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Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Period 4 Integrated skills & extended reading
1、 用单词的适当形式完成句子。
1.This building designed____weddings and other celebrations is beautiful.
2.The storm is most likely____(hit) North or South Carolina.
3.There is growing public ________ (anxious) over levels of air pollution in our city.
4.Tom had to turn ____ the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.
5.He refused to give the document up, even under ____ (press).
6.A greedy man is always eager ____ (get) what he wants.
7.After my ____ (graduate), Dad’s business was getting back on track.
8.Jackie has been devoted to ______ (volunteer) work ever since he graduated from college.
9.Big companies could relieve data ____ (secure) pressure. (用所给单词适当形式填空)
10.He was deep in conversation with his ___________ (account).
2、 选用方框内合适的单词或短语并用其正确形式完成下面短文(每个单词或短语限用一次)。
eager, flexible, press, figure, under stress, youth, likely, expert, graduate, volunteer, response, care about
Teenage years are about the time when it becomes more difficult for parents to 1. ________ their children to do things they don't want to. They are just discovering their first taste of independence, and as such teens are 2. ________ to get out of their mom's or dad's control. A new study finds that teens won't follow a mother's orders if she has a controlling tone (语调) of voice. Although the study only focuses on mothers, 3. ________ believe their findings are also true of other important 4. ________ in teens' lives, such as their father or teachers. Besides, the study also shows that speaking to teens in an especially controlling way results in negative (消极的) feelings and reduces feelings of closeness during their 5. ________.
The study, carried out at Cardiff University in Wales, is the first ever to examine how teens make a (n) 6. ________ to different tones of voice when receiving orders from their mother. In all, 1, 000 7. ________ who had just 8. ________ from senior high school took part in the study, 4