11. Comprehension check. Choose the best alternative according to the text:

1. The older generation is always grumbling that…

a) the young are just what they were;

b) the young are not what they were;

c) the young are much better than they were.

2. The term «tweens» has been coined for kids…

a) from 6 to 12;

b) from 8 to 16;

c) from 8 to 14.

3. Tweens are interested in…

a) playing with Barbies and Legos;

b) watching soap operas on TV;

c) studying mathematics and physics.

4. At the age of 8 - 14 everything is reduced to…

a) appearance;

b) profound knowledge;

c) spiritual values.

5. Experts say that the rush to grow up is due to…

a) the influence of anxious parents and teachers;

b) the influence of newspapers, magazines and TV;

c) the influence of bad company and TV.

6. The awkward age is the most unpleasant part of childhood because of…

a) the lack of good opinion of oneself;

b) the lack of good opinion of other people;

c) the lack of bad opinion of oneself.

7. A lot of teenagers who roam the streets are addicted to…

a) fresh air;

b) computers and TV;

c) drugs and alcohol.

8. Children of well-off parents…

a) live below the poverty line;

b) are jealous of poor people;

c) can afford everything.

9. Stratification of our society has lead to…

a) a decrease in juvenile delinquency;

b) an increase in juvenile delinquency;

c) a decrease in the number of poor people.

10. Mechanical, disillusioned mentality is caused by…

a) obsession with books;

b) obsession with computers;

c) obsession with the fine arts.

11. Children of today are exposed to…

a) heroism;

b) ridicule;

c) violence.

12. Teenagers are impressionable that's why…

a) they shouldn't watch TV at all;

b) parents shouldn't buy TV sets and videos;

c) parents should exercise a stricter control over what they watch.

13. There is a wide-spread tendency among parents…

a) to be permissive with their kids;

b) to be strict with their kids;

c) to be polite with their kids.

14. A lot of parents think that…

a) children shouldn't develop their own idea of right and wrong;

b) children should grow and experience on their own;

c) children should be given clear guidance about right and wrong.

15. The emphasis on the present is only to be expected because the young have grown up under the constant threat of…

a) loss of love;

b) punishment;

c) nuclear war.