Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrown-upsandoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspainsandthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.

Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilities(责任)tomakelifedifficult.Ifachildhasgoodparentsheisfedlookedafterandlovedwhateverhemaydo.Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.What’smorelifeisalwaysgivingnewthingstothechild——thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowellknown.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo;heisrepeatedlybeingtoldnottodosomethingorbeingpunishedforwhathehaswronglydone.

Whenayoungmanstartstoearnhisownlivinghecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfoodhisclothesandhisroombuthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachildhewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparentshemaygotoprison.Ifhoweverheworkshardkeepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealthhecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety

1.AccordingtoParagraph2thewriterthinksthat______.

A.lifeforachildisfairlyeasy

B.achildisalwayslovedwhateverhedoes

C.ifmuchisgiventoachildhemustdosomethinginreturn

D.onlychildrenareinterestedinlife

2.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.

A.lifeisnotenjoyablesinceeachagehassomepains

B.youngmencanhavethegreatesthappinessiftheyworkhard

C.childhoodisthemostenjoyabletimeinone’slife

D.oneisthehappiestifhecanmakegooduseofeachageinhislife

3.Theparagraphfollowingthispassagewillmostprobablydiscuss______.

A.examplesofsuccessfulyoungmen

B.howtobuildupone’spositioninsociety

C.joysandpainsofoldpeople

D.whattodowhenonehasproblemsinlife