Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (23)______ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (24)______ enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (25)_____. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (26)______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (27)______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say “no” to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem.
23. A. keep B. create C. remain D. make
24. A. in B. under C. over D. below
25. A. another B. the other C. others D. other
26. A. common B. popular C. open D. favorite
27. A. overdose B. abuse C. addicted D. overuse
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. (prevented)
à _____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. (In spite of)
à
3. The cake was so hard so I couldn’t cat it. (such)
à _____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. We didn’t go because it rained. (if)
- >
à Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one using the word in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways (questions from 5 to 8).
5 I can’t cook as well as my mother does. (BETTER)
à _____________________________________________________________________________________________
6. I don’t suppose you have change for a pound, do you? (HAPPEN)
à _____________________________________________________________________________________________
7. He failed to win the race. (DIDN’T)
à _____________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Mary rang hours and hour ago. (SINCE)
à _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (23)______ friends. This stress can bring on illness or result in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (24)______ enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (25)_____. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society. Advertising contributes a lot to the social pressures teenagers feel. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (26)______ with their classmates. Sadly, many teenagers act irresponsibly and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (27)______ or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say “no” to social pressure and to find friends who they can talk things over with when they have a problem.
23. A. keep B. create C. remain D. make
24. A. in B. under C. over D. below
25. A. another B. the other C. others D. other
26. A. common B. popular C. open D. favorite
27. A. overdose B. abuse C. addicted D. overuse
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. (prevented)
à ___________The fog prevented us from driving__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. (In spite of)
à In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car
3. The cake was so hard so I couldn’t cat it. (such)
à ____It was such a hard cake that I couldn't eat it_________________________________________________________________________________________
4. We didn’t go because it rained. (if)
- >If it hadn't rained, we would have gone out
à Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one using the word in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways (questions from 5 to 8).
5 I can’t cook as well as my mother does. (BETTER)
à ________My mother can cook better than me_____________________________________________________________________________________
6. I don’t suppose you have change for a pound, do you? (HAPPEN)
à ________Do you happen to have change for a pound?_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. He failed to win the race. (DIDN’T)
à _______He didn't win the race______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Mary rang hours and hour ago. (SINCE)
à ________Mary rang since hours and hours ago_____________________________________________________________________________________
23. A. keep B. create C. remain D. make
24. A. in B. under C. over D. below
25. A. another B. the other C. others D. other
26. A. common B. popular C. open D. favorite
27. A. overdose B. abuse C. addicted D. overuse
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. (prevented)
à ____________________ The fog prevented us from driving.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. (In spite of)
à In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
3. The cake was so hard so I couldn’t cat it. (such)
à ____________________ It was such a hard cake that I couldn't eat it.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. We didn’t go because it rained. (if)
- > if it hadn't rained, we would have gone.
à Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one using the word in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways (questions from 5 to 8).
5 I can’t cook as well as my mother does. (BETTER)
à My mother can cook better than me.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
6. I don’t suppose you have change for a pound, do you? (HAPPEN)
à _________________ Do you happen to have change for a pound
____________________________________________________________________________
7. He failed to win the race. (DIDN’T)
à __________________ He didn't win the race.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. Mary rang hours and hour ago. (SINCE)
à ____________________ It's hours and hours since Mary rang
_____________________________________________________