Communicationisaproblemforparentsandchildrenofalltheages.Ifit'shardforyoutocommunicatewithyourparents,don'tworryaboutit.Hereissomeadviceforyoutobridgethegenerationgap(代沟).

Don'taguewithyourparents.Don'ttalktoyourparentswhenyouareangry.Yourparentsprobablywon'tconsideryourideasifyoushoutatthem.Andyoucan'texpressyourselfwellifyouareangry.Gotosomeplacetocooloff.Makesureyouunderstandwhyyouareunhappy.Thenthinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaytoyourparents.Ifyoudon'tthinkyoucanspeaktothematthemoment,trywritingaletter.

Trytoreachacompromise(妥协).Perhapsyouandyourparentsdisagreeonsomething.Youcankeepyourdisagreementandtryyourbesttoaccept(接受)eachother.Ofcourse,yourparentsmightrefusetocompromiseonsomething.Ifthathappens,itisespeciallyimportanttoshowloveandrespect(尊敬)tothem.Showingrespectwillkeepyourrelationshipstrong.

Talkaboutyourvalues(价值观、看法).Thevaluesofyourparentsareprobablydifferentfromthoseofyourown.Tellyourparentswhatyoucareabout,andwhy.Understandingvaluesmighthelpthemseeyourpurposeinlife.

Yourparentsprobablywon'tconsideryourideasifyou________.

A

oftengohomelate

B

don'tspeaktothemcalmly

C

writealettertothem

D

expressyourselfwell

Thephrase“cooloff”inthispassageprobablymeans________.

A

havedinner

B

makeyourselfhappy

C

getquietandcalm

D

havefun

Ifthereisreallyagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents,you'dbetter________.

A

agreewiththemallthetime

B

keepawayfromthem

C

knowabouttheirhobbies

D

haveatalkwiththemoften

Formthepassagewelearnthat________.

A

therearesomegoodwaystobridgethegenerationgap

B

parentsandchildrenshouldnothaveagenerationgap

C

parentsshouldshowloveandrespecttotheirchildren

D

therearesomanyseriousproblem