1 . Do you do housework in your family? _________ you help your parents with the housework, do you _________ do it for pocket money, _________ do you see it as a way of helping your _________ parents?

According to a recent study of teenagers, many of them feel they have a duty to _________ their parents because it is fair, especially if their parents work.

There are, _________, a few teens who only do the housework because they are _________ to by their parents. They say that they should not be _________ to help out at home because in their opinion, their _________ years are a period which should be ____________ rather than disturbed with household responsibilities. Some ____________ say that they would rather pay someone else to do their housework. But housework isn’t really about housework; it’s about ____________ teenagers into helpful and responsible adults.

Housework offers teenagers an excellent ____________ to learn basic life skills. These skills will help them successfully live separately from their ____________ when that time comes. This ____________ also adds to their sense of responsibility and confidence. Besides, housework helps teens to ____________ to be responsible roommates, the first step in being responsible and helpful community (社区) members. It can ____________ help them develop self-discipline (自律) and order, which are necessary for successful employment.

In all, teenagers should ____________ housework and will get ____________ from it, whether that means helping them develop their sense of ____________, or building up their self-confidence or developing healthy family relationships with their parents.