WhoInfluencesTeenagers?
"Teenager"meanspeoplefrom13to19yearsold.Althoughthey'reyoungtheyhavetomakemanyimportantchoicesbythemselves.Theyneedtothinkaboutquestionslikethese：ShouldIgotocollege?WhatkindofjobsdoIwant?Howeverotherpeoplealsoinfluencetheirchoices.Whoinfluencesteenagers?Teenagerswereaskedthisquestionandhere'swhattheysaid.
Itdependsonthekindofchoices.Whenteenagersbuythingsfriendsarethemostimportantinfluence.Thisisespeciallytrueforclothesandmusic.TVshowsadvertisementsandparentsalsoinfluenceteenagers.Inmoreseriousthingsparentsareprobablythemostimportantinfluence.Someteenagerssayit'sbesttoregardbothparentsandfriendsasinfluences.Jamesaseventeen-year-oldboysayshe'sjust"acrazyman".Healsosays"Parentsarereallyimportantbecausetheycantellyouwhat'srightandwrong."
Butteenagersalsofeeltheyneedtomakechoicesbythemselves―tomaketheirownmistakes.Asoneteenagegirlsaid"Ifourparentsdon'tletusmakeourownchoicesmaybeinthefuturewewon'tknowhowtodoit."Andtheyfeelfriendscanalsobeabighelpandsometimesfriendsknowmoreabouttheirsituation(处境)thantheirparentsdo.
Doyoudependonparentsorotherswhenyoudecidewhattodoandhowtodoit?Whoeveryoudependonthecorrectchoiceisthemostimportant.Yourfutureisinyourhand.
( )1.Peoplefrom13to19 canbecalledteenagers.
( )2.Whenteenagersbuyclothesandmusicfriendsarethemostimportantinfluence.
( )3.TVshowsandadvertisementscan'tinfluenceteenagers.
( )4.Inmoreseriousthingsfriendsareprobablythemostimportantinfluence.
( )5.Sometimesfriendsknowmoreaboutteenagers'situationthantheirparents.
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