The kind of friends I like
Friends are the people who choose us, and we choose them. Friends are important to us because we are social creatures,and need someone we can relate to besides family.
Life is not meant to be alone. Without others we die. Friends are like water. You can’t live without it.
The friends I will make are kindhearted, confident and understanding.
Firstly,with your age increasing,you are a adult you want to do some business or you will create a company as a manager.Kindhearted friends will give me some useful advise help me to get successful as soon as possible.
Secondly, confident friend could give power to me. When we fail in the exams, friends make us full of confidence. When we feel upset, friends give happiness to us. When we want to give up, friends tell me to continue.
Finally, there's some stuff that I can't talk to family and I don't want to go to another family member for advice because I don't want them to have to choose .If it nice to have understanding friends,it helps me express myself.
All in all,receiving support and help from a friend gives us confidence and makes us feel like we have someone there for us.
Saving up money or spending it?
Nowadays in the developed and developing countries, people are all working for the sake of earning money.Some people, especially the older generation, like saving money. The older generation live very conservatively. They don’t spend a lot of money,
Others, especially the modern youth, are consumption-crazy. The modern youth like to live in the moment. That means they don’t spend a lot of time thinking about
the future. So they aren’t very good at saving. If they do save, it is usually so they can buy something specific, like a new instrument. Most of them spend much more than we need to on essentially useless items. Items that seen inexpensive and insignificant at the time can quite quickly add up to large sums of money.
I’m actually in between, I like spending money on stuff I love to have.The man who can spent money is the one who can earn more.But I hate being broke so I have to save a little bit now and then. So save what little money as we can and spend what we must pay.
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1. The boss refused to give any comment on the fact _______ his workers were out of jobs.
A.what B.which C.that
D.why
2. No sooner had we got home ____ it began to rain heavily.
A.when B.then C.than
D.until
3. Sharon never lost her temper, ______ have a quarrel with anybody.
A.or she ever did B.or did she ever
C.nor did she ever
C
C
C
D.nor she ever did
4. If she doesn’t tell him the truth now, he’ll simply keep on asking her until she _______.
A.does B.has done C.will
D.would do
5. The grey building is where the workers live, and the white one is where the spare parts ____________.
A.are producing B.are produced C.produced
D.being produced
6. He gives people the impression ____ all his life abroad.
A.of having spent B.to have spent C.of being spent
D.to spend
7. When the teacher caught him _____ ,she simply took his examination paper back and said nothing.
A.cheat B.cheating
C.to cheat
A
B
A
B
D.to be cheating
8. The room is in a terrible mess; it ______ cleaned.
A.can’t have been B.been
C.mustn’t have been
D.wouldn’t have been
9. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he _____ our chairman now.
A.would have been B.must have been C.were
D.would be 10. I shall go to the airport to ______________.
A.send away her B.see off her C.see her off
D.send her away 11. What _______ is that we don't miss the next train to Beijing.
A.matters B.cares C.considers
D.minds
A
D
C
A
12. Just tell me the _________ of the story and fill in the details later.
A.an origin B.a detail C.an example
D.an outline 13. The offer to raise your salary relies mainly on your ________ at work.
A.performance B.policy C.smart
D.statement 14. This is not what we asked you to do. You can not get more pay for the _______ work.
A.owing B.device C.tired
D.extra 15. He is__________ busy for this month.
A.practically B.previously C.particularly
D.specially 16. _______ he arrives before I get back, please ask him to wait.
D
A
D
C
C
A.In the case B.In any case C.In case
D.In case of 17. They’ll get _____ by train if they leave tonight.
A.fast enough there B.enough fast there C.there enough fast
D.there fast enough 18. She_________ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
A.looked up B.looked for C.picked out
D. picked up 19. They need the additional help to get the work done as______.
A.scheduled B.involved C.referred
D.represented 20. He didn't want to retire at an early age and lead a (n)______life.
A.lazy
D
A
A
C
B.blank C.empty D.bare
21. They had a wonderful holiday, ________ the bad weather.
A.For B.Since C.Though
D.Despite 22. From the_______ of the house, we thought it was empty.
A.appearance B.figure C.size
D.surface 23. The _______ of going away for one's holiday has grown up during the last thirty years.
A.condition B.conduct C.custom
D.content 24. I heard that several students ____ of the course after three weeks.
A.put out
B.left out
D
A
C
C
C.out D.drove out
25. Nowadays many young people dream of becoming rich and C
famous_____.
A.in one night B.on one night C.overnight
D.by night
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1. Do you remember the day ______ he married Sally?
A.which B.that C.when D.where
2. I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ____ I heard voice.
A.as B.when C.after D.while
3. This kind of computer _______ and it can be used in the new fields now.
A.is improving B. C. D.
B.is being improved
C
B
C
C.has been improved D.has improved
4. He had been knocking at the door for a long time, but no one came to open it. He said to himself, “No one ________ indoors.”
A.must be B.may be C.will D.should be
5. Let' s keep to the point or we _______ any decisions.
A.will never reach B.have never reached C.never reach D.never reached
6. The Olympic Games, first celebrated in Athens in 1896, ________ ever four years so far this century, except during the two world wars.
A.are held B.were held C.had been held D.have been held
7. I’d rather read than watch television; the program seem _____ all the time.
A.to get worse B.getting worse
C.to have got worse
C
A
D
D
D.to be getting worse
8. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested ________ at the next town.
A.to stop B.stopping C.stop
D.having stopped
9. _____ John has arrived, we can begin our English class.
A.Now that B.Ever since C.So that D.As long as
10. Had he worked harder, he _____ the exams.
A.must have got through B.would have got through C.would get through D.could get through
11. We agree that world poverty is our greatest ________ in the 21st Century.
A.chapter B.ceremony C.chamber D.challenge
12. It is impossible for us to _______ such a difficult task within three days. B
A
B
D
C
A.found B.fill C.fulfill D.fight
13. The headmaster had been trying to _____ money for a new science project.
A.arise B.rise C.raise D.arouse
14. In order to write his paper, he borrowed a lot of _______ books from the school library. A.implication B.reference C.sample D.source
15. The man was found _____ of stealing the money and was sent to prison.
A.faulty B.guilty C.mistaken D.legal
16. Why are you longing for money so much? Is money ________ to happiness?
A.essential
B.enormous
C
B
B
A
C.grateful D.superior
17. He can' t speak his own native language well, _______ a foreign language.
A.let out B.let off C.let down D.let alone
18. It's always difficult being in a foreign country, ___________if you don't speak the language.
A.extremely B.naturally C.basically D.especially
19. They gave each member a number, but they ______ No.13 as no one wanted to have it.
A.pointed out B.made out C.let out D.left out
20. I know this job of mine is not well paid, but, ______ , I don' t have to work long hours.
A.of course B.on the contrary
C.by the way
D
D
D
D
D.on the other hand
21. I applied for the job but they ____ because I didn't know German.
A.turned me down B.turned me in C.turned me on D.turned me off
22. A student from the English Department won the first _______ of the competition.
A.name B.price C.order D.prize
23. As the managing director can't go to the reception, I'm representing the company______.
A.in his consideration B.for his part C.on his behalf D.from his point of view
24. Don't get into the bad _______of smoking or drinking.
A.habit B. custom C. hobby D. profession B.left out C.out D.drove out
A
D
C
A
25. When a student in conversation with a professor holds the older man's eyes a little longer than is usual, it can be a ______ of respect;
A.selection B.sight C.sign
D.source
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1. The only language ________ is easy to learn is the mother tongue.
A.which B.that C.whose
D.what
2. Encyclopedia(百科全书) may be used to answer _________, to solve problems, or to obtain _______ on a particular topic.
A.questions…informations B.questions…information C.question…informations
D.question…information
3. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _____ movie could not hold our attention.
A. three-hours B.three-hour C.three-hours’
D.three-hour’s
C
B
B
B
4. She is _____ you can wish to meet.
A.as clever a girl as B.as a clever girl l as C.as a girl clever as
D.clever as a girl as
5. It was essential that the application forms _____ back before the deadline.
A.must be sent B.would be sent C.be sent
D.were sent
6. I have made it clear ______ I will never give in.
A.when B.that C.where
D.however
7. This is the factory where my wife ______ when she was a worker.
A.used to working B.used to work C.was used to working
D.was used to work
8. If the whole operation ______ before hand, a great deal of time and money would have lost.
A.was not planned
A
C
B
B
C
B.has not been planned C.had not been planned D. were not planned
9. _______ with the picture, Mary tore it to pieces.
A.Dissatisfying thoroughly B.To dissatisfy thoroughly C.Being thoroughly dissatisfied
D.To be thoroughly dissatisfied 10. The manager promised to keep me _____ of how our business was going on.
A.to be informed B.on informing C.informed
D.informing 11. The college students in China are _______ from smoking on campus because this will do them no good.
A.discouraged B.observed C.obeyed
D.obtained 12. Some lazy men would rather _______ than work.
A.indicate
B.declare
C
C
A
D
C.solve D.starve
13. Some states in the United States _______ people to carry guns.
A.apply B.charm C.ignore
D.forbid 14. Carelessness made him fail in his job _______.
A.interview B.intention C.stomach
D.stocking 15. I have not heard anything from him since his _______.
A.departure B.fault C.foundation
D.expectation 16. This morning in the class, our teacher lost his ___ at last because he could not stand the noise in class any more.
A.temper B.terror
C.flavor
D
A
A
A
D.contain
17. As a teacher, you should _______ such things from happening in class.
A.ruin B.prevent C.import
D.lessen 18. He is easily _______ so I do not like to talk with him.
A.defended B.afforded C.created
D.offended 19. This problem is beyond his ability and he can not ________ it.
A.slip B.pack C.gain
D.solve 20. The foreign guests were greatly _______ by what they saw in Shanghai.
A.impressed B.allowed C.appreciated
D.interested 21. Most children can’t help being _______ by the beautiful pictures in the story
B
D
D
A
C
books.
A.encouraged B.expected C.attracted
D.demanded 22. With the _______of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to the party.
A.exhibition B.exception C.except
D.reception 23. When making modern cameras , people began to _______ plastics for metal.
A.surround B.scare C.stretch
D.substitute 24. With the help of the government , a large number of people _______ after the flood in 1991.
A.survived B.simplified C.suffered
D.subjected 25. Please be serious. I am not _______. You should consider it carefully
A.sorting
B
D
A
B
B.joking C.counting D.comparing
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1. The local people, ______ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.
A.all their homes B.all whose homes C.all of whose homes D.all of their homes
2. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _____ the guards discovered what had happened.
A.before B.until C.since D.when
3. It seems oil _____ from this pipe for some time, we’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right.
A.had leaked B.is leaking C.leaked
D.has been leaking
4. The question __________ at the next meeting. C
A
D
B
A.discussed B.is to be discussed C.will discuss D.is being discussed
5. They are going to have the serviceman ______ an electric fan in the office tomorrow. A.install B.to install C.to be installed D.installing
6. Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class; she _____ have studied very hard.
A.may B.should C.must D.ought
7. The flights ______ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could noting but take the train.
A.had been canceled B.have been canceled C.were canceled D.having been canceled
8. Jack wishes that he _______ business instead of history when he was in university.
A.studied
A
C
D
D
B.study
C.has been studying D.had studied
9. ______ you work, ____ you will learn.
A.The harder…more B.Harder…the more C.Harder…more D.The harder…the more
10. Two hundred miles _____ a long distance to cover in two hours even by a fast car.
A.are B.is C.have D.had
11. I’ve made ______ for a guide to meet at the airport the tourists from Australia.
A.appointments B.programs C.regulations D.arrangements
12. He works in our university as a visiting _______, not as a formal faculty member.
A.traditional B.scholar
C.nurse
D
B
D
B
D.pilot
13. The ______ of the song was so beautiful that I stopped at the gate of the studio,
listening and lost in thought.
A.noise B.voice C.tune D.mood
14. Will you take my previous experience into _______ when you fix my salary?
A.mind B.thought C.reference D.account
15. Please don’t ________ to ask for my help if you really get stuck.
A.worry B.hesitate C.puzzle D.discomfort
16. The doctor _______ on his medical research instead of giving it up.
A.insisted B.kept C.continued D.persisted
C
D
B
A
17. Though more buses had been _______ for the people, the city was still short of public vehicles.
A.offered B.increased C.provided D.added
18. The dentist said that he could do nothing but _______ that bad tooth.
A.save B.relieve C.keep D.remove
19. Have you _______ the paper here? I want to ______them to London.
A.taken, bring B.brought, take C.carried, take D.fetched, carry
20. If you want to get the diploma by the end of this year, you have no ______ but to pass all the examinations required.
A.choice B.selection C.opportunity D.possibility
21. She must be from the north, for her ______ is different from that of the others. C
D
B
A
B
A.pronunciation B.accent C.speech D.voice
22. They chatted for a while and then _____ to business.
A.kept down B.put down C.got down D.took down
23. He had to have an operation to cut off one of his fingers _______ the delay of medical care.
A.for lack of B.in case of C.in short of D.as a result of
24. The ______ discussion show that they are not a little serious about the matter.
A.boiling B.heating C.heated D.heavy
25. He bought this antique rosewood desk at a quite _____ price.
A.cheap
C
D
C
D
B.dear C.expensive D.low
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1. ____ was then that their great friendship began.
A.That B.This C.It D.They
2. Do _____ the instruction says.
A.like B.as C.same D.when
3. Until then, his family _______ from him for six months.
A.didn’t hear B. C. D. B.hasn’t been hearing C.hadn’t heard D.hasn’t heard
4. My train arrives in New York at 8 o’clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ________ by then.
A.would leave
C
B
C
B
B.will have left C.has left D.had left
5. If the building project ______ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction
company will be fined.
A.being completed B.is completed C.to be completed D.completed
6. Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room _______.
A.to send it to B.to be sent to C.to send it D.to have it sent
7. You will see this product _______ wherever you go.
A.to be advertised B.advertised C.advertise D.advertising
8. He suggested ____ to tomorrow’s exhibition together.
A.us to go
B.we went
C
A
B
D
C.we shall go D.we go
9. To be frank, I ‘d rather you ____ in the case.
A.will not be involved B.not involved C.not to be involved D.were not involved
10. In some countries, ____ is called “equality” does not really mean equal rights for people.
A.which B.what C.that D.one
11. Many children chose “Animal World” as their _____ TV program.
A.fond B.favorable C.proud D.favorite
12. In the past few years the cost of living _____ by nearly 20%.
A.has risen B.has raised
C.has arisen
D
B
D
A
D.has been risen
13. We should take some _____ to stop the increase in crime.
A.standards B.measures C.designs D.units
14. The tourist industry _____ greatly to the economy of that country.
A.supports B.benefits C.contributes D.assists
15. I have made an _____ for you to see the dentist at 5 o’clock tomorrow.
A.interview B.appointment C.occasion D.agreement
16. Bicycling is good exercise; ___ it doesn’t pollute the air.
A.however B.moreover C.therefore D.otherwise
17. We won’t realize the importance of our skin until it is burned ______ repair. B
C
B
B
B
A.up B.beyond C.below D.down
18. Read the _____ on the bottle, then you will know how to take the medicine.
A.instructions B.information C.requirements D.directions
19. Mr. Smith ______ a plan for the committee to consider at the meeting.
A.put up B.put forward C.put down D.put out
20. The doctor found that the patient' s blood pressure remained_______ all the time.
A.continuous B.natural C.normal D.convenient
21. She has caught a bad cold and it's not __ that she will recover before next Monday.
A.unlike
B.likely
A
B
C
B
C.maybe D.dislike
22. I've had so little __ time recently that I think I've forgotten how to relax.
A.empty B.bare C.spare D.blank
23. －Do you know who ____________ the telephone? －No, I have no idea.
A.invented B.discovered C.found D.made
24. The __ of living will only go up. It won' t go down.
A.price B.value C.cost D.pay
25. There are several characteristics of this book ______special attention .
A.worthy B.worthy of
C.worth of
C
A
C
B
D.worthless
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1. My father, together with some of his old friends, ___ there already.
A.will be B.had been C.has been D.have been
2. When and where this took place ___ still unknown.
A.has B.is C.were D.are
3. There ___ a knife and fork on the table.
A.are
B.is seeming to be C.seem to be D.seems to be
4. I, who ___ your good friend, will share your joys and sorrows.
A.was B.are C.is D.am
5. Many a student ___ that mistake before. C
B
D
D
D
A.had made B.has been made C.have made D.has made
6. Danny______ hard for long to realize his dream and now he is popular.
A.works B.is working C.has worked D.worked
7. With the help of high technology, more and more new substances ______ in the past years.
A.discovered B.have discovered C.had been discovered D.have been discovered
8. Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School, where she ________ English for a year.
A.studies B.studied C.is studying D.has been studying
9. ──I have got a headache.
──No wonder. You ____ in front of that computer too long.
C
D
D
C
A.work B.are working C.have been working D.worked
10. So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.
A.saw B.see C.had seen D.have seen
11. Judy is going to marry the sailor she ____ in Rome last year.
A.meets B.met C.has met D.would meet
12. Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where_____ yet.
A.hasn’t been decided B.haven’t decided C.isn’t being decided D.aren’t decided
13. I got caught in the rain and my suit__________ .
A.has ruined
D
B
A
A
B.had ruined C.has been ruined D.had been ruined
14. My cousin went to Canada two years ago. He _____ there for a few months and then went to America.
A.has worked B.would work C.tired
D.has been working
15. My mother opened drawer to _______ the knives and spoons.
A.put away B.put up C.put on D.put together
16. ── Has your father returned from Africa yet?
──Yes, but he _____ here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia.
A.was B.has been C.will be D.would be
17. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.
A.rained
C
A
A
A
B.rains C.has rained D.is raining
18. He _____ football regularly for many years when he was young.
A. was playing B.played C.has played D.had played
19. The police found that the house _______and a lot of things_________.
A.has broken into, has been stolen B.had broken into, had been stolen C.has been broken into, stolen D.had been broken into, stolen
20. By the end of this century, we__ ours into a strong modern country.
A.will build B.had built C.have built D.will have built
21. We _________the work by six yesterday evening.
A.finished B.would finish
C.had finished
B
D
D
C
D.had been finished
22. I _________to help you but couldn’t get here in time.
A.want B.had wanted C.have wanted D.was wanting
23. Mrs. Wu told me that her sister___________.
A.left about two hours before B.would leave about two hours before C.has left about two hours ago D.had left about two hours before
24. . — Where is Jack? I can’t find him anywhere. — He ____ his homework upstairs.
A. might have done B.must have done C.must be doing D.must do
25. My uncle, Sam,______ manager of the firm.
A.has just made B.is just being made C.has just been made
D.is just made
B
D
C
C
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1. I’ve decided to take the job and I ____ change my mind.
A.mustn’t B.can’t C.won’t D.may not
2. My parents never remember my telephone number, and they always ____look it up.
A.must B.can C.should D.have to
3. Tom insisted that what he said ____ true and we insisted that he ____ and have a look.
A. be; should go B.should be; would go C.was; go D.was; would go
4. There was plenty of time; she ____.
A.must have hurried B.may have hurried C.needn’t have hurried D.would have hurried
C
D
C
C
5. — With the help of my father, I finished my homework. — Oh, Jim. You ____ it yourself.
A.must have done B.need have done C.can do
D.should have done
6. — I was late again this morning.
— Well, I think you had better ____ early.
A.start off B.to start out C.started off D.starting out
7. — Why didn’t you come to see me? — I ____, but I was too busy yesterday.
A.like to B.should love to C.would like to have D.am going to
8. — Could I call you by your first name? — Yes, you ____.
A.will B.could C.may D.might
D
A
C
C
9. Daniel’s family ______ their holiday in Huangshan this time next week.
A.are enjoying B.are to enjoy C.will enjoy D.will be enjoying
10. But for their help, we ______ the program in time.
A.can not finish B.will not finish C.had not finished D.could not have finished
11. After that, he knew he could ______ any emergency by doing what be could to the best of his ability.
A.get away with B.get on with C.get through D.get across
12. —What fruit is in season now? —Pears and apples, ______.
A.I know B.I think C.I see D.I feel
13. The performance ______ nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early. D
D
C
B
D
A.covered B.reached C.played D.lasted
14. After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A.set out B.took over C.took up D.set up
15. —What are you reading, Tom?
—I'm not really reading, just ______ the pages.
A.turning off B.turning around C.turning over D.turning up
16. Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ______.
A.collected B.contained C.loaded D.saved
17. The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to ______ their discussion.
C
C
B
D
A.put away B.take down C.look over D.carry on
18. Her shoes ______ her dress; they look very well together.
A.suit B.fit C.compare D.match
19. The factory was built in a secret place, around ______ high mountains.
A.which was B.it was C.which were D.them were
20. _______ is known to everybody that the moon travels round the earth once every month.
A. It B.As C.That D.What
21. The buses, most of _______ were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd.
A. that
D
C
A
D
B.it C.them D.which
22. They put forward a lot of plans at the meeting, none of _______ were carried out in their work.
A.which B.them C.what D.that
23. On Sundays there were a lot of children playing in the park, _______ parents were seated together joking.
A.their B.whose C.which D.that
24. Our company will move to a tall building _______ we worked two years ago.
A.where B.when C.that D.which
25. She says that she’ll never forget the time ________ she works as a secretary in our company.
A.which
A
B
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B.when C.how D.where
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I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At you age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one another’s hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please. But all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. they have come out of their cocoon (茧) — into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of the children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. popularity will come — with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.
1. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to tell ________.
A. readers how to be popular with people around B. parents how to control and guide their children
C.young people how to learn to decide things for themselves D.teenagers how to understand and respect each other
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2. According to the author, most of the teenagers who want to act on their own actually Ｂ
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A. find it difficult to understand each other B. lack confidence in themselves C. are very afraid of getting lost
D. daren’t handle problems all by themselves
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the author? A. Many parents are in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths. B. It’s not necessarily bad for teenagers to disagree with their parents.
C. Most teenagers claiming they want to do what they like are in fact doing the same. D. There is no popularity that really counts.
4. The author thinks of advertisements as _________.
A. influential B. convincing C. instructive D. authoritative
5. During the teenage years, one should learn to __________.
A. differ from others in as many ways as possible B. keep up with the trends and become popular C. find one’s own self
D. rebel against one’s parents and the popularity wave
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当前位置：阅读理解（一）>>Passage Two
It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. they have always complained, more? or less justly, that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crisis; that they talk too much about certain problems — and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.
I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.
Young people often irritate parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off form the adult world into which they have not yet accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.
Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. but in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog (处于劣势者) ：you can’t win but at least you can keep you honor. This is passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents’ control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.
If you plan to control your life, cooperation can be part of that plan. You can impress others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
1. This passage is primarily meant for ________.
A. parents B. teenagers C. educators
D. psychologists
2. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.
A. the teenagers’ criticism of their parents
B. the misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents
C. the parents’ complaints about their children
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D. the dominance of the parents over their children
3. Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ________.
A. want to irritate their parents
B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better
D. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own
4. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ________.
A. have a desire to be independent
B. feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults C. are not likely to win over the adults
D. have already been accepted into the adult world
5. To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be _________.
A. obedient B. independent C. responsible
D. cooperative
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