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PartIIkeytoexercisesSectionAPre-readingactivities21.Iamveryclosetomyparents.Infact,wearelikefriends.Ineverkeepasecretfromthem.WhenIhaveproblems,Iaskthemfortheiradvice.Theygivemedirectionsaboutlife.Ilikethisrelationshipwithmyparents,andIthinkthisiswhatparent-childrelationshipshouldbelike.2.ifIwerenotveryclosetomyparents,Iwoulddothefollowingtoimproveourrelationship:.findoutwheretheproblemisandtalktomyparentsaboutit;.dosomethingthatmakesthemhappy;.callthemoftenwhenIamawayfromhome;.keeptheminformedofwhatIamdoing;.beopenandwillingtocommunicate.ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext11.Thedaughterboughtalargeandexpensivevehicleprobablybecausehermotheradvisedhertobuyapracticalandgas-efficientcar.Thedaughterdidthisonpurposebecauseatthisage,shewasbeingrebellious.2.Themotherwantstoshowthatalthoughherdaughtertriestoshowsheisanadult,actuallysheisnot.3.Themotherishapthattheirdaughterisdependentnow,butontheotherhand,shefeelsdoubtfulwhetherherdaughtercouldtakegoodcareofherself.4.Themotherwantstoshowthatherdaughterisnotreadyteanadultyet.5.Themotherputsherdaughtersbooksontoasingleshelftodealwithlater.6.Themotherfindsanenvelopewithitemssuchasoldfamilyphotographs,letters,greetingcards,andlovenotestheygavetheirdaughterandseesthewordsDONOTTHROWAWAYmarkedontheenvelope.Herattitudethenchanges.7.Atfirstthemotherdecidestothrowsomeoftheitemsawayanddonatetheresttocharity.Aftersheseesthebrownenvelope,shechangeshermindandputsthebackinplace.8.Becausethemotherknowsthatthesweetchildhoodmemorieswillbringherdaughterback.Criticalthinking21.IfIwerethedaughter,IwouldbeverymuchtouchedwhenIreadthearticle.IwouldcallmymomtosaysorryforactingrebelliouslyandwouldtellherhowmuchIloveher.ProbablyIwouldreturnhomeassoonasIcan.2.Idontthinkitiswisetorefuseparentsadviceorevendotheoppositewithoutagoodreason.Yourparentscareaboutyoumorethananybodyelseandalwayswanttosharetheirexperiencewithyou.Ifyoufollowtheiradvice,youcanatleastlearnfromtheirexperienceandavoidmakingsomesillymistakesifyoudonttaketheiradvice,youmaystillgetexperience-butinahardway.Besides,yourparentsmaydirectlypointoutourweaknessesthatyourpeerswouldnt.so,listeningtoyourparentsadvicecanmakeyousmarterandhelpyougrowmature.3.Goodcommunicationwill,inmyview,helpbuildagoodrelationshipthefollowingaremywaystostrengthencommunicationwithmyparents:.visitthemwheneverpossible;.invitethemtoseewhatIamdoingatcollege;.teachthemtousenewcommunicationtools,suchasWeChatandSkype,sothattheycancommunicatewithmewhereverIam;.trytolookatthingsfromtheirperspectives;and.sharewiththemmyfeelings,problemsorambitions.4.Althoughthereisnostandardpatternforagoodparent-childrelationship,somecommonfactorscancontributetoamoresuccessfulrelationship:.respecteachother;.supportandencourageeachother;.understandeachother;.havefuntogether;and.befriends.5.Yes,manyparentsareexpectingtomuchoftheirchildren.First,mostfamilieshaveonlyonechildandparentswanttomakeaperfectchildoutofthem.Second,competitionisintenseinschoolandatworktoday.Soparentswanttheirchildrentolearnasmuchaspossiblesoastogainadvantagesoverothersincompetition.Itsnotuncommonthatsomeparentsforcetheirchildrentoachievewhatisevenhardforadults.Buttheyignorethefactthatwinningisnottheonlyimportantthingandthatchildrenshouldhavetheirownenjoymentandpreferences.6.No,Idontthinkparentstodayareexpectingtoomuchoftheirchildren.Competitionisbecomingincreasinglyintenseinschoolandattheworkplace.Soitisnaturalforparentstohelptheirchildrentomakefulluseoftheirtalentandbecomeascompetitiveaspossible.Theyknowbetterabouthowfartheirchildrencango.Besides,moreandmoreparents,includingmyparents,thinkitismoreimportantfortheirchildrentobehealthyandhappy.Ofcourse,whiletheyexpectthattheirchildrenstudyhardandachievesuccess,theyshouldatthesametimeseetoitthattheirchildrenarenotoverworkingthemselves.LanguagefocusWordsinuse31.awaits2.efficiency3.donation4.polished5.stuffed6.historical7.emotional8.embarrassed9.dump10.curbwordbuilding4Wordslearnednewwordsformed-eremployemployercomputercomputeinterpreterinterpret-icatomatomicartistartisticeconomyeconomichistoryhistoricelectronicelectron-ousenvyenviouscontinuecontinuousfamousfamevariousvary51.interpreted2.employer3.artistic4.historic5.compute6.continuous7.economic8.fame9.electron10.atomic11.envious12.varybakedcloze61G2K3L4O5A6D7E8F9B10JExpressionsinuse71.madeit2.afterall3.stripoff4.withopenarms5.throwaway6.straightenup7.keepback8.freeof/fromstructuredwriting9Parentsmaygetdisappointedwhenyoufailtomeettheirexpectations.Theymaystronglyobjecttoyourlifestyleandcomplainthatyouarewastingtimeonunimportantthings.Tosolvethisproblem,youmaytrytomakethemunderstandthatyouarearesponsibleperson.Firsttellthemthatyouhaveinheritedmanyoftheirmerits.Thenremindthemthatyouhaveyourownthoughtsandlifegoalsasanindividual.Youcanalsoexplainhowyourlifestylewillhelpyouinapositiveway.Youmaynotbeabletochangeyourparentsopinionovernight,butifyoukeeptrying,itwelleventuallywork.Translation10122533611AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar,August15ofeveryyearisatraditionalChinesefestival-theMid-AutumnFestival.Thisdayisthe