Question

Some people say that the oldest child in a family is usually smart and strong-willed. He or she is very likely to be successful. The      1      is that parents have a lot of time for their first child. They give him or her a lot of     2     . So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will      3      for the same reason. What happens to      4      children in a family? Middle children don't get so      5      attention. If a family has many children, the middle ones sometimes get lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special

6     . He or she is the "baby". Often this child grows up to be funny and charming.

Do you believe these ideas about birth order? A recent study sees things in a      7     way. This study
shows that first children      8      family rules. They don't take many chances (冒险，石並运气)in their lives.
They usually follow orders.      9      don't mean so much to later children in a family. They go out and follow
their own ideas. They take chances. And they often do      10      in life.
(   )1. A. fact    B. case    C. situation  D. reason

(    )2. A. money   B. attention    C. minds   D. food

(   )3. A. succeed   B. fail   C. act  D. think

(    )4. A. other     B. the other C. another   D. others

(    )5. A. little    B. few      C. much      D. many

(    )6. A. toys   B. friends  C. care     D. books

(    )7. A. strange  B. usual    C. similar   D. different

(   )8. A. hate   B. are against    C. believe in   D. doubt

(    )9. A. Rules B. Parents   C. Love   D. Life

(    )10. A. better   B. best    C. worse   D. worst

Answer 1

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