Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands in some situations．People all over the world shake hands for many different   1  ．We shake hands when we meet new people  2  during special festivals．Players often shake hands before or after   3  ．Business people shake bands when they make a deal．

Why do people shake hands   4  shaking feet? This is because of the fact that a long time ago most people   5 knives or guns．If some of them decided that they did not want to 6   ，they would show their empty hands．  7  people shook hands so that they could not  8   knives in their sleeves（袖子）．Later on，hand shaking became a symbol of   9 

Now we don't have to    10   people with guns or knives．However，we still shake hands all the time! The reason is simple--it is still a way to show friendship．

1．A．ideas                B．reasons              C．thoughts           D．excuses

2．A．or                  B．a(chǎn)s                  C．but                D．so

3．A．games               B．speeches           C．exercises           D．programmes

4．A．such as              B．a(chǎn)s well as           C．instead of            D．together with

5．A．lost                 B．bought            C．caught            D．carried

6．A．cheat               B．fight               C．drop              D．speak

7．A．Perhaps              B．Happily             C．Carefully           D．Luckily

8．A．hide                 B．lift                C．pull               D．push

9．A．success              B．victory            C．pride              D．peace

10．A．talk about            B．worry about        C．know about          D．learn about

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true．Communication is a problem for parents anti children of all ages．If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it．Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代溝)．

Don’t argue (爭辯)with your parents．Don’t get to your parents when you are angry．Your parents probably won’t consider your idea．If you are shouting at them, and you can’t express yourself well if you are angry．Go some place to cool off．Make sure you understand why you are unhappy．Then think about what you want to say to your parents, if you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter．

      Try to reach a compromise (和解)．Perhaps yon and your parents disagree on something．You can keep your disagree and try your best to accept each other．Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle．They argued over it．But they finally came to a compromise．Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days．

Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something．In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them．Showing respect will keep your relationship strong．

Talk about your values．The values of yours parents are probably different first those of your own Tell your Parents what you care about and why．Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life．

A good relationship with your parents can make, you a better and happier person．It is worth having a fry!

1．The passage tells us       have a communication problem．

A．Parents anti other People                          B．school kids and their Parents

C．teachers and their students                               D．parents and children of all ages

2．Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you      ．

A．don’t get to them often                                 B．write a letter to them

C．don’t speak to them politely                        D．express yourself well

3．The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “     ”

A．to make yourself happy．

B．to get you quiet and relaxed．

C．to have a good rest．

D．to hide yourself quickly．

4．If there’s really a generation gap between you and your Parents, you’d better      ．

A．have a talk with them often

B．keep away from them

C．a(chǎn)gree with them all the time

D．know about their values

5．From the passage we learn that      ．

A．parents anti children should not have a generation gap

B．parents should show love and respect to their children

C．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

D．there are so many serious problems in families today

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school（寄宿學(xué)校）．Before he was sent away, the boy was the     1     student in his class．He was at the top in every exam．

    But the boy changed after     2     home and studying in the boarding school．His grades started to     3   ．He hated being in a     4   ．He was lonely all the time．And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide（自殺）．All of this was because he felt no one loved him．

    His parents started to     5      the boy．But they even did not know what was wrong

with him．So his father decided to go to the school and    6    him．

    They sat by the lake near the school．The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and     7   ．After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"

    "To     8     my grades," the boy replied back．

    "No, no," his father said．"I'm here to tell you that you're the most     9     person for me．I want to see you     10    ．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your

happiness．You're my life．"

     These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears．He hugged（擁抱） his father．They

didn't say     11     to each other for a long time．

     Now the boy had everything he wanted．He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply．And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him     12    ．

1．A．laziest                B．cleverest           C．calmest             D．worst

2．A．coming               B．returning            C．leaving             D．going

3．A．drop                B．increase            C．rise               D．turn down

4．A．term                  B．group              C．party               D．company

5．A．look for              B．learn from          C．worry about        D．shout at

6．A．laugh at              B．look at             C．think about       D．talk with

7．A．friends               B．family             C．study             D．grades

8．A．find                 B．teach              C．check             D．hear

9．A．famous              B．important           C．outstanding         D．interesting

10．A．happy             B．serious             C．excellent           D．honest

11．A．everything          B．something          C．nothing          D．a(chǎn)nything

12．A．ill                 B．pleasant            C．pleased            D．sad