Family time is one of the most important times in

a child’s life．My family and I 56 a lot of time together，including every 57 ．Even when my father is 58 on business，my mother，my sister，and I sit down at the table to eat and 59 our day．We don’t watch television but have

60 together．As a teenager， 61 with my parents is not the most fun thing I do but I feel it is necessary．I learn from them 62 we talk, whether it is about my dad’s job or my mother’s day.

I did a little research on the “family table” 63 ．Statistics show that only 50% of 64 sit down to dinner together each night．That’s a 65 ，because researchers 66 that kids who have these regular family dinners have 67 behavior，grades，and a larger vocabulary．They are also less 68 to smoke，drink，do drugs，or have eating disorders Time with their parents makes kids more 69 and gives them a sense of 70 and safety．Plus，they learn better manners．

Now with many single-parent families or homes 71 both parents work，making time together has become harder．There have been many recent studies showing kids are“ 72 ”than they used to be．I think it’s primarily parents’ 73 ．Only good things 74 taking 15 minutes away from television and five minutes from video games to have this time with your family．By spending 20 minutes with 75 ，I believe this idea of “wild kids” would decrease greatly．

56．A．spend B．pass C．take D．cost

57．A．morning B．dinner C．weekend D．party

58．A．away B．lonely C．back D．alone

59．A．welcome B memorize C．discuss D．remember

60．A．snacks B．meal C．sports D．fun

61．A．putting upB．getting upC．keeping upD．hanging out

62．A．every timeB．beforeC．some timeD．since

63．A．planB．mannerC．ideaD．project

64．A．parentsB．sistersC．brothersD．families

65．A．wonderB．shameC．miracleD．worry

66．A．supposeB．claim C．assumeD doubt

67．A．higherB．worseC．lowerD．better

68．A．unlikelyB．probablyC．likelyD．impossibly

69．A．stubbornB．nervousC．silentD．stable

70．A．belongingB．anxiety C．honorD．achievement

71．A．whoseB．whereC．thatD．which

72．A．smarterB．quickerC．wilder D．slower

73．A．dutyB．faultC．powerD．burden

74．A．come outB．contribute toC．come fromD．result in

75．A．the otherB．another oneC．the restD．each other