Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.Teenagers and their parents may often have difficulties communicating with each other. Teenagers often think adults ___________________________ (1). However, adults often think teenagers just _________________________________ (2) they say. Some people may feel that the conflict between parents and teenagers is caused by the ____________________ (3).The speaker believes that it lies mostly in implied statements that are not ___________________________ (4) between a teenage child and a parent. In the “taking out the trash” example, the mother feels that the teenager ________________________ (5), but the teenager just doesn’t. This type of conversation takes place around our home every day. They cause __________________ (6) but are totally normal, and can usually be solved quite soon. When this type of “lack of communication” __________________ (7) the bigger issues of teenagers, larger problems can be caused. It is more difficult to ____________________ (8) and it takes the efforts from both parents and teenagers ________________________________ (9).

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.1)The first main point the speaker talks about is ________.

A. what personality means
B. when a person’s personality starts to develops
C. how to express one’s personality
D. how to solve personality problems

Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.1.Different psychologists ____________ personality in different ways.

Task Two: Zooming In on the DetailsChoose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.1) The two friends received dirty looks because of ________.

A. the way they communicate with people
B. the ways other people see them
C. their strange behaviour
D)their anti-social behaviour

Which of the following statements is TRUE about talking loudly on the mobile phone in public?

A. It is socially acceptable.
B. It disturbs and annoys others.
C. It attracts the attention of others.
D. It makes others distracted.

What can we learn from the dialogue between Xiao Wang and Xiao Chen?

A. There is misunderstanding between them and others about social etiquette.
B. There is no right or wrong about social etiquette, which depends on individuals.
C. They are ignorant about the appropriate social etiquette of their community.
D. They have their own social etiquette, which should be respected by others.

Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.1) This morning, Xiao Wang was sitting _______ on the bus when a friend called him.

He spoke so loudly on the mobile phone that two passengers kept _____________ him to signal him to speak softer.

When the passengers ___________ the bus, one of them told Xiao Wang to stop discussing ____________ matters in public.

Xiao Wang could not understand why he was treated in this way and wondered what was _________.