The generation gap refers to the difference in opinions between the old and the young. It has some special determinants（决定因素），one of 【小题1】 is the choice of clothes. In many cases，old people don’t quite like the clothes young people wear. On the other hand，the youth argue that their clothes are fashionable，and dismiss（不接受）the ones【小题2】（wear）by their parents and grandparents.

Another obvious determinant is【小题3】 amount of technology used by different generations. Today，the younger generation use the【小题4】（new）technology. They believe they can achieve anything【小题5】 just clicking a buton. However，this view【小题6】（question）by the older generation saying the youth depend on technology too much to stand on their own feet.

The generation gap can be both good and bad. It’s good because it helps people experience and learn new things. However，it may turn out to be bad when one generation refuse to listen to the other generation or reject【小题7】 (they) ideas completely. This may result in bad and broken relationships. But，【小题8】 (fortunate)，overcoming their conflicts to bridge their generation gaps【小题9】（be）possible. The only thing people need【小题10】（do）is accept new things with an open heart.

Due to better equipment，training and diet，the records in many sports have been broken，but recently，improvements 【小题1】 (begin）to slow down. Thus some experts predict a ceiling for many events.

In order to enhance 【小题2】 (perform), some athletes take the drugs which can get people more excited and 【小题3】 (energy) than in a normal situation and which are originally developed 【小题4】 (help) people with illnesses.  Taking these drugs is known as“doping”and 【小题5】 they improve performance, they also cause serious health problems in later life for those who abuse them.

The Olympic spirit — the spirit of competition which 【小题6】 (emphasise) taking part rather than winning — 【小题7】 (violate) by the desire to succeed at all costs so far. So the sports world does not tolerate doping as it is 【小题8】 fundamental form of cheating. However, it appears as if all efforts are 【小题9】 vain to athletes.

Anyway，the fight will and must 【小题10】 (fierce) go on and we all hope the word“hero”won't lose its meaning.

   During the recent school holidays I was walking past a playground on my way to a meeting. The thing that _____ me was not the number of children _____ the fresh air on a pleasant Queensland winter day，but the number of older people _____ those children.

Sure，there were a few younger mums and dads，but there were _____ more“old folk”who I doubt were all grandparents. It is great that they are able to _____ quality time with their grandchildren. After all，we often hear people say that their _____  for retiring（退休）is that they can devote more time to their families. However，I _____ how many grandparents are spending their retirement years taking on the role of full-or part-time _____ of their grandchildren.

Retirement is a(n) _____ time. We are generally living much longer than our own grandparents did, but as we ______ we become more limited in our ability to pursue our own ______. However, what if your plans for pursuing some of these lifetime dreams are ______ out of a sense of ______ for your family?

So how can you keep a ______ balance between helping out your family and ______ your dreams altogether？I'm not sure where the answer lies，but having an open and honest ______ with your family should be at the top of the list. You need to nip any sense of duty in the bud（对……一开始即加以阻止）— and sooner ______ later.

By all means，help your family whenever you can. Everyone will ______ from it，and your grandchildren will get the rewards from staying with their ______. Do it because you want to，not because you feel you have to. ______ spare time for yourself to realize your dreams and ensure that nobody puts your retirement on hold.

The "selfie" is used to describe the self-taken photo, often from a smartphone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he only ends up 【小题1】（post）one or two of them online. He picks the one that he feels makes him look the 【小题2】（good）. In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened to him 【小题3】（remove）, because that smile is what gives him the 【小题4】（determine） to love himself.

I read a poem 【小题5】（recent） and the young man said, "If I ask you 【小题6】 you love, the answers will most likely roll off your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love your mom, your daughter, or your friends. How long do you think you can go on and on before you say 'I love 【小题7】（I）'?"

That statement hits me like a ton of bricks. I've struggled 【小题8】 confidence all my life. I still do. And in no way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway to confidence. 【小题9】, the selfie does deserve some credit for allowing individuals 【小题10】（express）themselves.