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Do you ever have a dream of making your home a happier place to be? Maybe there are some points you
will follow:
Sometimes you don't think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress in a modern way, your
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 author Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with
your parents. He gives ways to help you under-stand 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
needs. They need to feel they are important and loved.
You should tell your parents your needs, and find out 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 to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.
③. Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house.
Your parents will feel that you are no longer a small child.
If you follow these steps, slowly, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and
yourself.
1. After reading, we know the article is . [ ]
A. an introduction of a novel
B. a student's plan
C. an introduction of a book
D. a family's plan
2. Which of the following is not talked in the article?[ ]
A. Children's study and belief.
B. Parents' needs.
C. Keeping a diary.
D. Making phone calls to 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 than now.
C. Your parents used to love you more than now.
D. Your parents don't love you any more.
4. What's the writer's attitude (态度) towards the relationship? [ ]
A. No ideas.
B. Scolding.
C. Agreement.
D. Improvement.
5. From the writer's opinion, which statement will you agree as a better way? [ ]
A. Parents are unimportant and needn't love.
B. Children are important and need love.
C. Parents mustn't make children have any fun.
D. Parents and children need to talk to un-derstand more.