“Give it back to me!” Zhu Han shouted at his mum angrily. She had just grabbed(抓取) his cell phone, saying that he should stop playing and go to sleep.

    “I told her it was 9 o'clock and I'd finished my homework, but she didn't listen,” said the 15-year-old boy. “I really couldn't understand her!”

     Do you sometimes feel the same way? A China Youth Daily report said that, according to a survey on 1,500 students, 61% of the students said they felt they weren't able to communicate(交流) with their parents. Besides, 37% of them said they never shared their worries with their parents.

    One of the most important reasons is that students and parents don't have much common ground(共同点). The different ages always lead to different interests.

    Peng Yu, a psychological professor(心理学教授) pointed out another reason. He said when entering puberty(青春期), teenagers begin to have their own thoughts(思想) and want their parents to treat them like adults(成人). But parents don't follow the change.

    He suggested that children should first understand that their parents do everything out of love. “With this in mind, students should try to talk with their parents calmly and often enough,” he said.

    Huang Xinlin, 14, agreed with the advice. She talks with her mum during supper every day and she also helps do the housework. “We talk about everything and even make jokes while sharing housework,” Huang said happily. “We are like friends.”

    A traveler in South Africa once set out on a long journey. When crossing a wide plain(平原), far from home, he saw a lion at a distance. The lion saw him at the same time, and followed him slowly.

    When the traveler walked fast, the lion walked fast! When he stopped, the lion stopped! The man realized that the lion meant to follow him until the dark, and then attack(攻击) him.

    He was not able to run away from the lion because the lion ran faster than him. So he thought of a plan to fool it.

    He came to a large rock. He hid behind the rock, where the lion could not see him. Then taking a stick which he could find there, he put his coat and his hat on it, in order to make them look like a man. He then placed the stick with the coat and the hat standing in the ground above the rock. He then left quietly.

    The lion stopped and watched the coat and the hat, at a distance. At nightfall, it jumped onto the coat and the hat to try to kill the man.

    But the traveler was already far away. Before long, he reached his own home.

    In our life, we may meet persons with different personalities(性格).{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Read about the following and find out!

    A Dreamer thinks there is a "right" way to do things. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Many are good listeners and like to help others. Many Dreamers work as teachers, and often lead others. Famous Dreamers: Mahatma Gandhi (圣雄甘地), Angelina Julie.

    A Partner wants to be in a group. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} They consider tradition to be of great value. Partners are often serious, careful people. Many do well as teachers, managers and police officers. Famous Partners: Queen Elizabeth II, Mother Teresa.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They like to deal with problems and make new things. Thinkers can also be active. They like to win. They have very strong opinions. Many Thinkers work as scientists, inventors and engineers. Famous Thinkers: Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking.

    Artists want to be free. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} They also like trying new things. Like Thinkers, many Artists have strong opinions. They are creative and do well as musicians and actors. Famous Artists: American famous singer Madonna.

Dear Mr. Hunt,

    My problem is that I can't get on with my family.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}They fight a lot, and I really don't like it. It's the only communication they have.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I don't think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal?{#blank#}5{#/blank#} 

Sad and Thirteen

    My name is He Min.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}I think the best place to visit on weekends is the zoo. When you are free,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}In the zoo, there are many animals like pandas, koalas, elephants and lions. Elephants are the biggest(最大的) animals on land(陆地上). Lions come from Africa.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}I want to see lions.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Sally wants to go with me this weekend. But I have lots of homework to do.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Then we can have a good time there