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Young people and old people do not always agree with each other. They sometimes have different
ideas about living, working and playing. But in one program in New York State, adults and teenagers live
together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults are invited to join the program. They live together for
eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works for seven hours a day. They do so
not only to keep busy, but also to find meaning and happiness in work.
Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farm near the village. Some of them learn to make things
like tables, chairs and something like that and to build houses. It is the adults who teach them to do those.
There are a few free hours each day and weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the
teenagers learn to take photos or paint pictures, others sit around and talk, sing or dance. Each teenager
has his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the
rules together.If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and
ask,"What should we do about it?"
One of the teenagers talks about his experience, "You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to
think about the group. "
1. In the program in New York State, young and old people _ .
A. teach one another new ways of building houses
B. are friendly to one another
C. do not work together
D. spend a long time together, working as farmers
2. All the members spend some time together every day mainly to _ .
A. learn new skills of farming
B. lead a busy life
C. get used to the life on the farms
D. find value and pleasure in work
3. The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the program is _________.
A. tiring
B.unpleasant
C. helpful
D. boring
4. The best title for the passage is _________.
A. The Rules of Living Together
B. Life in New York State
C. Teenagers in the Special Group
D. Free Hours in the Special Work Group
