Reading 8: Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because

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Reading 8:
Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (1) ___ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (2) ___ enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (3) ___. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (4) ___ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (5) ___ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say “no” to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem.

1. A. keep B. create C. remain D. make
2. A. in B. under C. over D. below
3. A. another B. the other C. others D. other
4. A. common B. popular C. open D. favorite
5. A. overdose B. abuse C. addicted D. overuse

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  1. Reading 8: Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (1) ___ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (2) ___ enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (3) ___. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (4) ___ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (5) ___ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say “no” to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem. 

    1. A. keep B. create C. remain D. make
    2. A. in B. under C. over D. below
    3. A. another B. the other C. others D. other
    4. A. common B. popular C. open D. favorite
    5. A. overdose B. abuse C. addicted D. overuse

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