五、阅读下面的短文,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空,使文意通顺,结构正确。(每个单词限用一次)
bottom,old,president,to,goal,silence,what,plenty,on,compare
Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always 1. their children with themselves or other people when they were young.
“When I was your age,” a father said to his sixteen - year - old son one day, “I was at the top of my class every year. And I knew what I wanted to do when I left school because I had 2. . You are always at the 3. of your class because you have no goals.” The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. “And when your mother was your age,” the young man's father went 4. , “she had a good job and she made 5. of money. You don't even have a part - time job. You earn nothing.” The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. “And when your 6. brother was your age,” the young man's father said, “he studied hard. But you just waste your time.” And the man's son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man's father said, “And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied all night.” This time the son couldn't stay 7. .
“And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, Father,” he said, “he was the 8. of the United States. 9. about you?” His father had no answer 10. this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

1. comparing 2. goals 3. bottom 4. on 5. plenty 6. elder 7. silent 8. President/president 9. What 10. to