—Oh, I've no idea, ________.

—I can't stand (忍受) it.

    There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents don't understand their 1, and many of them even argue with each other. If I am a parent, how will I 2 my child? Well, I think there are many ways. 3, I'll encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things should be good 4 him or her. If it is not good for my child, I'll talk to him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in a 5 way. Second, I will always take pride in everything good that my child 6. For example, if he or she gets good grades, I'll say somethinglike7, “Well done! I'm very proud of you.” These words will both make my child and me very 8. Third, I will spend  9 time staying with my child than my parents did with me. I'll chat and go shopping with my child. I am 10 these ways will make parents and their kids get on well.

A

Feeling leftout？

    A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn't around. Here's our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

    It's hard when a best friend isn't around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends，but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there's always room for more friends.

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you'd like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation（欣赏）to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you're at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.

    If you have trouble doing this or if you're feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you'll have one, or two, or even more new friends.

    You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn't have before she left. You can introduce her to your new friends!

 B

    My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

    Families aren't families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is working. No one has time to look after children at home.

    And the cars! Most families have a car now. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now children don't. And in school, the children don't have to think anymore. In math class，for example, we used to add, subtract （减）, multiply （乘） and divide （除） in our heads. Kids don't use their heads anymore; instead, they use calculators （计算器）.

    Most families have computers now. In the past, we didn't have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now fewer and fewer people eat home-cooked food.

    And people don't talk to each other anymore. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think...

    Life used to be simple, but it isn't anymore.

我国拥有大量的自行车。但随着经济（economy）的发展，越来越多的家庭购买了汽车。请写一篇英语短文，阐述自行车和汽车各自的优缺点，并谈谈自己的看法。词数：100左右。

参考词汇：outstanding，advantages，convenient，traffic，healthy，exhaust gas （废气），pollute