Nhận biết (M1)

• A.

  The inappropriate and negative actions of teenagers often result from the fact that their parents don’t place enough trust in them

• B.

  If parents believe that their children will behave improperly, teenagers could often react by behaving accordingly

• C.

  When parents assume that teenage behavior will be negative, adolescents often behave in line with those assumptions

• D.

  Parents’ negative prejudices about teenagers make them lose confidence in themselves and doubt their ability to be responsible

Giải thích đáp án:

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A. The inappropriate... - SAI: Lạc đề sang vấn đề "tin tưởng" (trust), trong khi bài đang nói về "kỳ vọng/giả định" (expectations/assumptions).

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B. ...teenagers could often react... - SAI: Cụm "react by behaving accordingly" diễn đạt lủng củng.

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C. When parents assume that teenage behavior will be negative, adolescents often behave in line with those assumptions - ĐÚNG: Tóm tắt đúng ý: Kỳ vọng của cha mẹ (assume negative) dẫn đến hành vi tương ứng của con cái (behave in line with).

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D. ...make them lose confidence... - SAI: Sai ý. Bài nói về việc trẻ cư xử theo khuôn mẫu (risk-taking), không phải nói về việc trẻ mất tự tin.

Maurice Devlin of Maynooth University also studied how the media represents teenagers. Many participants argued that the media focuses too heavily on negative behavior, (21) ____________. Some also noted that adults display similar behaviors, yet are not judged in the same way.