All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It's the age when we have to deal with the most __1__ in our life. This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is __2__ for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is __3__. When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do. Unlike before when we were small kids, even if we made a big trouble, we didn't need to pay anything for it.
It's all not so __4__ about being a teenager though. We don't have to have our __5__ take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn't go before. We can have __6__ with friends or even alone, which we couldn't have because we were too __7__ to know what pleasure is! It's a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to __8__ what is good for us, and make decisions without __9__ others.
But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue __10__.” During this period, we are having much __11__ for our studies. If we don't pass, we won't get jobs, and things will take a turn for the __12__. With the present world economy in __13__， we have to do really, really well in our __14__ for a job. Adults say that their __15__ is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much __16__ than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will __17__ what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite __18__ that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better, __19__ for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What's more, we should understand the right __20__ of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
1．A.chances B．changes
C．feelings D．expectations
解析：选B 青春期是我们经历人生中最大“改变(changes)”的时期。
2．A.smooth B．practical
C．demanding D．necessary
解析：选A 根据下文“对于一些年轻人而言，青春期难熬”可知“对于另一些年轻人而言，青春期‘轻松(smooth)’过去”。
3．A.knowledge B．independence
C．confidence D．responsibility
解析：选D 根据本段最后一句“当我们是孩子时，我们即使惹了大麻烦也不必负责”可知青少年必须“负责(responsibility)”。
4．A.easy B．strange
C．bad D．interesting
解析：选C 本段主要说明青春期也有“好的(not bad)”一面。
5．A.guides B．partners
C．parents D．friends
解析：选C 我们不必要求“父母(parents)”带我们去想去的地方。
6．A.fun B．trouble
C．relation D．business
解析：选A 我们可以同朋友一起“玩乐(fun)”。relation意为“关系”。
7．A.proud B．young
C．smart D．mature
解析：选B 当年我们没有感到那些快乐，是因为那时我们太“年轻(young)”，不知快乐的滋味。
8．A.predict B．remember
C．imagine D．understand
解析：选D 在这个时期，我们大了，可以“知晓(understand)”什么对我们有益了。
9．A.guiding B．helping
C．inviting D．consulting
解析：选D 我们现在可以不必“询问(consulting)”别人来作出决定。
10．A.occasionally B．temporarily
C．forever D．increasingly
解析：选C 所有好的事情都会结束，而不好的事情都可以“永远(forever)”持续下去。
11．A.pressure B．passion
C．motivation D．panic
解析：选A 青春期时我们有学习“压力(pressure)”。passion意为“激情”；motivation意为“激励”；panic意为“恐慌”。
12．A.better B．worse
C．fewer D．more
解析：选B 如果不能通过考试，我们就得不到工作，情况就会变得“更糟(worse)”。
13．A.decline B．hope
C．increase D．debt
解析：选A 参见下题解析。
14．A.contribution B．education
C．application D．qualification
解析：选B 当今世界经济“下滑(decline)”，我们必须有非常良好的“教育(education)”以获取工作。contribution意为“贡献”；application意为“运用”；qualification意为“资格”。
15．A.promotion B．work
C．experience D．age
解析：选D 成年人认为他们那个“年龄(age)”最艰难。promotion意为“提高”；work意为“工作”；experience意为“经验”。
16．A.harder B．happier
C．easier D．lighter
解析：选A 我认为度过青春期比已成年“更艰难(harder)”。
17．A.reflect B．confirm
C．determine D．identify
解析：选C 我们在青春期所做的一切将“决定(determine)”我们的未来。
18．A.vital B．urgent
C．common D．unnecessary
解析：选D 总而言之，父母“没有必要(unnecessary)”给我们压力，因为我们已经有很大的压力了。
19．A.thus B．although
C．while D．because
解析：选C 如果父母认识到我们已有很大压力，我们感觉就会更好一点；“但是(while)”我们也应该知道怎么做才对我们最好。
20．A.print B．way
C．condition D．power
解析：选B 我们应该理解青春期时所选择的正确的生活“方式(way)”能让我们的未来更幸福。
