Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some 　21 you can follow.

Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress 　22 a modern way, your mum doesn’t 　23 you to wear a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask 　24 you are 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 　25 close again?

Closing the gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your 　26 . He gives ways to help you 　27 your parents. When you think, “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be 　28 . Both parents and children have 　29 . They need to feel they are important and loved. You should 　30 your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you 　31 . He gives you some ideas:

Make time to 　32 . You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. 　33 a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings. Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your 　34 and help clean the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these, you will be able to break down 　35 between your parents and yourself.

21. A. way　　　　 　　　　 B. advices　　　 　　　 C. suggestion　　　 　 D. points

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

23. A. hate　　　 　　 　　B. mind　　　　 　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

24. A. whether　　 　 　　B. what　　　　 　　　 C. why　　　　　 　 D. how

25. A. go　　　　 　 　　B. look　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. become　　　　 　 D. is

26. A. friends　 　　　 　　B. teachers　　　 　　 C. children　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

27. A. listen to　　 　　 　　B. understand　　 　　 C. listen　　　　 　　 D. obey

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

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

30. A. speak　　　 　　　 B. say　　　　　 　　 C. tell　　　　　 　　 D. told

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

32. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. tell　　　　　 　　 C. smile　　　　 　　 D. learn

33. A. Write　　　 　 　　B. Have　　　　 　　　 C. Keep　　　　 　　 D. Read

34. A. hands　　 　　 　　B. face　　　　　 　　 C. socks　　 　　　　 D. clothes

35. A. the ways　 　　 　　B. the walls　　 　　　 C. the needs　　 　　　 　　D. the plans

 —Is Mr. Black ill?  

 — ________. I think he will have to stay at home to have a good rest.

  A. I don’t think so      B. I’m afraid not         C. I hope so           D. I’m afraid so

 You will achieve nothing ________ you work hard.

A. if                 B. unless               C. when              D. that

—Can I use your bike this afternoon? ________ is under repair.　

—No problem. Here’s the key.

A. My　　　　　　　 B. Mine　　　　　　　 C. Me　　　　　 　　D. I

—Remember this, John. ________ careful you are, ________ mistakes you will make.

—Thanks, Miss Rose.

　A. The more; the less　 B. The more; the fewer　

C. The less; the fewer　 D. The more; the more

 There’s a lot to do. We can’t ________ to waste any time.

A. wait              B. afford               C. want               D. have

 I ________ keep dogs for protection, but now I keep them as pets.

A. would rather        B. had better　          C. used to            D. have to

 The book was written in ____easy English ______even primary school students could understand it .

 A. so; that             B. such; that            C. too; to            D. very; that

 Your English teacher has never lost his temper, ________ he？

A. has                B. hasn’t               C. did               D. didn’t

 Good to see you again. It’s almost three years ________ we met last time.

A. until                B. before              C. while             D. since