John lives in Shanghai. He is     21     13-year-old boy. He doesn’t like     22     the rules at school. He thinks the rules are really terrible.

Every Monday morning, he can’t     23     at school on time, because he always watches basketball games on Sunday nights. But he never feels sorry for that. Sometimes he     24     with other boys in the hallways.

    25     parents know he doesn’t behave (表现) well at school, so they are strict     26     him at home and make some rules for him.     27     are the rules? He has to make his bed and do the     28     on weekends. And he must read for half an hour     29     going to bed. John doesn’t like his family rules,     30    . He wants to talk with his parents about the rules.

There are lots of rules at Selina’s school. She agrees with (同意) some of them. For example, they can’t arrive _________ for school. They can’t run in the hallways, and they can’t _________ in class. They must go to the dining hall. All these _________ are okay because they’re reasonable (合理的).

But there are some rules Selina doesn’t agree with. For example, at her school they have to _________ uniforms and they can’t wear jeans. She thinks jeans are good _________ they’re comfortable (舒适的). At school, they can’t listen to music in art class. Selina doesn’t agree with this rule. She thinks _________ music in art class is okay.

Selina also has to _________ some rules at home. For example, if she wants to watch TV, she has to finish her _________ first. And she can’t go out _________ her friends on school nights, that is, from Monday to Friday. She has to clean her room every week because it is __________. Luckily, she doesn’t have to take out the rubbish (垃圾). She hates it.

Tom has a happy family. There are some rules in his family.

Keep healthy

Being healthy is important. Tom’s family play sports for one hour every day. Tom is in the school swimming club. And his parents run every morning.

Evening time is family time

They can’t watch TV or play computer games after dinner. The family usually sit（坐）on the sofa and talk. Tom always talks about his school and friends. Sometimes they take a walk together.

Always say “I love you” and “Thank you”

Tom says “I love you” to his parents in the morning before he goes to school, and in the evening before he goes to bed. His parents say it to him, too. When Tom helps his mother, she says “Thank you”. They show their love and thanks all the time（一直） .