Coping with loneliness is a very important skill of needed independent living skills for teens 26 ________ every teen has needed it. It doesn't matter 27 ________ they are going to college, starting a new 28 ________ and moving into an apartment or getting married. Leaving your childhood home and being on your own for the first time will cause some 29 ________ of loneliness. Teens who know how to recognize loneliness as the temporary feeling it is, use their support system and work through their loneliness have learned a valuable life skill and they do just fine.
Those who cannot get over their loneliness may make wrong 30 ________ about where and how to live or 31 ________ to live with.
We should recognize that being alone does not mean being lonely. Being 32 ________ with ourselves is part of having a healthy 33 ________. Reading, drawing, crafting and listening to music are activities that we can enjoy by ourselves without feeling lonely.
We should get involved in activities with our friends and activities we can help others. There are so many 34 ________ for us to connect with our family and friends, such as email, letter writing, online social networking, texting and 35 ________ phone calls.
26. A. because B. so C. although D. but
27. A. how B. what C. if D. unless
28. A. work B. job C. employment D. problem
29. A. position B. situation C. amount D. level
30. A. decisions B. efforts C. differences D. fun
31. A. when B. what C. who D. that
32. A. comfort B. comfortable C. comfortably D. uncomfortable
33. A. opinion B. position C. way D. attitude
34. A. ways B. designs C. streets D. things
35. A. doing B. bringing C. making D. taking
