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V.听力填空(每小题1分，共5分)

这一大题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据所听 到的内容，完成下面表格，并将获取的信息填到相应的位置上。每空一词。

What do parents usually do about their children?	They always 61. their chil-dren with others.
How old was the boy?	He was 62. years old.
Who studied hard when he or she was at the boy's age?	The boy's elder 63.
How did the boy feel when his father talked about Abraham Lincoln?	He didn't stay 64. any longer.
What does the story mainly tell us?	We should have a better way to 65. with each other.

Answer 1

V.听力填空(每小题1分，共5分)

61. compare   62. sixteen/16 63. brother 64. silent   65. communicate

V.听力填空

Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents always compare their children with themselves or other people when they were young.

“When I was at your age ,” a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, “ I was at the top of my class every year. And I knew what I wanted to do when lleft school. I had goals.

“You always get bad grades in your class and you have no goals. " The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. “And when your mother was at your age,” the young man's father went on ,“she had a good job and she made lots of money. You don't even have a part-time job. You earn nothing. ” The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before,too. “And when your elder brother was at your age ,” the young man,s father said ,“he studied hard. But you just waste your time. ” And the man's son still said nothing.

Finally,the young man's father said ,“And when Abraham Lincoln was at your age,he worked all day and studied at night.This time the son didn't stay silent.

“And when Abraham Lincoln was at your age,Father,” he said. “He was the President of the United States. What are you?” His father had no answer to this.

Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?