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（四） If you have a brother or sister ,you already know you are different from each other ,You live together in the same house and the same parents ,but you have different personalities. Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parent treat you First –born children receive all the attention from their parents ,Most family have twice as many photos of a first –born than any other child ,Parents usually give first –born more responsibility and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters As a result, first –born are often responsible ,hard –wording ,and serious .They often Want to do well at school and work ,There are more first –born American Presidents-for Example George Bush , George Washington ,and Lyndon Baines Johnson-than second or last-born children. When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed .The second child has to compete with the first –born for the parents， attention and love ,There children often choose different sports and hobbies to well at school and work ,but have to be creative to get their family，，s attention They are often friendly and cool .Many famous talk-show hosts were born last . 1 What are the first born children’s personalities? ______________________________________________________________. 2 How do your parents feel when a second child arrives? _______________________________________________________________. 3 Can he —a second child get his family’s attention if he is creative? _______________________________________________________________. 4 Why do the two children in the same family have different personalities ? _______________________________________________________________. 5 According to the passage , who can be a talk –show host, the first born child or the second- born child? _______________________________________________________________. （五） ★ Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Albans----a small city near London. Although he did wel