Question 22: Thanks to television, people can enjoy interested programs in an inexpensive and A B C convenient way. D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate 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 II. WRITING: (2.0 points) 33. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. The fog prevented…… 34. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car. In spite………………… 35. The cake was so hard so I couldn’t cat it. It was………… 36. We didn’t go because it rained.If it hadn’t………. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one using the 37. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. (BETTER) 39. He failed to win the race. (DIDN’T) 40. Mary rang hours and hour ago. (SINCE)