Teenageyearscanbeconfusingforbothteenagersandparents.Atabout15,manyteensstartthinkingabouthowtheyfeelaboutthemselvesand(1)___ outhowthismatchesormismatcheswhatothersthinkofthem.Mostteensworkthroughthis(2)___bytheageof16or17.
Oftenteenagersaretreatedlike(3)___biggerchildren,buttheywillneverbecome(4)___andresponsibleiftheyarenotallowedtomakesomedecisionsforthemselves.Ifparentsforbidtheirchildrenfromdoingsomething,chancesarethattheywilldoit(5)___withoutpermissionanyway.Theroleofaparentmust,therefore,changefromthatofprotectorandkeepertothatoffriendand(6)___.
Yeteventhemostcaringparentsmisunderstandtheirchildrensometimes,andsomethinkofteenagersasinsecure,stubbornand(7)___.Asaresult,teenagersalwayskeeptheir(8)___fromtheirparents.Teensoften(9)___thattheirparentsrepeatthesamethingsoverandoveragainandneverlistentothem.Parentsmustunderstandthatteensneedtobeallowedto(10)___theirsideofanyproblemandexpresstheirpointofview.
Thus,moreprivateandlevel-headedcommunicationisneededfortheparents.Everyparentshouldtrytoscheduletimetobe(11)___ withtheirchild,liketakingashorttriptogether.Thistimeallowsparentstotalkandlistenwithout(12)___fromworkorotherfamilymembers.Itmightalsobegoodtoencourageteensto(13)___importantissuesatdinner.Discussiontimeshowsteensthatparentsareinterestedinthemandtheirlives.
Aperson'steenageyearsareakeytimeforthemtoidentifytheirown(14)___,likedistinguishinggoodfromevil.Handlingandimprovingcommunicationwithteenagersisnoteasy,butsuccesswillbe (15)___forparentsandteensalike.
1.A.pointingB.figuringC.turningD.standing | |||
2.A.stage | B.difficulty | C.routine | D.procedure |
3.A.obviously | B.lightly | C.extremely | D.slightly |
4.A.tall | B.healthy | C.strong | D.independent |
5.A.bravely | B.individually | C.secretly | D.willingly |