Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some points you can follow.

    Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair ( 公平 ) to you. When you want to dress  1  a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask  2  you are 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 become close again?

    Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your parents. He gives ways to help you  4   your parents. When you think, “My parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be  5  . Both parents and children have  6 . They need to feel they are important and loved. You should  7  your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you  8 . He gives you some ideas:

    ★Make time to  9 . You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.

    ★Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

    ★Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your clothes and help clean the house.

    Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these steps, soon you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and  10 .

1. A. with          B. in            C. of              D. by

2. A. if            B. what          C. why            D. that

3. A. closer         B. closest        C. the closest       D. close

4. A. listen to       B. understand     C. listen           D. obey

5. A. safe          B. dangerous      C. angry           D. sad

6. A. need          B. needs         C. needed          D. loved

7. A. speak         B. say           C. talk             D. tell

8. A. nervous       B. joyless        C. excited          D. happy

9. A. talk          B. smile          C. learn            D. feel

10. A. you         B. yourselves      C. yourself         D. myself

Where would you like to spend your holiday, Sam?

I’d like to trek        the forests.

A. cross                B. through             C. across                D. on

You’d better not travel during the National Day holiday.

It’s so        everywhere.

A. thrilling               B. fascinating           C. crowded               D. fantastic

Britain is one of the countries        people drive on the left.

A. that                 B. which              C. where                 D. there

Do you know       ?

He has gone to the museum.

A. where is he               B. where he lives       C. how he is getting on  D. where he is

What a hard problem!

Ask Mary. Maybe she has        a good idea about it.

A. come up             B. cheered up          C. thought up             D. set up

Here is a beautiful hair band. The owner        be a boy.

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

Isn’t Hainan supposed to be hot?      . But it’s very beautiful.

A. Yes, it has             B. Yes, it is               C. No, it hasn’t           D. No, it isn’t