13．A．Except                  B．Instead                C．With                      D．Without

12．A．badly                    B．wrong                 C．nice                       D．clear

11．A．enjoy                    B．prefer                  C．understand             D．decide

10．They can't find        ．

A．something strange                                    B．anything strange

C．strange something                                      D．strange anything

When you’re a teenager, it seems that every time you say, “I want to…” your parents answer, “No, you can’t．”

Young people further complain that their parents do not   11   them．When something goes   12  , most parents just don’t believe in their children．  13   asking why, they think their kids are wrong．And not many parents allow their kids to choose for themselves．

Yes,   14   is true that your parents sometimes treat you as a little child．But remember that not long ago you were really a child．Your parents still remember the childish   15   you used to make．They want to protect you   16   you don’t want them to do so．

So, if you want to get   17   freedom, please try to understand your parents and don’t lie to them．Try a more friendly way．If you want them to   18   you to stay out late, don’t just say, “All   19   kids can stay out late．” Tell them as much as you can about what you want to do and where you’ll be and   20   it’s important for you to stay out late．Then they just might say, “yes”．

9．The homework         be Carla’s．She wasn’t at school today．

A．must                B．can’t                C．might                 D．may

8．If I         a bird, I would fly in the sky．

A．was                B．am                C．were                 D．is

7．I’m really shy and I just enjoy being alone．         I don’t know anyone there．

A．How if              B．What if             C．What’s up             D．Why

6．The         story made us very        ．

A．exciting, exciting                            B．exciting, excited

C．excited, exciting                            D．excited, excited

5．If you don’t know how to read new words, you can         them         in a dictionary．

A．look, for              B．look, into             C．look, at                D．look ,up

4．He is afraid of         strangers．

A．to see                  B．seeing                   C．saw                       D．seen