1. (2020八下·北京月考) 完形填空

Some people say that childhood is thebest time of your life.1,being a child has both advantages and disadvantages.

On the good side, you have very fewresponsibilities. For example, you don't have to go to2,pay bills, or do the shopping, cooking, or cleaning. This3 youhave plenty of free time to do whatever you want — watch TV, play on thecomputer, go out with friends, play sports, or enjoy other4. On top of that, public transport,cinema, and sports centers5muchless for children. All in all, being a child is an exciting time in life.

However, there are also somedisadvantages. For one thing, you have to spend all day, Monday to Friday, at school.Studying usually means you have to do homework, and you have to take6.What's more, you may have a lot of free time, but you are seldom7 todo whatever you want. You usually have to ask your parents if you can dothings, from going shopping in town to staying out late or going to a party.Last of all,8 there are often cheaper prices for children,things are still expensive — and parents are not always generous with pocketmoney. There's never enough to do everything you want. The9 isthat sometimes there's not enough to do anything at all!

To sum up, although some people seechildhood as the best time in life, I think that children have no real choiceor money. Nevertheless (虽然如此), it is10 that choice and money bring responsibilities —which increase with age.