Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because you’re you. And they would do anything for you.
Like a lot of middle school students, Zhang Li has a problem. She and her parents don’t get on well.. “ I really want to be my daddy’s good girl. But it seems he just doesn’t understand. He talks to me but doesn’t listen to me,” said Zhang Li, a student from Grade Three.
Do you and your parents also have problems?
A study last year showed that 1500 Beijing families had the same problem as Zhang’s family. The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn’t like talking with their parents much. They weren’t happy at home. Of course, lots of other children feel that way. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. Here are some ways to have a good talk with your parents: find a good time to talk, like when you’re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV. Tell them something you’re interested in, or ask them about their lives when they were young. They love to talk about that! Listen to them carefully, and look at them in the eyes.
If you try these ways, you will probably get on better with your parents.
根据以上内容，完成小题，每空一词。
【小题1】From the passage, the closest people to you in the world are your _________.
【小题2】Zhang Li’s problem is that she and her father don’t_________each other.
【小题3】You and your parents will be much _________ if you can be friends.
【小题4】You should tell your parents something that you show great_________ in.
【小题5】The passage shows the ways about how to get on _________with your parents.

Dear Benter,
　　You have been away exactly two weeks today but it seems more like two years to me!
　　I’m glad to hear you’ll be back soon. Are you coming directly home, dear? Or do you plan to make some stops   36  the way? I hope you’ll be home in  37 for Patsy’s birthday next Sunday. She is  38 you to show films to her  39 friends.
Patsy keeps asking every day  40 you’ll be back. She says you never  41  that story you were telling her about  42 train that lost its “ toot”(喇叭嘟嘟声). You’d better   43  and think up a good ending  44 it. You know how Patsy is? She  45 be happy until she knows exactly what ­__46  to the “toot” and  47 the little train got it back  48 !
　　Everything at home is fine except that we  49 you so much! I’ve been  50 with the spring cleaning. Yesterday I had Cora  51 in to wash the kitchen walls and she did a very good __52 of it. The kitchen looks as though it’s been repainted. I made some new yellow curtains, and they  53 very beautiful.
　 I went to see your mother yesterday. Her  54 is all gone and she looks very  55 . Your sister Jean looks wonderful! She has taken off about fifteen pounds since she began dieting. But now she’s complaining that none of her clothes fit!
Hope to see you before next Sunday.
　 Love and kisses to you!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     Yours
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　           Lynn
【小题1】A in           B. on          C. at          D. along

【小题2】

A．time B．fact C．all D．the end

【小题3】

A．expecting B．thinking C．agreeing D．hoping

【小题4】

A．small B．short C．little D．low

【小题5】

A．that B．when C．why D．unless

【小题6】

A．finished B．stopped C．supplied D．included

【小题7】

A．some B．a C．the D．this

【小题8】

A．care B．arrive C．pretend D．hurry

【小题9】

A．on B．for C．at D．in

【小题10】

A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．won’t D．shouldn’t

【小题11】

A．affected B．about C．happened D．was

【小题12】

A．how B．however C．because D．why

【小题13】

A．yet B．too C．again D．next

【小题14】

A．love B．think C．miss D．care

【小题15】

A．working B．ready C．together D．busy

【小题16】

A．stay B．come C．visit D．drop

【小题17】

A．work B．job C．thing D．clean

【小题18】

A．show B．feel C．become D．look

【小题19】

A．cold B．heat C．health D．medicine

【小题20】

A．good B．well C．nice D．best

A、不变

B、先减小后增大

C、先增大后减小

D、先减小后增大再减小