Living and dealing with kids can be a hard job these days，but living and dealing with parents can be even harder.
   If I have learned anything in my 16 years，it is that communication is very important，both when you disagree and when you get along well.With any relationship，you need to let other person know how you are feeling.If you are not able to communicate，you drift apart （疏远）.When you are mad at your parents，or anyone else，not talking to them doesn't solve anything.
   Communication begins with the concern for another.It means that you can't just come home from school，go up to your room and ignore （不理睬） everyone.Even if you just say "Hi"，and see how their day was for five minutes，it is better than nothing.
   If you looked up the word "communication" in a dictionary，it would say "the exchange of ideas，the expression of information，correspondence （通信），means of communication：a letter or a message".To keep a good relationship，you must keep communication strong.Let people know how you feel，even if it's just by writing a note.
   When dealing with parents，you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent.If you are trying to make them see something as you see it，tell them that you'll listen to what they have to say，but ask them politely to listen to you.Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.
   This is an example：one night，Sophie went to a street party with her friends.She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks，but she didn't feel she could just ask to go home.That would be rude.After all，they had been nice enough to take her along with them，Needless to say，she was late getting home.Her parents were mad at first，not when Sophie explained why she was late，they weren't as mad and let the incident go.Communication is the key factor here.If Sophie's parents had not been willing to listen，Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.
   Communication isn't a one - way deal：it goes both ways，Just remember：if you get into a situation like Sophie's，telling the other person how you feel — listening is the key factor to communication.

（1）In the writer's view，dealing with parents is than with children.
A.more difficult
B.easier
C.more important
D.funnier
（2）If you are mad at someone.what is the best way to solve it？
A.Drift apart from the person.
B.Hold your feelings.
C.Try your best to communicate.
D.Ignore the person.
（3）From Paragraph 6 we can learn that .
A.getting home late would cause much trouble
B.leaving the party early would be nude to friends
C.communication is the key to keeping friendship
D.communication is the solution to misunderstanding
（4）The writer probably agrees that .
A.you should write a note to let your parents know how you feel
B.your willing to talk to your parents slows your care for them
C.you always have to listen to your parents to make them feel good
D.you don't need to communicate with parents when you get on well

【考点】说明类；人与社会；细节理解；推理判断．

【答案】A；C；D；B