Long ago，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龜). They began to beat(打) the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran    16    quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your    17    . I truly would like to invite you to a wonderful palace now.”

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he    18    the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle， “What a nice palace!” In order to thank him, the king(國(guó)王) of the turtles gave him a very big dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very    19   everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,    20     you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both of them. Don’t forget it！” The turtle    21    him. “All right, I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave(浪) sent him out of the sea.

   22     he went home, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To    23     surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m    24    now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He    25    his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

16. A. across                B. away                        C. into                          D. out

17. A. gift                     B. gold                         C. treatment                  D. kindness

18. A. left                     B. reached                    C. built                         D. designed

19. A. pleased with  B. careful with         C. angry with              D. sorry for

20. A. so          B. or                 C. but                    D. as

21. A. helped       B. followed           C. reminded               D. refused  

22. A. After        B. Before             C. While           D. Since

23. A. her          B. him              C. their                   D. his

24. A. poor         B. rich              C. sad            D. young

25. A. remembered   B. accepted        C. broke           D. recorded

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their families don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.

Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot to time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. There things are difficult to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children form meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.

1.Many teenagers think that their _____ can understand them better.

A.  sisters B. brothers C. friends D. parents

2._____ is very important to teenagers.

A.  Making friends  B. Meeting friends C. Living with friends D. Fighting with friends

3.Teenagers usually like to ______.

A.  go to their brothers and sisters for help B. communicate with their parents

C. make friends with their parents D. discuss something with their friends

4. The sentence “ Your answers are welcome” means “ _______”

A. Your answer are right           

B. You should give us all the right answers

C. We’d like to have your ideas about the questions

D. You are welcome to understand your friends.

5.According to the writer, parents should _____-.

A. choose for their children          

B. understand their children better

C. welcome all their children’s friends 

D. stop their children from choosing friends.

 

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families，it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to tell their family members．
However，parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome．
【小題1】Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better．

A．friends

B．brothers

C．sisters

D．parents

【小題2】When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents， they usually____．

A．stay alone at home	B．fight with their parents
C．discuss it with their friends	D．go to their brothers and sisters for help

【小題3】The sentence “Your answers are welcome．” means _______．

A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us

B．We’ve got no idea，so your answers are welcome

C．Your answers are always right

D．You can give us all the right answers

【小題4】Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（態(tài)度）?

A．Parents should choose friends for their children．

B．Children should choose everything they like．

C．Parents should understand their children better．

D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help．

【小題5】Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___．

A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment

B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C．help parents to find better friends for their children

D．get some information from many readers

Today, there are many problems between parents and children. Many people always ask, “ Why do we often argue(爭(zhēng)論)?”

Parents show their love for children in different ways. They cook nice food, buy new clothes for them. They also care about their studies. Parents always ask “ You must work hard”,  “You should do your homework”, “Why not do homework for your exam?” all the time.

When children get bad marks(分?jǐn)?shù)), their parents get very angry. They stop their children watching TV, playing games or going outside until they are good at their studies.

Why? Most families have only one child. The child is the hope of the family, they want the child to be the best.

Many children want to do things themselves. They want to do many unusual things that parents dislike. They like pop music, basketball and other new things. They enjoy surfing on the Internet and playing QQ games. They spend a lot of time chatting online and listening to the QQ music. In their parents’ eyes, these are a waste of time. For these reasons, parents and children often argue.

__75__ Do Children and Their Parents Argue?
Reason	Parents want their child to be the __76__	A. They __78__ their children in different ways. B. Their children should __79__ hard all the time. C. __80__TV and playing games on the Internet are__81__ for their studies.
Many children want to do many __77__ things.	A. They like to sing pop __82__, listen to the QQ music and other __83__ things. B. They usually spend a lot of time surfing on the Internet and playing QQ games, __84__online with their friends.

 

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In a large family, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they only go to their friends for getting ideas.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because they can not discuss something difficult to their family members.
Parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them.Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends: The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
    Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friend or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.
【小題1】Who know them better than their parents for the teenagers?

A．Their parents.	B．Their friends.
C．Brothers and sisters.	D．Family members.

【小題2】How do they communicate when the teenagers stay alone?

A．Go to their friends.

B．Talk with their parents:

C．Talk with their friends on the phone.

D．Have a discussion with their family by phone.

【小題3】Which of the following sentences is true?

A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy.

B．In all families, children can choose everything they like.

C．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

D．Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

【小題4】What is the meaning for “Your answers are welcome. ”?

A．You are welcome to have a discussion with us.

B．You have got an idea, so your answers are welcome.

C．Your answers are always right.

D．You can give us all the right answers.

【小題5】. Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Only parents can decide.	B．Parents and children.
C．A strange question.	D．Teenagers need friends.