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I hear many parents complaining their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a 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 ducting(通过管道输送) at one another’s hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they 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(蚕茧) into a large 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 teenag
A. convincing
B. influential
C. instructive
D. authoritative

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I hear many parents complaining their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a 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 ducting(通过管道输送) at one another’s hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they 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(蚕茧) into a large 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 teenag
A. differ from others in as many ways as possible
B. get into the right reason and become popular
C. find one's real self
D. rebel against parents and the popularity wave

[单项选择]Because I married a photographer, once we had children, our holiday cards of course became vehicles for their cuteness and his creativity. In 2000, baby number one’s chubby smiling face in a Santa hat was the cover image. In 2004, our now-four faces were ornaments on a tree. By 2006, we wore stocking caps and lay down in bed together with a thought bubble over our sleeping heads filled with cherries. Our best card was our last, in 2010. We dressed in extravagant holiday finery, gowns, jackets and bow-ties. We titled it: "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel. "
That was two years ago. We mailed it out in envelopes, signed, sealed and delivered by the US Postal Service and its analogues in distant lands. Good cheer and laughs in mailboxes all around! It’s been downhill ever since. By last year, we’d let our mailing list go to seed. We communicated with most of our friends online and no longer had street addresses for them.
I didn’t know it then but my world, my
A. sending holiday photo cards
B. sending all the wishes online
C. clicking on the electronic messaging services D. contacting with my friends personally

[单项选择]In the United States, it is required that all children attend school, public or private, for twelve years. There are【C1】______to this rule, of course, as in the case of certain religious or ethnic groups 【C2】______education is only required【C3】______the eighth grade. And there are some groups of people that see no【C4】______to an education whatsoever and ignore this requirement altogether. But for most, and【C5】______so, a twelve-year education is the minimum In【C6】______of the complexity of our society and the changes taking【C7】______, one would think that a person would need at least twelve years of education in order to cope.【C8】______, in recent years, a great many people have begun to question the purpose of having【C9】______education for twelve years. One【C10】______reason the question is being raised is the fact that an alarming number of young people who graduate from the school systems are【C11】______to handle【C12】______, everyday tasks, such as reading a newspaper, filling out a job application or【C13】______a checkbook. These people are considered "【C14】______illiterate" by experts on the subject, who estimate that one out of five adults in the United States【C15】______in this category. Without【C16】______mastery of everyday skills, it is extremely difficult for these people to comprehend and deal with the demands【C17】______society. And as our language becomes more technical and the law more【C18】______, life in general can only become more frustrating. Of course, efforts are being made to correct the problems as【C19】______agencies and colleges try to reach these people. But they are difficult to reach. Many are embarrassed by the situation and prefer to live【C20】______rather than correct the problem.【C8】
A. Furthermore
B. Though
C. However
D. Besides