Circle A.  B.  C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

1.    Parents’ strict rules may put more__________on teenagers.
A. burden    B.  pressure    C. problem     D.  stuff
2.    The major factor __________ the generation gap is lack of communication between parents and their children
A.  causing    B.  resulting    C. leading    D.  making
3.    Instead of _________ their children to do things in a very controlling way, parents try to explain what they expect them to do and why they should do that.
A.  allowing    B.  permitting    C. encouraging    D.  forcing
4.    Topics such as genders and drugs, which used to be avoided in family conversations are now more _______
A.  common    B.  popular    C. prominent    D.  dominant
5.    As children grow up, they want to be more ________, create their own opinions and make their own decisions
A.  dependent    B.  dependable    C. independent    D.  undependable
6.    I was tired and couldn't ____ on doing my research project properly. 
A. concentrate    B.  look     C. pay attention    D.  Both A and C 
7.    All of my relatives are doctors—medical skill just _______ in the blood.  That type of passion can't be taught.
A.  flows            B.  runs            C. move            D.  pass
8.    For Mrs. White, 30, her role as shop manager is a far _______ from her previous job as an air hostess. 
A. laugh        B.  cry    C. try     D.  run