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Ten ways to prevent problems


Allow teenagers to have some (0) .................................. .               FREE

It's the hardest lesson for a caring parent to learn.


Trust them. If you tell teenagers you think they

are not (1) .............................., they won't try to
be.                                    TRUST


If you disapprove, be (2) ............................... . You might               TACT

not approve, but your comments can hurt. They'll

trust you more if you (3) ............................... criticize.                    RARE


If they're having a party, disappear for a while.

Their social success is (4) ............................... on not                       DEPEND

having over-anxious parents around.


Discuss rules together.


Agree to make their bedroom their

(5) ..................................... . This helps to ensure their
RESPONSIBLE

(6) ..................................... . In return, they should                          PRIVATE

agree to keep the rest of the house tidy.


Don't impose your opinions on them.


Don't dictate. It is far more important to

encourage your child to learn how to put

forward an (7) ........................................ and be able to                  ARGUE

take part in a reasoned (8) ......................................... .                    DISCUSS


Make them feel that you understand. What's

unimportant to you may seem (9) ..................................                  DESPERATE

important to them.


Above all, you must never show their baby

photos to their friends. This can only cause

them real (10) .................................... .
EMBARRASS



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One of the best-known (0) ................................                   INVENT

of the last century was Thomas Edison.

He (1) ................................. came up with new                    REGULAR

inventions in his life — 1,093 in all — but his

(2) ................................. remained the phonograph,             FAVOUR

a machine for recording sound. He was very

(3) ................................. about the possibilities for              ENTHUSE

his machine, which could be used for recording

(4) ................................. of music, dictating letters,             PERFORM

making toys — the possibilities seemed

(5) ................................. . Although the machine was          END

quite (6) ............................. and the sound quality               EXPENSE

was not particularly good, the phonograph

quickly gained great (7) ............................. . The                 POPULAR

(8) ............................. success of the phonograph                MASS

encouraged others, and in 1887 the gramophone

was invented. This used a (9) .............................                 DIFFER

system, a flat disk instead of a cylinder. Other

improvements (10).............................. led to a                     FINAL

machine that could reproduce high quality sound.