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subtle,lack, pressure, improved, comfortable, hire, fitting, dealing, influence, concern, lives, discovering, handle, closing, generationsIt is reasonable to say that every teenager can be affected by peer 1)___________ at some point. Every day, in any high school, peer pressure has a major 2)____________ over the behavior of teenagers. It can be as 3) ____________ as being persuaded to be late for class or as extreme as a dangerous drug. Whether subtle or extreme, peer pressure can have damaging, sometimes life-changing results.“Teens don’t often consider the long-term results that some behavior can cause,” said Terri Price, a researcher. “Peer pressure can be very difficult to 4)____________ for many teens because of their fears of not “5)____________ in.” Peer pressure has always been part of teen life, but teens experience it differently than their former 6)____________ did in the past. Sources of peer pressure have increased because of the Internet and other electronic communications.Recognizing peer pressure can be as simple as noticing that you have been asked to do something that you are not 7) ____________ with. “Listen to your instinct, which is a sign for whether something is right or wrong. If it feels wrong, then most likely it is.” says Price.Teens are in a time of life when they are still 8) _____________ who they are. Many teens are influenced by peer pressure because of their insecurities. This can make them helpless, especially when their self-control is weak or they 9)___________ healthy support, causing them to take risky behavior or turn to unhealthy support.Dealing with peer pressure is a topic of 10)___________ for teens. People can say, “Just say no,” but the truth is that the statement is easier said than done.
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A.abundant B. complicated C. conflict D. confrontedE. distribute F. environment G. highlight H. innovations I. intensified J. outcomeK. rateL. reliableM. replace N. sourcesO. SubsequentWater is life. We depend on it to keep us and the (1) ____healthy. Nonetheless, many people take water as a natural resource for granted. Today, the situation has changed. As the population of the world increases, and with it the demand for water, there is growing concern that our water supplies will not be as (2) ____ as we think. Eighty countries now have water shortages and 2 billion people lack access to clean water. One billion people lack enough water to simply meet their basic needs.While nearly 70 percent of the world is covered by water, only 2.5 percent of it is fresh. This tiny amount of fresh water available on the planet has remained fairly constant over time and is (3) ____unevenly around the world. The growth of the world population, therefore, (4) ____ competition for a clean supply of water every year. Worse still, humans are not efficient users. According to the United Nations, water use has grown at more than twice the (5) ____ of population increase in the last century. The reality is that an increasing number of regions are (6) ____ with water scarcity. By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population may face water shortages.An adequate and (7) ____ water supply is essential to the future of every country. To increase and conserve supplies of fresh water, many countries have been working at technological (8) ____, one of which is in the process of desalination. New filtration systems have been developed to (9) ____ traditional heating methods. Thus the expected (10) ____ can be achieved: lower costs.
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A. quality B. appreciate C. frequent D. gently E. troubleF. surprise G. rough H. praise I. reached J. satisfaction.K. finishing L. failed M. for N. serious O. greeting.Passage fourThe manager of the office was a hard-working man who was honest, clean and clever, but he had never learnt one very important 1)____ -- politeness. He never took the 2)____ to be polite; he always gave an order: “ do this and be quick about it.” When he 3)____ to hear a question clearly, he just shouted, “what?” the words “please” “I beg your pardon” and “thank you” formed no part of his conversation.If he had spoken 4)____, the work of the office would have been done well, for the staff was a good one. But one after another they left and found work elsewhere. No one could explain to him why they did not stay. So he never understood the causes of the 5)____ changes in the office staff, and probably did not know how impolite he was.Even his chief clerk, Hollis, was getting tired of his 6)____ way of speaking. But he had no courage to tell him about it until one Friday evening. Hollis had spent several nights 7)____ some difficult papers that the manager wanted on Friday. With great 8)____ he brought them into the manager’s office and put them on his desk, thinking that this time he might receive a word of 9)____. The manager looked at them and said nothing.As Hollis 10)____ the door on his way out of the office, he turned around and said, “I beg your pardon, sir?”“I didn’t speak,” said the manager shortly.“Oh!” said Hollis, “I thought you said ‘Thank you’.”
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