Haveyoueverhadadreamtomakeyourhomeahappierplace?Maybetherearesomepointsyoucanfollow.

Sometimesyoudon’tthinkyourparentsarefair(公平)toyou.Whenyouwanttodress 1 amodernwayyourmumdoesn’tlikeyouwearingamini-skirt.Whenyouaremakingphonecallstofriendstheyask 2 youarespeakingtoaboyoragirl.Sometimesitseemsthatyou’renotas 3 toyourparentsasyouusedtobe.Howcanyoubecomecloseagain?

ClosingtheGapbyAmericanwriterJayMcGrawgivesadviceonhowtohaveabetterrelationshipwithyourparents.Hegiveswaystohelpyou 4 yourparents.Whenyouthink“Myparentsdon’twantmetohaveanyfun”thatusuallymeansyourparentswantyoutobe 5 .Bothparentsandchildrenhave 6.Theyneedtofeeltheyareimportantandloved.Youshould 7 yourparentsyourneedsandfindoutwhattheirneedsare.Thenyoucanthinkofawaytomakeallofyou 8.Hegivesyousomeideas:

★Maketimeto 9.Youcouldtalkaboutyourschoollifeandyourplansforthefuture.

★Keepadiary.Thisistohelpyouunderstandmoreaboutyourselfandyourfeelings.

★Showyourparentsyouaregrowingup.Washyourclothesandhelpcleanthehouse.

Yourparentswillfeelthatyouarenolongeralittlechild.Ifyoufollowthesestepssoonyouwillbeabletobreakdownthewallsbetweenyourparentsand 10.

1.A.with B.in C.of D.by

2.A.if B.what C.why D.that

3.A.closer B.closest C.theclosest D.close

4.A.listento B.understand C.listen D.obey

5.A.safe B.dangerous C.angry D.sad

6.A.need B.needs C.needed D.loved

7.A.speak B.say C.talk D.tell

8.A.nervous B.joyless C.excited D.happy

9.A.talk B.smile C.learn D.feel

10.A.you B.yourselves C.yourself D.myself