you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them polit ely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse. This is an example：one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, not when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the in cident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

Communication isn’t a one-way deal：it goes both ways. Just remember：if you get into a situation like Sophi e’s, telling the other person how you feel-listening is the key factor to communication.

5. The main idea of the second paragraph is __________.

A. the importance of friendship.

B. to make your feeling known to others.

C. the importance of communication.

D. the disagreement between generations.

6. When parents and children are in communication, the key to a happy relationship is that __________.

A. children should always obey their parents.

B. they should be equal.

C. parents play the leading part.

D. both make the opposite know their feelings.

7. The example in this passage proves that ___________.

A. Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her.

B. Sophie is very polite to her parents.

C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late.

D. communication is the solution to misunderstanding.