Section C Directions:In this
section, there is one passage followed by 6 statements. Go over the passage
quickly. For questions 66-71, mark T (for True) if the statement agrees with the
information given in the passage; F (for False) if the statement contradicts
with information given in the passage; NG (for Not Given) if the information is
not given in the passage. Questions 66-71 are based on the following
passage. I hear many parents complaining that their
teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be
growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two
feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are
all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents.
Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one
another’s hands for reassurance. They claim they want to dress
as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new
directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the
same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in this and that way is that
the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon into a larger
cocoon. It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand
up against the popularity wave and to go his own way. Industry has firmly carved
out a teenager market. These days every teenager can learn from the
advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents
have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this
adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his
path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth
following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a
party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records.
You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your
classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come
with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of
popularity that really counts. ______ What many parents are doing is in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths.