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f,” he says. “My parents have always taught me the importance of working hard and not just to do what I enjoy. I understand this. But I’m serious about running. Being a professional runner is the only thing I have ever wanted to do.” Mr and Mrs Liu believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings, and so they don’t allow him to practice running on school nights. teach— taught—taught importance n. 重要 。Unit 3 Reading Should I be allowed to make my own decisions? She wants to be a singer. What does she want to be? Liu Xiang wants to be a professional runner. What are you going to be in the future? To do this, what will you do? Do your parents agree with you? Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these hobbies can get in the way of schoolwork, and parents might worry about their child’s success at school. Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want. Do you agree? Liu Yu, a fifteenyearold boy from Shandong, is a runni