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As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games; for, ____ playing games, they can not only acquire knowledge, but also develop their abilities to get along with others.
However, most children are ____(face) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and ____ the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of____ (let) the children themselves find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in____ (variety) kinds of classes, learning English, playing____ piano or practicing drawing, etc. What's more, some parents put away the children's toys which are very useful in developing children's ____ (imagine) and practical abilities.
Here is a piece of good advice to those parents: ____ you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt ____ the new surroundings. That cram (填鸭式的) education can lead to nothing ____ a failure in the children's growth.