题目内容：

完形填空。(每小题 2分，共 20分)

根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案 标号涂黑。

Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.

"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I  42  what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class  43  you have no goals."

The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man's father  44  , " she had a good job and she  45  lots of money. You don't even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "

And when your  46  brother was your age, "the young man's father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."

And the man's son still said nothing.

Finally, the young man's father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."

This time the son  47  stay silent. "

And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of  48  United States.  49  are you?"

His father had no answer  50  this.

Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

1. A. children              B. students         C. teachers         D. friends

2. A. know              B. knew                 C. will know            D. have known

3. A. although          B. or               C. and              D. but

4. A. went away             B. went over            C. went up          D. went on

5. A. won               B. made                 C. received             D. gave

6. A. old               B. young            C. older                D. elder

7. A. can               B. can't                C. could                D. couldn't

8.A. a                  B. an               C. the              D./

9. A. What              B. How              C. Where            D. Who

10. A. to                   B. with                 C. of               D. on