A survey of young people around the world looked at their ideas of today's teenagers．It shows how different they are to those of their parents and grandparents．The survey wanted to try and understand the next generation （ 一 代 人 ） of adults better and these are some of the results．They show that there are many more （A） similarities between young people around the world than differences．

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Gap years （ 间隔年 ） between school and university are becoming more and more common．Today's teenagers want to travel to different countries and experience different cultures．They regard this as an important part of their character development．

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For most teenagers，family and friends are the most important side of life．According to the survey，60 percent of British young people said their relationship with their family was of the highest importance to

（B）them．

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75 percent of teenagers in Western Europe expect to have enough money to live when they are adults．They are a happy generation．Eight out of ten believe they will have a good profession with a job they enjoy．They also expect that they will be happy and healthy．

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Young people now are hungry for all kinds of information on mass media.57 percent of teenagers in the UK read at least one magazine every week，which is one of the highest totals in the world．

任务一 根据文章内容，把相关的信息匹配．将答案的字母代号填入对应的横线上．

A．Hope in the future           B．Crazy for information

C．Discovering the world          D．Family and friends

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任务二 根据上下文，猜测文中（A）处划线单词 similarities 的中文意思．　　

任务三 找出（B）处划线单词 them 所指代的内容．　　

任务四 请从文中找出与They have strong interest in learning about all kinds of information from radio，television，Internet and so on．意思相近的句子．　　．