In America, people don’t keep their old people at home. At a certain age they put them away. In my country, the old people stay in the home until they ____80____. But here, things are not like that. It’s surprising to me that they put them away. The first thing they think of is a nursing home (养老院). Some of these people don’t need a nursing home. If they had their own bedroom at home, they would watch ____81____ or listen to the radio or have themselves busy doing something interesting.

Right now there’s a lady here, nothing wrong with her, but her children put her away. They don’t come to see her. The only time they come to see her is when she says, “I can’t breathe.” She wants some ____82____. And that way she is just aging. When I came here, she was a beautiful woman. She was looking nice. Now she is going down.

We had another lady here two years ago, she had two sons. She fell and had a ____83____ leg. They called the eldest son. He said, “Why call on me? Call the little one. She gave all the money to that little one.” That was bad. I was right there.

All these people are not helpless. But just the family ____84____ them. There is an old man here. His children took him for a ride one day, pushed him out of the car, let him walk and wander (徘徊) by himself. He couldn’t find his way home. His children try to ____85____ all that he has. They are trying to make him sign papers and things like those. There is nothing wrong with him. He can dress himself, cook his own meals, take a walk… They signed him in here, made the lawyers sign him in. They are just in for money.

How can these children treat their old people like that? How awful!

80. A. fail                 B. disappear                C. die               D. hate

81. A. films        B. pets                C. television                  D. children

82. A. attention     B. freedom                     C. invitation                D. trouble

83. A. frozen                B. broken                    C. weak                   D. terrible

84. A. have pity on        B. deal with                    C. rely on                  D. get rid of

85. A. take away           B. give up                      C. dream of                D. care for

　　When we were young, our parents chose our clothes, because we couldn't do the shopping. But when we grow up, most of us dress for ourselves. We usually choose our favorite clothes.

　　Most people wear uniforms for their work. My mother is a doctor. She has no choice. She has to wear uniforms in the hospital. She can wear as she likes only at home. My father is a policeman. He always wears uniforms. I'm a student, so I wear school uniforms.

　　It's necessary that we have different kinds of clothes. When we are at home or stay with our friends, we can wear what we like. But we must remember; Different occasions, different clothes.

（1）In the passage, ________ chose the clothes for ourselves when we were young.

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A．we　　B．our parents　　C．the people　　D．our friends

（2）When we grow up, ________.

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A．we have no choice to dress our clothes

B．we can wear different clothes

C．our parents dress for us

D．all of us must wear uniforms

（3） My mother is a doctor, she ________ when she is at home.

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A．likes wear uniforms

B．has no choice for dress

C．has to wear uniforms

D．can wear as she likes

（4）It's necessary that ________.

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A．we wear uniforms

B．we have different kinds of clothes

C．we can not wear the clothes that our friends don't like

D．we wear uniforms when we stay with our friends

（5）According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?

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A．When we were young our parents chose our clothes.

B．A lot of people have to wear uniforms when they were at work.

C．When we stay with our friends we must wear uniforms.

D．When we are on different occasions, we must wear different clothes.

Make Your Home a Happier Place

Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place you can follow

Sometimes you don’t think your parents Are fait to you ,When you are want to dress in a modern way. You mum doesn't Like you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask if you’re speaking to A boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close 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 your parents  When you think. “My parents don't want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have nerds They need to feel they are important and loved. You should tell your parents your needs and find our what their needs are. Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. He gives you some ideas:

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

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

3. Show your parents your 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 following these steps. soon you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.

1. After reading. we know the passage is _______

A an introduction of a poem            B. a student's plan

C. an introduction of a book            D. a family’s plan

2. Which of the following  is NOT talked about in the passage?

A. Children's study,                        B. Parents' needs

C. Keeping a diary                          D. Making prone calls to your friends.

3. How can you understand “…… you're not as close to your parents as you used to be ”?

A. You didn’t have a close relationship. with your parents

B. You had  a better relationship with your parents before.

C. Your parents used to love you morn than now

D. Your  parents don’t love you any morn

4. What's the writer’s. mind to the relationship?

A. No ideas.                   B. Sad.

C. Pessimistic(悲观)       D. Optimistic(乐观)

5. From the writer's option, which of the following will you agree as a better way?

A. Parents are unimportant and needn’t be loved

B. Children are important and need love

C. Parents mustn’t make children have any fun.

D. Parents and children need to talk to understand more.