Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their
41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was 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
42 what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class
43 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 your age, " the young man's father
44 , " she had a good job and she
45 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
46 brother was 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 your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son
47 stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of
48 United States.
49 are you?"
His father had no answer
50 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?
| 【小题1】 | | A．children | B．students | C．teachers | D．friends |
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| 【小题2】 | | A．know | B．knew | C．will know | D．have known |
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| 【小题3】 | | A．although | B．or | C．and | D．but |
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| 【小题4】 | | A．went away | B．went over | C．went up | D．went on |
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| 【小题5】 | | A．won | B．made | C．received | D．gave |
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| 【小题6】 | | A．old | B．young | C．older | D．elder |
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| 【小题7】 | | A．can | B．can't | C．could | D．couldn't |
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| 【小题9】 | | A．What | B．How | C．Where | D．Who |
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