根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
WHETHER you like it or not, your parents are responsible (负责任的) for you, at least 【小题1】you finish high school. But does it feel like your parents are stressing you out with their love? Do you often fight with them?
Hu Muqing, 15, of Shenyang, plains that his parents are only concerned (关心) about his grades and not his other needs. He and his parents fight the most about the time he 【小题2】watching TV and on the Internet.
“They think because I’m in Grade Nine I should concentrate on my work,” the Shenyang teenager said.
“However, I need to be able to relax. Most of my friends can watch TV and surf the Web a lot. Sometimes it’s 【小题3】to talk to them. They don’t understand me”.
After some talk, Hu has been allowed to watch TV for 15 to 20 minutes every night, but has been told to keep away from the 【小题4】. So it is always turned off .
Since she feels she’s grown up now, Shen Ying, 15, wants more respect(尊重) from her parents.
“My father shouts at me when he’s unhappy. He doesn’t listen to me, but he always pretends to listen to me 【小题5】”, said the teenager from Jianyang, Sichuan province. “I’d like my parents to regard me as a friend and understand that respect is a two-way street. ”
Lu Yiting, 15, of Shantou, has a different problem with her parents. They think she spends too much time with her friends and is falling into bad pany. They also think she should study all the time.
“I want my parents to believe me,” Lu said.
“ It’s the age when teenagers are being more independent (独立的). And teenagers don’t now how to talk with their parents. But their parents are very concerned about their kids’ futures, ” said Sun Yunxiao, a researcher at the China Youth and Children Research Center. Sun suggests that teenagers should 【小题6】to municate with their parents effectively (有效地).
“Find the right time for a talk. 【小题7】Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter so they can get inside your head a little,” he advised.
Sun also believes that teenagers have to work to get trust and respect from their parents.
“You need to make sure they know that you’re not going to fail your exams or let 【小题8】down. Let them know that you want to do well, and that you will do well,” he said. until/before
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(答案→)until/before
解析：这篇短文主要介绍了一些青少年和父母之间的沟通问题。很多青少年抱怨缺少父母的理解，被限制的太多。作者以几个年轻人为例说明了这些问题，并就此提出了具体的建议。
【小题1】联系上文描述，可知此处指的是直到你高中毕业，或者高中毕业之前，你的父母都会为你负责。结合语境可知填连词until/before，直到/在……之前。
【小题2】联系上下文，可知考查spend用法。spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主语必须是人，可以指花费时间、也可以指花费金钱；结合语境可知本句描述的是客观性动作，从句主语为单数第三人称，故谓语动词用单数，填spends，花费。
【小题3】联系上下文，可知此处指的是很难和他们沟通。联系前文系动词is可知填形容词hard/difficult，困难的，做表语。
【小题4】联系上文描述，可知此处指的是 让他远离电脑，结合语境可知填单数名词puter，电脑，做介词from的宾语。
【小题5】联系上文，可知此处指的是他假装认真地听过说。结合语境可知填副词carefully/instead，认真地/反而。
【小题6】结合语境可知此处指的是年轻人应该学会与父母有效的沟通。结合前文情态动词should可知填原形动词learn，学会。
【小题7】英语中表示在具体的某一天用介词on，联系下文Mother’s Day or Father’s Day ，母亲节或者父亲节，可知填介词On。
【小题8】联系上下文，可知此处指的是让他们知道你不会让他们失望。结合语境可知此处人称代词指的是上文提到的父母，故用复数形式。做动词宾语的人称代词，故宾语形式。故填them，他们.考点：短文中词汇短语的运用能力