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Were you the first or the last child in you family Or were you a middle or an only child Some people think it matters where you were born in your family. But there axe different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child, and they give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe these ideas of birth order too A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found
A. They get a lot of attention.
B. They are smart.
C. They usually get ignored by families.
D. They are powerful.

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Were you the first or the last child in you family Or were you a middle or an only child Some people think it matters where you were born in your family. But there axe different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child, and they give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe these ideas of birth order too A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found
A. Their parents pay a lot of attention to them.
B. Their ability is the same.
C. Their family have the same many people.
D. They are happy.

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When you were a child, did you ever wonder how your mother knew when you were writing on the wall with crayons (蜡笔), even though she couldn’t possibly see or hear you ... Or why she always came outside and called you just as you headed for forbidden territory How did she know If you asked her, she probably told you that it was her "mother’s intuition". That never really explained anything, but it gave you something to think about.
Just exactly what is a mother’s intuition Unfortunately, not even mothers who profess to having it can explain exactly what it is. Some would say it was a "sixth sense" or a funny feeling that prompted them to check on their children’s whereabouts and activities. Others have claimed to hear a voice inside their heads that called their children’s names or had a "flash vision" of what their children were doing. In any event, almost every mother seems to have it and will swear by its re