Part V. READING
Exercise 10. Read
the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Let's
see if you can correctly answer the following question: At what age are
Latter-day Saint youth allowed to date? Of course, you probably immediately
said, "16". OK, then, how about this one: At what age are you allowed
to have a boyfriend or girlfriend? You may be thinking, “Um, 16. Didn't I just
answer that?" Well, if that was your answer, then, even though you aced the first question, you missed the
second one. Just because you can date when you turn 16 doesn't mean you should
immediately start looking for a steady boyfriend or girlfriend.
For
decades, prophets have preached that youth who are in no position to marry
should not pair off exclusively. For instance, President Hinckley (1910-2008)
said, "When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you
reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so
involved. But you boys who are in high school don't need this, and neither do
the girls”. So what does this counsel really mean, and what are the reasons for
it?
To
begin with, there are two different types of dating: casual dating and steady
(or serious) dating. The distinction between the two has to do with
exclusivity. With casual dating, there is no exclusivity. The two people aren't
“a couple” or “an item”, and they don't refer to each other as a “boyfriend” or
“girlfriend”. They don't pair off. People who are casually dating are simply
friends. This is the kind of dating the Church encourages you to do after you
turn 16. You should put aside a need to find a “one and only”. If you're dating
casually, you don't expect a relationship to become a romance. You have fun;
you do a variety of things with a variety of people. On the other hand, steady
dating means the couple is exclusive with one another. They expect each other
not to date anyone else or to be emotionally or physically close with other
people. Couples who date seriously consider the future, because there is a real
possibility they could stay together. This is the kind of dating the Church
encourages young adults (generally, people in their 20s) to progress toward,
because that's the age when they should be thinking of marrying.
You
should avoid becoming exclusive as teenagers, because an exclusive relationship
requires a high level of commitment from both partners, and you're not in a
position to make that kind of commitment as teens – neither emotionally,
physically, nor in terms of your future plans. As President Boyd K. Packer,
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has said to youth, “Avoid
steady dating. Steady dating is courtship, and surely the beginning of
courtship ought to be delayed until you have emerged from your teens”.
118. It can be
inferred from the first paragraph that ____.
A.
dating doesn't mean having exclusive boyfriend or girlfriend
B.
teenagers are supposed to have a steady boyfriend or girlfriend
C.
teenagers date as many boyfriends or girlfriends as they can
D.
young people shouldn't be allowed to date at 16
119. The word “aced” in paragraph 1 is closest in
meaning to ____.
A.
gave up
B.
misled
C.
succeeded in
D.
understood
120. According to the
passage, what is NOT true about casual dating?
A.
You can be friend with each other.
B.
You don't pair off exclusively.
C.
You find your "one and only”.
D.
You meet different kinds of people.
121. It is stated in
the passage that steady dating
____.
A.
includes a variety of things with a variety of people
B.
is courtship that you ought to have in your teens
C.
requires hardly any commitment
D.
suits people who are in their 20s
122. Which of the
following would serve as the best title for the passage?
A.
At what age are young people allowed to date?
B.
Casual dating or steady dating.
C.
Make your teenage dating by keeping it casual.
D.
Popular kinds of dating for teenagers.
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