IV. Say how you understand the following lexical units. Reproduce the context in which they occurred in the article.

Sustained prosperity;

Unprecedented opportunities;

Blemish-free;

To be/feel alienated;

To be desperate for sth.;

To immerse;

To live through sth.;

Sibling;

To go online;

To crave;

Self-consciousness;

To abdicate power;

To come up with sth.;

Ambiguous;

Involved parents; to delay sex;

To evolve;

Middle-school kids;

To bicker;

To get one's points across

V. State the difference between the given words. Give examples to illustrate their usage.

The amount of – the number of;

To take an opportunity –to seize an opportunity;

Sportsman –jock –fitness freak;

To worry – to trouble – to bother – to disturb;

Mistake – error;

To develop – to evolve.

VI. Fill in the correct preposition. Check against the text.

_ he cafeteria; access_ an almost infinite amount of information; unable to connect_ one's parents; to be desperate_ guidance; to feel overwhelmed_ pressure; nearly asleep_ early-morning classes; half of them have lived_ their parents' divorce; sixty three percent are_ households where both parents work _the home; to rank_ top of the list; the human need _acceptance; teenagers come_ _ their own rules; an expert_ children's friendships; _high school; one_ four consider suicide each year; teen pregnancy and birthrates are_ slightly;_ the teenage years; to talk_ the breakfast table.

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