Контроль чтения в 11 классе
материал для подготовки к егэ (гиа) по английскому языку (11 класс) на тему

ЧТЕНИЕ.

THE PROBLEMS OF YOUTH

(LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, CONFLICTS)

1. "Hot" boys and cliques        D. The problems of youth
2. Everything becomes a tragedy        E. Personal opinion
3. The younger generation is not sure in its future

1. Our grandparents say that nowadays the younger generation has a more difficult life then they had. They explain it taking into consideration the fact about the change of the economic formation from the socialist to capitalist. They are also sure that the younger generation that is youth is not sure in its future. As for me I partially agree with them but I think that nowadays it has more possibilities and ways for developing, it has more rights then before. Of course one should remember not only one's rights but also duties.
2. When a person is young he or she survives more vividly all the problems, for teenagers nearly everything becomes a tragedy. Love, friendship, conflicts, these are all the things that go hand in hand with youth. Young people who are alike become friends, they spend time in their own companies, share the same opinions, have common interests.
3. Those who are different are very often in the state of a conflict, because they cannot control their emotions. Very often such "hot" boys organize one group against the other and the conflict becomes serious. In big cities there are so-called cliques which dictate their own rules to all their members and they are very difficult to deal with.
4. As for me I live in a small town of Maykop and I cannot say that my town's problems correspond to the big town's ones. As far as I know we do not have cliques and our youth is quite neutral to all the exotic changes in way of life and so on. I have a lot of friends. We share common interests, have the same hobbies and visit the same places. We are alike, we want to be students, have a funny life and get much pleasure out of it.

         -  Do your parents like music?

• Yes, they do. They like both classic and popular music. But my tastes differ 1____        . They prefer the music of their youth performed by Joe Cocker, the "Beatles" or something of that kind. They do not like chaos, rap or tech, which my generation chooses.
• Do you often quarrel with your parents?
• No, I prefer to settle all our problems peacefully. Sometimes the best tactics is not to contradict the parents while doing what I think is important. It is not always necessary that parents should know that I disagree with them. But very often my friends are unable to follow this pattern, especially those who hate compromises and do not like 2 _____ .
• Do you think that a generation gap can be bridged?
• I doubt that a generation gap can ever be bridged. But I think that some concessions on both sides are possible. Sometimes older generations are important for young people because they can 3______. Parents are also providing their children with pocket money. That is why the young should not be too impatient when older people teach them what to do, what to wear or how to think. Tolerance is the only way 4____.

• Do you think that people can live without problems?
• Problem is the result of the activity of human mind. Only a simpleton can have no problems and be happy with everything. Nothing will come of nothing. Problems are inevitable when people do something. I think that without problems our life 5____. Moreover, when people start to cope with different problems they become stronger and more experienced. They harden like steel while overcoming problems. I do not think that life without problems 6______.

1. to make concessions to their parents;
2. from the preference of my parents;
3. to contradict the parents;
4. to bridge the gap of the generations;
5. will be better;
6. will be very boring;
7. share their experience however irrelevant it may seem to the young.