CWhatshouldIeatforbreakfast?WhoshouldIgooutwithonweekends?WhatshouldIdoifImissthebustoschool?WhatcollegesshouldIapplyfor?AgainandagainChinesekidsaskthesequestionstotheirteachersandparents.Theycan

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　　WhatshouldIeatforbreakfast?WhoshouldIgooutwithonweekends?WhatshouldIdoifImissthebustoschool?WhatcollegesshouldIapplyfor?AgainandagainChinesekidsaskthesequestionstotheirteachersandparents.Theycan’tmaketheirownchoices.

　　KidsinAmericawouldbeverysurprisedtohearhowmuchChinesechildrendependonadults.Whentheyaretenyearsoldkidsdecidewhatclothestheywanttowearandbuy.Bytwelvetheyknowwhatclassestotakeformiddleschool.ThirteenyearsoldisthebeginningofbeingwhatAmericanscalla“teenager”.Nowthechildisuptoalmostallhis/herdecisions.Finallyatsixteenthekidusuallygetsacarfromhis/herparents.

　　Whyshouldkidsbeindependent?Thinkaboutit.Afterhighschoolmostofuswillbebyourselves.Willourparentsbeabletotelluswhattoeatforbreakfastincollege?Canourteachersdecidewhatweshoulddoatwork?

　　Makingourownchoicescanbequitehardandscary.Butwecanstartwithmakingsmallchoicesandthenslowlymakebiggerandmoreimportantchoices.

　　64.ThefirstparagraphiswrittentotellthereadersthatChinesekids______.

　　A.don’tknowwhattodo B.alwayshavemanyquestions

　　C.believeintheirteachersandparents D.dependonadultstoomuch

　　65.AtwhatagecananAmericankidmakemostdecisionsbyhimselforherself?

　　A.Ten. B.Twelve. C.Thirteen. D.Sixteen.

　　66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.AmericankidsaremoreindependentthanChinesekids.

　　B.Americankidswillmoreeasilyadaptthemselvestosociety.

　　C.Americanparentsdon’tcarefortheirchildren.

　　D.AsixteenAmericanyoungstercandrivehis/herowncar.

　　67.Inthewriter’seyes______.

　　A.dependenceonadultsisshamefulinChina

　　B.independencefromadultsisworthencouraging

　　C.kidshavenoabilitytomakearealchoice

　　D.makingdecisionsisrathereasy