As you are growing and changing, you have more responsibilities and also more freedom to spend time with other people. While you may feel    50    to make your own decisions about where and when to go, your parents will put limits on you. So you may find you are     51    your parents more often than you used to. The reason why your parents do this is that they care about you and want to protect you from danger.
Here are some tips for you on how to keep away from and handle arguments with your parents.
●    52    the rules ahead of time and not at the last minute. This way you will be able to tell whether they will say yes or no before you make plans. Your parents can also explain to you why each rule is in place. Ask them to let you explain how the rules make you feel and suggest what you think are    53    rules. Your parents may be willing to listen to your ideas and use them when making rules that you both agree on.
● Try to keep calm when your parents say no to something. You will show your parents that you are responsible and mature by talking instead of    54   .
● Spend time with your family. Some teens argue with their parents over the amount of time they spend with others. Communicate with each other and make some interesting family time so that you can all enjoy the time you spend at home. Suggest some    55    that your whole family will enjoy together. For example, you can go on a hike on a sunny day or go for a bike ride at weekends with them. Going to the beach on summer holiday will also be a very good choice.
50．A．hard B．ready C．sorry D．unusual
51．A．arguing with B．depending on C．making fun of D．taking the place of
52．A．Describe B．Change C．Discuss D．Repeat
53．A．right B．interesting C．new D．simple
54．A．following B．changing C．testing D．shouting
55．A．lessons B．activities C．skills D．habits
【答案】
50．B  51．A  52．C  53．A  54．D  55．B
【解析】
50．句意：当你准备好自己做决定去哪里和什么时候去时，你的父母将会限制你。
hard困难的；ready准备；sorry对不起；unusual不同寻常的。根据空后的“to make your own decisions about where and when to go自己做决定去哪里和什么时候去”及后面的“your parents will put limits on you你的父母会限制你”可知，前后是转折关系；结合选项可知，此处是短语be(feel) ready to do准备好做某事。故选B。
51．句意：所以你可能会发现你和父母的争吵比以前更频繁。
arguing with与某人争吵；depending on依赖于；making fun of取笑；taking the place of取代。根据前面“your parents will put limits on you你的父母会限制你”可知，与父母产生不同意见时可能会“争吵”，结合选项可知，此处是说与父母争吵argue with your parents。故选A。
52．句意：提前争论规则，而不是在最后一刻。
Describe描述；Change改变；Discuss讨论；Repeat重复。根据前面一段“Here are some tips for you on how to keep away from and handle arguments with your parents. 以下是一些关于你如何远离和处理与你的父母争论的建议” 可知，下面是一些建议；根据空后“the rules ahead of time and not at the last minute”结合选项可知，是提前争论规则，为自己争取到更多的利处，argue the rules争论规则。故选C。
53．句意：要求他们让你解释一下这些规则让你什么感受，并建议你认为什么是正确的规则。
right正确的；interesting有趣的；new新的；simple简单的。根据后面“Your parents may be willing to listen to your ideas and use them when making rules that you both agree on.你的父母可能愿意倾听你的想法，并在制定你们双方都同意的规则时使用它们”可知，前面是说你认为什么是“正确的”规定，这样父母才会在制定规则时使用它们。故选A。
54．句意：你将会通过谈论而不是大喊大叫，来向你的父母表明你是负责和成熟的。
following下列的；changing改变；testing测试；shouting大喊。根据本句“show your parents that you are responsible and mature表明你是负责和成熟的”及“by talking”可知，空处是说“不是通过大喊而是通过谈论”，这样才能表现出自己负责和成熟的一面。故选D。
55．句意：建议一些你全家在一起参加的活动。
lessons课程；activities活动；skills技能；habits习惯。根据后面“For example, you can go on a hike on a sunny day or go for a bike ride at weekends with them. 例如，你可以在一个阳光明媚的日子徒步旅行，或者在周末和他们一起骑自行车”可知，这是一些周末活动，所以空处是说activities活动。故选B。