All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It's the age when we have to deal with the most 41 in our life. This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is 42 for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is 43 . When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.
It's all not so 44 about being a teenager though. We don't have to have our 45 take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn't go before. We can have 46 with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too 47 to know what pleasure is! It’s a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to 48 what is good for us, and make decisions without 49 others.
But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue 50 .” During this period, we are having much 51 for our studies. If we don’t pass, we won't get jobs, and things will take a turn for the 52 . With the present world economy in 53 , we have to do really really well in our 54 for a job. Adults say that their 55 is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much 56 than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will 57 what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite 58 that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better. 59 for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What’s more, we should understand the right 60 of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
41. A. chances B. changes C. feelings D. expectations
42. A. smooth B. practical C. demanding D. necessary
43. A. knowledge B. independence C. confidence D. responsibility
44. A. easy B. strange C. bad D. interesting
45. A. guides B. partners C. parents D. friends
46. A. fun B. trouble C. relation D. business
47. A. proud B. young C. smart D. mature
48. A. predict B. remember C. imagine D. understand
49. A. guiding B. helping C. inviting D. consulting
50. A. occasionally B. briefly C. forever D. naturally
51. A. pressure B. passion C. motivation D. panic
52. A. better B. worse C. fewer D. more
53. A. decline B. hope C. increase D. debt
54. A. contribution B. education C. application D. qualification
55. A. promotion B. work C. experience D. age
56. A. harder B. happier C. easier D. lighter
57. A. reflect B. confirm C. determine D. identify
58. A. vital B. urgent C. common D. unnecessary
59. A. Or B. Otherwise C. But D. Because
60. A. experience B. way C. condition D. power
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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
26. A. keep fit | B. rise early | C. earn money | D. collect money |
27. A. magic | B. romantic | C. fantastic | D. attractive |
28. A. simple | B. easy | C. relaxing | D. luxurious(奢侈) |
29. A. the question | B. question | C. reach | D. control |
30. A. feeling | B. love | C. quarrel | D. smile |
31. A. raised | B. shook | C. lifted | D. bowed |
32. A. hurt | B. injured | C. wounded | D. harmed |
33. A. in great surprise | B. in a great embarrassment | ||
C. with delight | D. in great astonishment | ||
34. A. happens | B. comes about | C. appears | D. occurs |
35. A. warm and soft | B. hot and hard | ||
C. thin and cool | D. strong and durable (耐用的) | ||
36. A. somewhere and sometime | B. anywhere or anytime | ||
C. more or less | D. everyhere and everywhere | ||
37. A. inside | B. outside | C. faraway | D. nearby |
38. A. could believe | B. couldn’t understand | ||
C. wouldn’t recognize | D. might know | ||
39. A. got sick | B. got stuck | C. threw up | D. became disabled |
40. A. quite healthy | B. very pale | C. fairly red | D. much surprised |
41. A. jump high | B. go hurriedly | C. run fast | D. walk slowly |
42. A. think about | B. talk with | C. worry about | D. laugh at |
43. A. Reading | B. Listening | C. Speaking | D. Writing |
44. A. fresh roses | B. gold ring | C. sweet kisses | D. beautiful jewelry |
45. A. a thread | B. a needle | C. the cloth | D. the cotton |