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19. What should parents do if their children are so stressing about their grades?
A B C D
20. Hana looked happily when her friends threw her a surprise party on her birthday.
A B C D
IV/ WORD FORM
Write the correct form of the given words.
21. Her _____________ behaviour cost her father many sleepless nights. (RESPONSIBILITY)
22. Don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of ___________. (ACT)
23. Teenagers get into ______________ with their parents usually because they don't understand one
another. (ARGUE)
24. The teacher told us that Tony is a ____________ and hard-working student. (RELY)
V/ READING
Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each question.
The balance between freedom and control
Parents must decide how independent to let their children be as they grow up. At what age should they stop
being with their children at all times? When should they stop knowing exactly where a child is at every
minute of the day?
According to Ellen French, a scientist who studies children’s behaviour, ‘Parents are responsible for the
safety of their children, so when they are very young, even careful children should not go alone to places.
Something bad might happen on the journey or when they arrive. You cannot expect a child of six or seven to
always make good decisions. However, it is also true that too much control has a bad effect on the ability of
an older child to make good decisions. If your parents decide almost everything for you at 14 or 15, how can
you learn what is a good decision and what is a bad one?’
Ellen points out that serious arguments will often happen if the behaviour of parents suddenly changes when
a child becomes a teenager. If, for example, a child of 11 or 12 is allowed to play outside, far from the family
home, for hours and hours, it is hard to suddenly say to a 13-year-old, ‘You cannot go and meet your friends
downtown in the early evening.’ This change of behaviour is likely to cause problems in the family.
Ellen says, ‘The key things are trust and respect on both sides. Once parents show they trust their teenagers,
those teenagers will, in turn, respect the rules which their parents make and believe they are fair, even if the
reasons are not fully understood.’
25. What does the word When mean in the first paragraph?
A. At what time of the year.
B. At what time of the day.
C. At what age.
D. On what day of the week.
26. According to Ellen French, why should parents not let a six- or seven-year-old go anywhere alone?
A. Because most places are not safe for a very young child.
B. Because very young children always make bad decisions.
C. Because very young children do not behave carefully.
D. Because you cannot be 100% sure of the child’s safety.
27. According to Ellen, what should parents do with their teenage children?
A. Carry on controlling most of their behaviour.
B. Allow them to make most of the decisions in their lives.
C. Teach them how to make good decisions.
D. Give them chances to make responsible choices.
28. What mistake is Ellen writing about paragraph 3?
A. Parents not changing their behaviour towards teenagers.
B. Parents changing their behaviour when their children become teenagers.
C. Parents not letting their teenagers go out alone.
D. Parents letting their teenagers go out alone.
29. What does the word they mean in the last sentence?
A. Rules. B. Parents. C. Teenagers. D. Parents and teenagers.
