Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don't understand them. They often think their parents are too strict with them and they are never given a free hand. (让…自由行动)

    Parents often find it difficult to win their children's trust and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young. For example, young people like to do things without thinking much. It's one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can deal with difficult things.

    Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want, the music they enjoy, the hairstyle they have and something else. But they don't like to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off (阻断) from the old people's world and they want to make a new culture of their own.

If you plan to control your life, you'd better win your parents over (把…争取过来) and try to get them to understand you.

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School BBS   About life in England

①They usually go to work by bus, and they work with computers. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

②I have to help Mum wash the dishes after meals. I also have to clean my bedroom. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

③On weekends, many families go to the open market. People sell vegetables, clothes, toys, and anything else out on the street. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

④Most families have a car, a computer, a washing machine, etc. Almost everyone has a mobile phone. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

⑤Most children take a lunch box to school. There are usually things like sandwiches, fruit and a bag of French fries in it. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    A long time ago, there was a big apple tree.A little boy liked playing around it every day.

    As the little boy grew up, he no longer played around the tree.One day the boy came back to the tree.He looked sad. “What's troubling you?” asked the tree.The boy answered, “I want my own house. I need money to buy it.”

    “You can pick my apples and sell them. Then you will have money.”

    A few years later, the boy returned. He told the tree that he wanted to go sailing(航海) around the world.

    “Use my branches(树枝) to build your boat. You can sail far and be happy.” So the boy cut the branches to make a boat. He went sailing and didn't return for a long, long time

    Many years later, the boy returned. ”Sorry, but I don't have anything for you anymore,” the tree said, crying.

    “All I need is a place to rest. I am tired after my travels.”

    The tree replied, ”Good ! Old tree roots(根) are the best place to rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad.

    The tree in this story is like your parents. Your parents are reliable and giving, like a tree, and will always love you, no matter where you are.

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    Like many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4, 000 people died in London because of the smog(雾霾). The government made new laws to stop smog from coal(煤) fires and factories and things became better.

    Today, London is much cleaner but there is a new problem：smog from cars. In December 1991, there was very little wind in London and pollution was much worse. As a result, about 160 people died from pollution in just four days.

    Part of the problem is the new "out of town" shopping centers. In the past, people often walked to shops near their home or went by bus. Now, many people drive to the new shopping centers. As a result, the small shops have been closed and more people have to travel to do their shopping.

    Many people think that Britain needs better and cheaper public transport(交通). Transport in Britain is very expensive. An early morning train trip from Glasgow to London(about 600km)can cost about 100 pounds, for example. A short 15-minute bus trip can cost over 100 pound.

    Many people are trying to cut the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle paths and many people cycle to work. Some people also travel to work together in one car to make less the pollution and the cost.

    Eyes are important. It's necessary for us to take care of them for our whole lives.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} No. In fact, if we do a few simple things every day, we can protect our eyes and reduce (减少) the risk of hurting them.

    Most doctors agree that we can improve and protect our eyes by eating lots of fresh fruit. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Vegetables like carrots are good for our eyes. We need to protect our eyes when spending a lot of time in bright sunlight. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}What's more, it is important to protect our eyes when we work at some places. For example, we should always wear goggles (护目镜) in chemistry labs. And we should not spend too much time in front of the computer or television screen. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}That is why we should take a short break every fifteen or thirty minutes if we have to use the computer for a long time. Keeping good eyesight is also important. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A. We can do some eye exercises to keep good eyesight.

B. Is it difficult to protect our eyes?

C. Using computers for a long time may cause eye problems

D. It's important for us to eat all kinds of vegetables.

E. The best way is to wear sunglasses.