7．"Now!"whispered Suki．"Quick，while the clerk's not looking．"
Heart beating faster，Linda slid（滑落） two earrings into her purse．She looked bored as she followed her friends Suki and Jill out of the store，but inside she felt frightened．
"I can't believe you made me do that，"Linda cried．
"Relax，"said Jill．"Everybody does it sometimes．And we didn't make you do it．"
She said nothing，but Linda knew she wouldn't have done that on her own．She was just experiencing huge peer（同伴） pressure．
Sometimes，though，the stresses in your life can actually come from your peers．They may pressure you into doing something you're uncomfortable with，such as shoplifting（入店行窃），drinking or taking dangerous risks when driving a car．
The peer pressure can be powerful and hard to resist（抵制）．A person might feel pressure to do something just because others are doing it．Peer pressure can influence a person to do something that is relatively harmless-or something that has more serious results．Giving in（屈从） to the pressure to dress a certain way is one thing-going along with the crowd to drink or smoke is another．
The people who are most easily influenced will follow someone's lead first．Then others may go along，too-so it can be easy to think，"It must be OK．Everyone else is doing it．They must know what they're doing．"Before you know it，many people are going along with the crowd-perhaps on something they might not do．
Responding（做出反应） to peer pressure is part of human nature-but some people are more possibly to give in，and others are better able to resist．People who are low on confidence and those who easily follow others could be more possibly to give in to a risky challenge or suggestion．People who are unsure of themselves，new to the group，or inexperienced with peer pressure may also be more possibly to give in，too．
42．The story in the beginning serves asB．
A．a lesson to young people
B．an example of peer pressure
C．a warning of safety in shops
D．an excuse of bad behavior
43．Which of the following would probably be a kind of peer pressure？C
A．You pick flowers in the park．
B．You copy in the exam to get good grades．
C．You try smoking at parties as your friends do．
D．You fight with your friends because they laugh at you．
44．People may take a risky challenge becauseC．
A．they want to get more experience
B．they want to get more money
C．they don't want to be different from others
D．they don't want to be influenced by others
45．The writer tries to tell us that peer pressureA．
A．is normal in our society
B．makes people more confident
C．does more good than harm
D．happens only among young people．
