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| we | speed | strong | shape | than | grow | parent | different | change | generally |
We start to grow from the moment we were born. We keep 1. until we become adults. We become bigger, taller and heavier.
As we grow, important parts of our bodies 2. . Our bones (骨头) grow bigger and longer to make us taller and 3. . The muscles (肌肉) are bigger in order to support 4. bigger bodies. Our skin also grows as our bodies get bigger.
While the parts of our bodies grow, they do it at 5. speed. For example, one's nose might have finished growing, but the other parts of the face are still changing.
Similarly, each child grows at his or her own speed, so we see children in all kinds of 6. and sizes. One is not the same as another except some twins. Some grow faster 7. others, so they look bigger and taller. Some grow at a slower 8. , so they may be smaller and shorter.
Our genes (基因) also determine how much we grow. 9. speaking, it is impossible that short parents have tall children. 10. who are tall are just unlikely to have very short children.
No matter how quickly and how much we grow, each person is different. That is the beauty of human growth.

1. growing 2. change 3. stronger 4. our 5. different 6. shapes 7. than 8. speed 9. Generally 10. Parents