My name is Tom and I＇m 15 years old. My parents do not spoil（溺爱）me. They are very1 me. For example， they don＇t give me any pocket money（零花钱）.
"We'd like to give you pocket money," my father says," but we 2 that you should work and get some money by helping with the
3 You can sweep the floor, clean the rooms, do the dishes, water the plants or take out the rubbish. You can also look after the dog. "
" 4 you don't want to help with the housework, you can find a job," my mother says. "You can work in a restaurant, wash cars, or heIp kids with their homework. You should learn that money doesn't grow on trees. All of us 5 work to get money. If money is important to you, find a job!"
My parents want to teach me the 6 of work. They want me to learn 7 to stand on my own two feet（自食其力）.
My friends say that my parents are too strict. "We don't 8 for our pocket money,"they say. "When we finish our homework,we can 9 do what we like. "
Sometimes I'm angry with my parents, but what can I do? I don't want to help with the housework, so I must find a job-ajob I'll 10 doing.
