Question

Choose the right sentences to complete the article.

Say you're sitting around with some friends playing video games and someone mentions a game that happens to be one of your favorites. “Oh, that game's easy. So don’t spend the time on it,” one of your friends says. The others agree. 1.

You have just experienced what is commonly referred to as peer (同伴)pressure, also called peer influence（影响）. You will take on a certain kind of behavior, dress, or attitude(态度) in order to be accepted as part of a group of your “peers “. As a teenager, it is possible for you to have experienced the influence of peer pressure in a number of different areas.

2. For teenagers, as school and other activities take you away from home, you may spend more time with your friends than with your family. As you become more independent, your peers naturally play a greater role in your life.

According to Dr. Casey from Cornell University, teenagers are very quick and correct in making decisions on their own and in situations where they have time to think .3. In a recent study, teenage volunteers played a video driving game, either alone or with friends watching. The researchers discovered that the number of risks（冒险） teenagers took more than doubled when their friends were watching, compared with when they played alone. This shows that teenagers may find it more difficult to control risky behavior when their friends are around, or in situations where they are very angry.

4. A teenager might join in a volunteer project because his or her friends are doing it, or get good grades because his or her friends think getting good grades is important. In fact, friends often encourage each other to study or try out for sports.

5. So when it comes to decision making, the choice is up to you.

A. We are all influenced by our peers at any age somehow.

B. Though you are always influenced by those around us, it is you that are always the final decision-maker.

C. Although you enjoy the game very much, not wanting to agree with them, you go along with them in the end.

D. Just as people can influence us to make foolish choices, they can also influence us to make good ones.

E. However, when they make decisions in the heat of the moment or in social situations, their decisions are often influenced by factors like peers.

Answer 1