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An old problem is getting new attention in the United States-bullying.Recent cases included the tragic
ease of a 15yearold girl whose family moved from Ireland.She hanged herself in Massachusetts following months of bullying.Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her.Officials have brought criminal
charges against several teenagers.
Judy Kuczynski is president of an antibullying group called Bully PoliceUSA.Her daughter Tina was
also the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota.He said,"Our daughter
was a very outgoing child.She was involved in all kinds of things and had lots of friends.And over a period
of time her grades fell completely.She started having health issues.She couldn't sleep.She wasn't eating.She
had terrible stomach pains.She didn't want to go to school."
Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person.It can involve
physical violence,or it can be verbal-for example,insults or threats.Spreading lies about someone or
excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying.
And now there is cyberbullying,which uses the Internet,email or text messages.It has easy appeal for the
bully because it does not involve facetoface contact and it can be done at any time.
The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s.The latest
government study in the United States was released last year.It found that about onethird of students
aged 12 to 18 were bullied at school.
Susan Swearer is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and codirector of the Bullying
Research Network.She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and
victims the help they need.She says bullying is connected to depression,anxiety and antisocial behavior and
bullies are often victims themselves.
1. From the case of Tina,we can know that _____.
A. bullying is rare
B. victims suffered a lot
C. schools are to blame
D. personalities are related
2. Which of the following is NOT bullying?
A. To beat someone repeatedly.
B. To call someone names.
C. To isolate someone from friends.
D. To refuse to help someone in need.
3. Why is cyberbullying appealing to the bully?
A. Because it can involve more people.
B. Because it can create worse effects.
C. Because it is more convenient.
D. Because it can avoid cheating.
4. According to Susan Swearer _____.
A. bullies are antisocial
B. bullies should give victims help
C. students are not equally treated
D. bullies themselves also need help
5. Which of the following can be the BEST title of the text?
A. Bullying-Old Problem Getting New Attention
B. 15YearOld Irish Girl Committed Suicide
C. Cyberbullying-Taking off in Schools
D. ow to Find Bullying among Teens
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