It is widely believed that boys are less interested in fashion than girls. While it is true that fashion for guys is not as widely followed as fashion for girls, it is becoming more and more important. Girls’ fashion (1) _________ to change more often, or at least it is more widely advertised. You can’t help (2) _________ when fashion gets serious. One minute everyone is wearing one (3) _________ brand of trainers; six months later, something new is in and a perfectly good pair of trainers gets pushed to the back of the wardrobe. At some schools, the abolition of school uniform has also had (4) _________ an impact on what teenagers wear.In other schools, where uniforms are morecommon, keeping up with teenage fashion is less (5) _________ than in schools where kids can wear casual clothes. Nowadays, it costs more and more to stay (6) _________ fashion and this can mean some students feel (7) _________ ifwhat they are wearing is not trendy enough. Some kids may even feel ashamed(8) _______their parents don’t have enough money to buy them the latest gear. The pressure from friends and the media to be trendy is so great thatit is difficult to(9) _________. For adults, it is easier to ignore the peer pressure, but (10)________a teenager-boy or girl-you need a lot of courage to say no to fashion

.1.A. looks B. comes C. becomes D. seems

2. A. to notice B. noticing C. to raise awareness D. awareness raising

3. A. similar B. same C. particular D. peculiar

4. A. fairly B. quite C. very D. really

5. A. profitable B. wealthy C. economic D. expensive

6. A. at B. by C. for D. in

7. A. embarrassed B. shameful C. shameless D. shy

8. A. if B. unless C. provided D. whether

9. A. refrain B. resist C. react D. retain

10. A. as B. from C. with D. like