14 42 Growing up Language in use: Teens in COVID-19 isolation Read the text about teenage problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some words are missing. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–10). Put a cross () in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. Before the pandemic, Aya Raji’s days were full of … 0 . She woke up at 6:30 a.m. and took the subway to school. At night, she … 1 kick-flips with her skateboarding club and hosted Twilight movie nights for friends. Once her school in Brooklyn turned to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, … 2 in spring 2020 and continuing in fall, the days grew long and lonely. … 3 could distract her from the worrying news as she stared at her laptop for hours during virtual class. She couldn’t sleep … 4 4 a.m., always thinking about the pandemic and what the future would look like. “I felt like I was trapped in my own little house and everyone was far away,” Aya, 14, said. “When you’re with friends, you don’t think about the bad stuff going on. … 5 the first quarantine, I was so alone.” The social isolation of the pandemic has influenced the mental health of many Americans. But the impact has been especially hard on teenagers, who need their friends to … 6 them with the pressures of high school life. A recent study of 3,300 high-school students found that … 7 one-third reported feeling unhappy or depressed during lockdown. This generation is used to staying in touch with friends via texts, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram, but more than a quarter of those students said they did not feel connected to teachers, classmates or their school community. “A lot of adults … 8 teens have it easy,” Aya said. “But it’s hitting us the hardest.” The activities that young people used to rely on for happiness and joy have been stopped. Extracurricular clubs and birthday parties are mostly … 9 . So are festivities like prom dance and homecoming. Students spend a lot of time staring at Zoom screens. Without school events and traditions to look forward to, many say they are … 10 to get out of bed in the morning. 0 A activity ✘ B animation C process D rest 1 A managed B used C practised D ran 2 A founding B starting C carrying on D jumping 3 A Nothing B Anything C Something D Everything 4 A since B unless C even D until 5 A While B During C When D Within 6 A cooperate B push C lend a hand D help 7 A nearly B round C most D quite 8 A consider B are afraid C assume D allow 9 A cancelled B erased C destroyed D started 10 A trying B succeeding C beating D struggling 4 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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