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THE GENERATION GAP
people talk about the generation as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is (GENERAL) generally a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in (COMPLAIN) complaints on both sides. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient, and in (ADD) addition, young people tend to be (RESPONSIBLE) irresponsible when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. Adolsescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.
What has gone wrong? One (EXPLAIN) explanation lies in how society has changed in the past , children would (TYPICAL) typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (AMBITION) ambitious for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that children often (AGREE) disagree with their parent's plans. (TEENAGE) Teenagers also reach maturity at an (EARLY) earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides.
* Fill in the blank with a suitable word:
Dealing (1)__with_ pressure and in middle school can (2)__be_ dificult. The pressure may be to take friends, earn good (3) _skills__, 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)__difficulties_ to keep their gradesup every day. They are in a(5)_pressure__ with their peers to be the best and the brightest in everything.
During the teenage years, children will(6)__overcome_ the pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act (7)_as__ a child and not worry about responsibilities. Their (8)_knowledge__ should help them make this transition from a child to an adult easy and teach them to (9)_make__ wise decisions. Prepare them for the world ahead of them and don't let go completely at (10)_hand__.Gradually let the growing up occur.
1. realized |
6. have become |
11. took |
2. has seen |
7. were |
12. have become |
3. took |
8. has enabled |
13. have not done |
4. spent |
9. has really improved |
14. has brought |
5. has replaced |
10. disappeared |
15. has solved |
For question 36-45, read the text. Use the words given in CAPITALS to form a word that fits in the numbered gaps. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answer on YOUR ANSWER part.
It is sometimes said that your schooldays are the (0. happy) days of your life, and people often feel that this should be a period of (36. ENJOY) enjoyment. However, exams often affect students’ happiness, and many students express a (37. PREFER) preference for alternative methods of assessment, where the work they do throughout the year counts towards their final mark. They say that exams test short-term memory and (38. KNOW) knowledge which is forgotten immediately after the exam. Also, assessing coursework as part of the final marks changes students' (39. BEHAVE) behaviour; making them more (40. RESPONSIBILITY)responsible about studying. There are some students, however, who prefer final examinations, saying that in (41. COMPARE) comparement they only have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure (42. ACT)activity. They say that some students receive (43. ASSIST) with their coursework from their parents, so it is not an accurate (44. MEASURE)measuring of how hard they have worked or of their real (45. ABLE)ability in the subject they are studying.
Nowadays, parents are determined to get their children into the highest performing school in their area. Many of these schools are seeing scores of children competing for each place and setting ever more rigorous tests and .......... to select their preferred students. these students may be as young as 9 or 10 when they start this process. In London, the pressure on children to succeed and win a place at the "right" school has almost become out of control with experts predicting that this situation will only continue to worsen as the ............ for school places grow. Employing a(n) tutor or your child, which only a few years ago would have been seen as an unusual step, is now common for many parents
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