Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）XiaoYuweiisa15-year-oldbeijinger.Astheonlychildinthefamilysheoftenfeelslonely.Shehopestohaveasisterorbrotherascompany.Nowiti

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Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

 Xiao Yuwei is a 15-year-old beijinger. As the only child in the family she often feels lonely. She hopes to have a sister or brother as company. Now it is the time for Xiao to realize her dream. Last month China ____1_____ its long-lasted one-child policy. Every couple can have two children. But what would it be like growing up with a sibling（兄弟姐妹）？

A silbling can stop children from having bad feelings such as loneliness and fear according to Laura Padilla-Walker a professor of family research from Brigham Young University US. “Sibling can give kids something that parents can’t ” she says. You may not feel lonely because there is someone else to _______2__________. You can also talk about various things and share secrets with each other.

But there are downsides too. You have to share things with your siblings including the TV toys the bathroom and even _____3_____ from parents. There could be lots of competition quarreling and hair-pulling. “Children with siblings need to learn to compromise（妥协） and control their feelings well ____4______ it will have bad effects on the family relationship ” says Laura Padilla-Walker.

Even the birth order can make a difference. US psychologist Keven Leman says that the birth order decides how parents treat their children.  It will then lead to different __5____ in children. Leman explains that parents are usually very nervous and strict with their first child. Firstborns are often responsible and eager to succeed. When the couple has a second child they are more ______6___. Thus late-born kids are usually funny and creative.

1. A made         B ended          C started           D took

2. A play with     B look for         C get tired of        D pick up

3. A problem      B attention        C proof             D excuse

4. A or           B and            C so               D but

5. A methods     B commands       C personalities       D meanings 

6. A confuse      B upset           C hopeless          D relaxed

Answer 1

1B  2A  3B  4A  5C  6D