14．What is the main idea of this passage? (within 15 words)

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13．What advice does Dr. Tynes give to parents? (within 20 words) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12．Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words. (within 10 words )　 ____________________________________________________________________________

11．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?　

　 Compared with the potential dangers, however, the benefits from the communication online may be much more important.

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10．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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To many parents, Web sites like My Space and Facebook are a threat, a door open to the outside world that lets strangers into homes. But the benefits of online interaction may far outweigh the risks.

A commentary in this month’s Journal of Adolescent Research notes that networking sites provide teens with opportunities to develop social and communication skills and to bridge racial and ethnic divides. These benefits often are overlooked by parents worried that adult predators are hiding online.

“We may do adolescents a disservice when we reduce their participation in these spaces, because the educational and psychosocial benefits of this type of communication can far outweigh the potential dangers,'’ writes Brandesha Tynes, an educational psychologist at the University of Illinois who authored the commentary.

In her article “Internet Safety Gone Wild?,” Dr. Tynes suggests some parents may be going overboard. While teens need to be warned about “digital dangers” like adult predators, parents also need to consider the benefits of spending time in online settings, she argues. These sites provide a chance to increase critical thinking and argumentation skills, she says. Online, kids find support from peers(同龄人), get help with homework and talk about sensitive issues they might be too embarrassed or afraid to discuss face-to-face.

Some teens already are aware that online socializing can cause unwelcome advances in cyberspace, she says. Parents should talk to kids about privacy settings and how to deal with unwanted attention online.

While online social groups shouldn’t replace real-world socializing, Dr. Tynes claims that parents need to rethink its value. The Internet may sometimes be ___________ to prepare for the adult social world, because they can do it “in the safety”

9．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

No one else, whoever they are, looks after you so well as your parents, which children should be made to realize.

8．Why does the writer name her article “What I Hate”? (Please answer within 30 words.)

7．Fill in the blank in the last but one paragraph with proper words.

(Please answer within 10 words.)

6．What’s the main idea of the article? (Please answer within 30 words.)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

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What I Hate

I always listen to my friends’ problems and try to give them good advice, but there are some things that just get under my skin.

My number-one annoyance is my friends who don’t get along with their parents. Left and right I hear “I hate my mom,” “I hate my dad,” “My parents are so stupid,” “They don’t care about me.” I think they don’t know what they’re saying!

What kids need to understand is that regardless of whether you have a boyfriend, girlfriend, or even a best friend, your parents care about you the most. If that’s hard to believe, think about this: How did you get a roof over your head, a bed to sleep in, food to eat, and most of all, a place to call home?

If that’s not enough, let’s continue. Look in your bedroom. Where did you get all that stuff? Your bed, the clothes in the closet, the blankets that keep you warm, or all the nonessentials. I bet most of it came from your parents.

I’m sick of hearing how your parents do “nothing” for you. They probably do more than you do for yourself. Consider that next time you start criticizing your parents, who also gave you life.

So many times I have heard friends complain about their dads. “He is so over-protective – he never lets me do anything.” I simply think, at least __________. Think about kids who don’t. My father died in an accident three years ago. I’d always been “daddy’s girl,” which makes things even harder to manage.

So, please stop before you say “I hate,” especially if it’s about a parent, and think about those of us who aren’t lucky enough to have two caring parents.