As we all know, many of our parents are busy with their work and can't spend too much time with us. Many of us have to be at home alone after school (直到……为止)our parents get home.  Here is some common (建议).

Keep your mobile phone with you at all times. Make sure it's on so that you can hear calls or (短信) coming through. You need to make sure that you can reach your parents, and that they can reach you.

Make sure your phone is always "alive"- if a situation comes up suddenly and your mobile phone battery (电池)is run out, you may be (不能……的) to tell your parents about it. Every time your phone is at 25%of the battery or (在……以下), please charge（给……充电) it.

Clean up by yourself. For example, if you eat a (小吃), clean up after eating, and wash the dishes. Leaving a mess for your parents to cleanup when they get home is not only an irresponsible(不负责任的)action, but also a bad habit. It will make your parents (不开心的) too.

Pay attention to potential risks. Be (小心的) about sharing personal information with others on the Internet, such as your (地址)and your parents' jobs. Don't tell (任何人)on the telephone that your parents are not at home. If someone makes a call for your parents, say something like "He or she is in another room. Can I take a message?"

A teenage girl couldn't stand her family rules, so she left home.

She wanted to be a star and became1. But she had a little education and 2 years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still3 her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. No matter where she goes, she4a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, "I still love you... come back home!"

One day, the daughter saw one of the5. She was so surprised that she couldn't believe her6"Is that me?" She moved7and read the words, "Is till love you... "She cried. She couldn't wait to8back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened9. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She 10 her mother up, "It's me! Your daughter is back home!" The mother and the daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, "11is the door unlocked? A thief could get in. "The mother answered softly, "The door has never been locked 12you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you'll come back some day. "

13everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should 14 understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. 15 this way, both parents and children can be happy.

When I was 11 years old, I got into very big trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10-month-oldsister alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact, I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf... I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn't the tiny flame(火焰) Id expected, and I couldn't blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad's boots(靴子) and stamped it out.

l thought I was safe until I found there was a huge hole on the floor. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)for months. The hole was still there, reminding(提醒) me of what I did.

There are many things that you should be careful with when you are alone at home. Read the following tips to protect yourself.

●Keep the door locked when you are alone at home. Many people think it's the best way to protect themselves.

●Keep a list of phone numbers to call for help, such as 120, 110 or a neighbour's number.

●Be careful with the electrical appliances(电器). If you don't know how to use them, ask your parents. Make a safety check before going to sleep.

●Look through the peephole(猫眼)when you hear the doorbell. If there are strangers, ask "Who's that?" with the door locked and say "Come back later. "Don't tell them that your parents are away. Say "Mum's having a shower. "or" Dad's having a sleep." To ignore (不理睬) the doorbell is not a good idea because sometimes bad people ring doorbells to see if anyone's at home.

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