In Hollywood, everybody wants to be rich, famous and beautiful. Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor. For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult, because they【C1】in such an unreal atmosphere. Their parents are【C2】 and the children are part of the parents' ambitions. Parents【C3】wasteful grand parties, expensive cars, and designer clothes. When every dream can come true, kids don't learn the value of anything because they have everything. A 13-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards, and【C4】 cash to do what he wants when he wants to. "One day, I'll earn more than my Dad," he【C5】. Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves. Amanda's mother【C6】__ a personal trainer, a bodyguard, a singing coach and a counselor to【C7】____________ all her 15-year-old daughter's needs. Often there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to【C8】, when to watch television or do homework. They organize their own social lives. They play no【C9】__ games. They become adults before they're ready. Hollywood has always been the city of dreams. The kids there live unreal lives where money. beauty and【C10】____________are the only gods. Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?

Crime is increasing worldwide. There is every reason to believe the【C1】____________ will continue through the next few decades. Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new phenomenon has appeared on the world scene—rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few【C2】. Street crimes such as robbery, rape, murder, and auto theft are【C3】rising, particularly in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the United Kingdom. What is driving this crime【C4】? There are no simple answers. Still, there are certain conditions【C5】 rising crime: increasing heterogeneity (混杂) of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of governments, changing national borders, greater economic growth, and the【C6】__________ accepted social ideas of right and wrong. These conditions are increasingly observable around the world. For instance, cultures that were previously【C7】____________ and homogeneous (同种类的), such as Japan, Denmark, and Greece, are now【C8】____________ the sort of cultural variety that has been common in America for most of its history. Multiculturalism can be a rewarding,【C9】____________ experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twenty-first century, and failure to recognize and【C10】____________ such diversity can lead to serious crime problems.

When couples get married, they usually plan to have children. Sometimes however, a couple cannot have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt a child. In fact, adoption is very common today. There are about 60,000 adoptions each year in the United States alone. Some people【C1】____________ adopt infant. Others adopt older children. Some couples adopt children from their own countries. Others adopt children from foreign countries. In any case, they all adopt children for the same reason: they【C2】____________ children and want to give their adopted child a happy life. Most adopted children know that they are adopted.【C3】____________ and childcare experts generally think this is a good idea. However, many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their【C4】____________ parents. As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents, because the birth records of most adoptees are usually【C5】. The information is secret, so no one can see it. Naturally, adopted children have【C6】________ feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The【C7】____________ to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make. Most adoptees have【C8】____________ feelings about finding their biological parents. Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents, they do know that their【C9】____________ parents want them, love them and will【C10】____________ them.