Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true or false.

The concept of parental authority has changed. Today, no parent can take their children’s respect for granted: authority has to be earned. Several studies have shown the following problems.

Trust: A lot of young people say their parents don’t trust them. Some of them have no privacy: their parents read all their emails, and enter their rooms without knocking. All of these actions demonstrate lack of respect. Consequently, these teenagers have little respect for their parents.

Communication: Hardly any teens discuss their problems with their parents. That’s because very few teens feel their parents really listen to them. Instead, most parents tend to fire off an immediate response to their kids’ first sentence.

Freedom: Interestingly, most rebels come from very authoritarian homes where kids have very little freedom. Teens need fewer rules but they have to be clear and unchangeable. Also, if the mother and father don’t agree about discipline, teens have less respect for both parents. They also need a lot of support and a little freedom to take their own decisions. None of them enjoy just listening to adults.

Role models: Teens don’t have much respect for their parents if neither of them actually does things that they expect their children to do. Like everybody, teens appreciate people who practise what they preach.

Parents have to earn much money in order to have parental authority.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage about clothes, then answer the questions below.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.

But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man–made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.

Were the clothes of the 1800s the same as clothes today?

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Read the passage about clothes, then answer the questions below.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.

But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man–made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.

Were the clothes of the 1800s the same as clothes today?

* Fill in the blank with a suitable word:

Dealing (1)___ pressure and in middle school can (2)___ dificult. The pressure may be to take friends, earn good (3) ___, excel in sports or other activities , and deal with hectic schedules.

More and more people are going to high school now and it is becoming tougher to get it. Middle-school students face (4)___ to keep their gradesup every day. They are in a(5)___ with their peers to be the best and the brightest in everything.

During the teenage years, children will(6)___ the pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act (7)___ a child and not worry about responsibilities. Their (8)___ should help them make this transition from a child to an adult easy and teach them to (9)___ wise decisions. Prepare them for the world ahead of them and don't let go completely at (10)___.Gradually let the growing up occur.

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* Fill in the blank with a suitable word:

Dealing (1)___ pressure and in middle school can (2)___ dificult. The pressure may be to take friends, earn good (3) ___, excel in sports or other activities , and deal with hectic schedules.

More and more people are going to high school now and it is becoming tougher to get it. Middle-school students face (4)___ to keep their gradesup every day. They are in a(5)___ with their peers to be the best and the brightest in everything.

During the teenage years, children will(6)___ the pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act (7)___ a child and not worry about responsibilities. Their (8)___ should help them make this transition from a child to an adult easy and teach them to (9)___ wise decisions. Prepare them for the world ahead of them and don't let go completely at (10)___.Gradually let the growing up occur.

Fill in the blank with a suitable word:

Dealing (1)___ pressure and in middle school can (2)___ dificult. The pressure may be to take friends, earn good (3) ___, excel in sports or other activities , and deal with hectic schedules.

More and more people are going to high school now and it is becoming tougher to get it. Middle-school students face (4)___ to keep their gradesup every day. They are in a(5)___ with their peers to be the best and the brightest in everything.

During the teenage years, children will(6)___ the pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act (7)___ a child and not worry about responsibilities. Their (8)___ should help them make this transition from a child to an adult easy and teach them to (9)___ wise decisions. Prepare them for the world ahead of them and don't let go completely at (10)___.Gradually let the growing up occur.(education,grades,messages,responsibilities,competition,decisions,transition,confidence

Read the passage about clothes, then answer the questions below.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.

But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man–made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.

What is another difference between 1800s and today?