Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

PEER PRESSURE

Sociologists have been carrying out research into the social pressures of being a teenager. (26) _________ adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to make friends, which can bring on illness or (27) _________ in poor grades. They may also worry about their appearance and often feel under enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as others. This phenomenon is called peer pressure, and it is very common in today’s society.

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Advertising is claimed to contribute a lot to the social pressures teenagers experience. Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, (28) _________ they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them popular with their classmates.

Sadly, many teenagers act (29) _________ and even do dangerous things just to make others accept them. Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug abuse or dangerous driving. Teenagers need to learn to say ‘no’ to social pressure and to find friends (30) _________ they can talk things over with when they have a problem.

(Adapted from Mastering Use of English by Georgia Graham with Апnа Johnson)

Câu hỏi:

A.
Each

B.
Any 

C.
Every

D.
Many

Đáp án đúng: D

“adolescents” ở dạng số nhiều => trước đó là “many”