根据短文理解，从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

    A young father was visiting an old man. They were standing in the old man's garden and  1  children. The young man said, "How strict should parents be  2their children?" The old man pointed to a line3 a big, strong tree and a thin, 4  one. "Please untie the line," he said. The young man 5 so, and the young tree bent(弯曲) over to one side.

    "Now tie it again," said the old man, "but first pull the line tight(紧紧地) so that the young tree is6  again." The young man did as the old man told him. Then the old man said, "It is the same with  7  . You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the 1ine8 how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the line tight 9 . But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the10   away."

"Tom, ______ rubbish into the river. You're polluting it," said Mrs White.

随着改革开放的深入和对外开放的扩大，外来文化大量涌入，正潜移默化地影响着我们的生活。据统计，越来越多的国人也走出了国门。中国公民出境游已经突破1亿人次，成为海外最大的流动群体。中国已是全球出境旅游增长最快的国家之一。国人走出国门，领略的是异域文化和文明，展示的是中国风采。

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