My son turned 14 and didn’t have a smartphone. He was the only kid in his class without one. When he asked for a phone, I _________.
“You can choose to do things _________ when you’re a parent.” I replied. But sometimes, I wondered if I was being too stubborn (固执的) or unfair.
The more I research, the more confident I feel in my _________. Many studies _________ the current mental health crisis among teenagers to changes in how they socialize, namely, the change from in-person to online _________.
But other parents _________ my view, saying “He must feel so left out!” Then there are the parents who tell me with sadness that they regretted not delaying their teenager’s phone _________ longer than they did. They _________ me to hold out.
If teenagers are truly spending about 5 hours on average per day on their devices, as a recent research states, then what are they not doing? Kids _________ in their devices are missing out on real life, which strikes me a lot.
I want my son to have a __________ childhood, one full of adventures, imaginative play and physical challenges. The simplest way to achieve these __________ is to delay giving him a smartphone.
Some think my son is missing out or falling behind, but he is not. He does well in school, __________ with friends, and moves independently around our town. He claimed he would give his own 14-year-old boy a phone someday, and I told him that’s __________. But recently, he admitted he __________ the beautiful scenery on a drive to a mountain because he had been so absorbed in his iPad.
If that is his __________ of admitting I’m right, I’ll take it.
1.A.agreed | B.exclaimed | C.refused | D.apologized |
2.A.gently | B.differently | C.desperately | D.slightly |
3.A.decision | B.conversation | C.preference | D.memory |
4.A.treat | B.link | C.limit | D.solve |
5.A.interaction | B.payment | C.business | D.guidance |
6.A.present | B.change | C.favor | D.challenge |
7.A.addiction | B.membership | C.ownership | D.preference |
8.A.require | B.forbid | C.refuse | D.support |
9.A.skilled | B.absorbed | C.hidden | D.specialized |
10.A.causal | B.stable | C.dramatic | D.memorable |
11.A.breakthroughs | B.balances | C.goals | D.milestones |
12.A.hangs out | B.catches up | C.shows off | D.settles down |
13.A.silly | B.fine | C.incredible | D.meaningful |
14.A.missed | B.appreciated | C.imagined | D.polluted |
15.A.commitment | B.aim | C.version | D.promise |