It is Saturday afternoon．You and your friends are planning to go to the movies and then spend
the night together. Just as you start to get ready, your dad reminds you it is your aunt's birthday and the whole family is going out to dinner to celebrate．How can this possibly end without a huge argument?
One of the greatest sources of tension(紧张情绪)between teenagers and their families is the struggle to balance personal desires with family expectations．As you are getting older，you are becoming more independent and more interested in being with your friends．
However，at the same time，your family is trying to figure out how to deal with these changes． While you once spent most of your free time with your family，you are now often absent from home．Parents may get their feelings hurt．Or they might feel that they are losing control of their family during this period．You might feel angry that so many family demands are placed on you．
There are a few things you can try to make it a little easier to ease(缓解)the tension．
* Make your plans in advance．Ask your parents if there is anything else planned at that time．
* When something with your friends interferes(干扰；冲突)with a family event，try to figure
out if there is any way you can do both．
* Suggest something you would really like to do with your family．Sometimes parents feel better just knowing their teenager wants to spend time with them．
Some of the time you won’t be happy with the outcome(结果)．You might either have to disappoint your parents or have to miss out being with your friends．However，if you show consideration(体谅)for the feelings of both your family and your friends，you can solve the problem in a tender way．
1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to _________.
A．show a disagreement of views
B．serve as a description of teenager trouble
C．serve as an introduction to the discussion
D．show the popularity of teenager problem
2.The tension between teenagers and their families is caused by the fact that____________.
A．teenagers don’t like to take family demands
B．parents want to keep their family under control
C．parents feel unhappy that their children make so many friends
D．both parents and teenagers don’t pay attention to each other’s feeling much
3.Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the passage?
A．Don’t feel angry if your parents ask you to do something．
B．Try to think of ways to balance family event with friend event．
C．Tell your parents before you decide to spend time with your friends．
D．Advise your parents to do something that you are interested in with you．
4.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A．To inform us of parent and teenager tension．
B．To tell us about a common teenager problem．
C．To persuade parents to show consideration for teenagers．
D．To advise teenagers how to deal with their tension with their family．
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was a warm March evening, and I’d just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly 6:00 PM, but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no ___1___ that he intended to start the bus.
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she ___2____ narrated her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had ___3____ one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she’d brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she ___4___ still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.
At this time, an old man ___5__ got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.
After a few minutes, all seats were ___6___. The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were ___7___. When he came to the old man’s seat, he became ___8___ and asked the old man whether he had any money. The old man___9___ that he did not. He explained that he ___10___ all his money this morning when he’d accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
Upon hearing this, the bus conductor ___11___ the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus __12___ he could get home before dark. The bus driver approached the old man, and repeated the conductor’s ___13___ to get off the bus.
“Stop troubling him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?” she interfered. “He doesn’t
have any money! ” the driver shouted. “Well, that’s no __14_ to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she said, “How much is his fare?” The bus conductor mumbled the amount. “Fine,” said the woman. She __15___ inside her blouse, took out her ___16___ money, and handed the fares to the bus conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a hard time.”
All eyes turned ___17___the woman, who, just minutes before, had been crying over the money she’d lost. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal, she had given the old man bread and a dollar. She rode the rest of the way home ___18__ a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace, and the money she’d lost ___19__ was forgotten.
On the road of life, the politeness and smiles of ___20___ can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others!
1.A. answer B. agreement C. indication D. talk
2.A. tearfully B. excitedly C. helplessly D. proudly
3.A. got B. snatched C. pulled D. caught
4.A. surprisingly B. peacefully C. naturally D. fortunately
5.A. in rags B. shyly C. happily D. in disorder
6.A. had B. taken C. full D. crowded
7.A. getting on B. getting down C. getting off D. getting in
8.A. conscious B. suspicious C. curious D. anxious
9.A. realized B. pretended C. admitted D. remembered
10.A. spend B. has spent C. had spent D. was spent
11.A. asked B. ordered C. led D. begged
12.A. so B. until C. if D. when
13.A. arrangement B. command C. advice D. decision
14.A. good B. sense C. reason D. doubt
15.A. picked B. removed C. touched D. reached
16.A. left B. saving C. borrowed D. remaining
17.A. in B. to C. down D. on
18.A. owning B. wearing C. hating D. losing
19.A. earlier B. sooner C. later D. former
20.A. customers B. friends C. strangers D. conductors
With just four years _______, the London Olympic organizers have promised to deliver an equally inspirational ceremony.
A. going B. go C. gone D. to go
Tony, mind your manners. Don’t _______ while others are talking.
A. cut in B. cut off C. cut down D. cut up
________ seems to be no possibility _______ the shy girl can win the first prize in the contest.
A. There; that B. It; that C. There; whether D. It; whether
________ in a new country, I was scared and feeling pretty anxious.
A. For the first time B. I was the first time
C. Being the first time D. This being my first time
