One day, at the registrar's office of a college, I noticed how parents

Most American families are smaller than those in other countries. Usually there is one or two parents and one or two children in each American family.

Children in the USA will leave their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs,so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write to their parents or call them. And they go to visit their parents during their holidays.

Parents will ask their children to do some work around their house. In many families,children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money for their own. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs.Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves.

18.What’s the author’s wish 选项： A、[A] Parents should let their children play more. B、Children should go home often. C、Children should cherish parents’ love.

19.Why do parents urge their children to apply for more schools than ever? 选项： A:They want to increase their children's chances of entering a prestigious college. B:They hope their children can enter a university that offers attractive scholarships. C:Their children will have a wider choice of which college to go to. D:Elite universities now enroll fewer students than they used to.

20. Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. The communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members． However, parents often try to choose their children friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends? Have you got a good friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome．

4.Which of the following is the writer's attitude?

选项： A:

Parents should choose friends for their children.

B:

Children should choose everything they like.

C:

Parents should understand their children better.

21.My parents give me a lot of _____ in everything I do.

22.A generation gap (代沟)has become a serious problem. I read a report about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after quarrels with __21__. I think this is because they don't often have a talk with each other. Parents now spend more time in the office, __22__ they don't have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they don't have the same topics to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your children, get to know them and __23__ them. And for children, show your feelings to your parents. They are the people who love you. So __24__ them your thoughts. In this way, you __25__ have a better understanding of each other. 选项： A:parents B:understand C:so如此 D:can能够 E:tell