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Most American teenagers used to spend their summer vacations holding multiple jobs. However, with the
increase in gas prices, teenagers chose to stay at home instead of going out of the town."I wish the prices
would _____.The expense of driving to places is affecting our daily life."said Alicia, still a senior at Enochs
High School in Modesto, California.
Alicia, who spent her summer at her dad's house, said that there would be no point in getting a job."The
drive to my workplace is so long that I would hardly be making any profit because all my money would be
going toward gas,"she said.
Teenagers are now forced to give up the pleasure of driving around the town without purpose."Instead
of driving around looking for something to do, I now find myself planning the way in advance so I don't
waste necessary gas," said Stephen Macko, a student at Davis High School in Modesto. What kinds of things
are teenagers doing in order to conserve gas? Alicia saves gas by doing all of her things at one time so she
doesn't have to go home and leave again.
"I try to do it all in one trip so I don't have to always be running around and wasting gas,"she said. "I know
that when I go to lunch with my friends, we make sure to go somewhere near all of our houses so we save
gas.""But it's hard, considering I drive a big truck. I also try to get a lift from my friends when they are going
to places that I am going to."said Stephen. Some try not to accelerate too much. Teenagers will have to
continue changing their lifestyles unless the price of gas decreases. However, that might not be a bad thing.
1. What is the best title of this passage? ( Please answer within 10 words.)
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2. Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.
( Please answer within 7 words.)
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3. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.
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4. Find a sentence in the passage to replace the following one. There is such a long distance between my
home and the workplace that I would make little money if I drive to work since the gas will cost all the
money I earn.
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5. List one example of what some teenagers do to save gas.
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