don't always stay indoors. You'd better go ______ (户外) for fun time. 
3. At the beginning, I _______ (不同意) with his advice, but later I changed my mind. 
4. ______ (实际上) he is a shy boy who talks little.
5. Black people couldn't ______ (投票) in the past.
6. All countries, big and small, should be ______ (平等的). 
7. A great person is someone who _______ (献身) his life to helping others. 
8. What kind of transport do you _______ (更喜欢) to use: bus or train?
9. James was _______ (心烦的) because he had lost his ticket.
10. It was hard to _______ (使平静) down the football fans.
11. Everyone can greatly improve the _______ (质量)of life if a right attitude is taken. 
12. Half of them died or were_______ (受伤) during the earthquake.
13. Though many Americans move a lot, they still _______ (辨认出) and understand each other's dialects.
14. She saw him coming but she tried to_______ (不理睬) him.

1．At present,lots of food,water,tents,and medicine________from all over China and other
parts of the world to the earthquakestricken areas.(transport)
目前,来自全中国和世界各地的大量的食物,水,帐篷和药品正被运往地震灾区.
2．Never________every time,which makes us very upset about her staying here.(peace)
每一次她都不是平静地离开,她待在这里就弄得我们心烦意乱.
3．We should________environmental protection.(attention)
我们应该更加注意环境保护.
4．Chinese parents are always trying to________.(protect)
中国父母一直都试图保护他们的孩子免受危险.
5．We must take measures to punish those________our environment.(harm)
我们必须采取措施惩罚那些危害我们环境的人.
6．After he succeeded the former manager,he________the economic crisis.(deal)
接替前任经理之后,他成功处理了经济危机.
7．I suggested that they set off early to avoid traffic jams,__________.(respond)
我建议他们早点出发以避开交通堵塞,但没有人对此作出反应.
8．Upon hearing the funny joke,John________laughter.(burst)
一听到这个有趣的笑话,约翰忍不住大笑起来.
9．He sat in the front________what the teacher said.(so)
他坐在前排,以便他能听见老师说的话.
10．The new station as well as big bridges________.It is planned that it will be completed
next week.(build)
新的火车站和大桥正在建设中.预计下周完工.

     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 ignore (不理睬) everyone. 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 maintain (保持) 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, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.
     This 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, not when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren't as mad and let the
incident go. Communication is the key factor 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 deal: 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 factor to communication.

1. In the writer's view, dealing with parents is _____ than with children.

A. more difficult
B. easier
C. more uninteresting
D. more interesting

2. The main idea of the second paragraph is _____.

A. the importance of friendship
B. to make your feeling known to others
C. the importance of communication
D. the disagreement between generations

3. When parents and children are in communication, the key to a happy relationship is that _____.

A. children should always obey their parents
B. they should be equal
C. parents play the leading part
D. both make the opposite know their feelings

4. The example in this passage proves that _____.

A. Sophie's parents are willing to listen to her
B. Sophie is very polite to her parents
C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late
D. communication is the solution (解决办法) to misunderstanding

5. All the following statements are correct except "_____".

A. If you don't agree with others, you'd better let them know
B. It is better to say "Hi" to others than say nothing
C. If you are not able to communicate, walk away
D. Communication is a two-way deal