A. CRUCIAL B. INSISTENT C. PROHIBITED D. TRIVIAL PASSAGE 2. A LARG...

10. A. crucial B. insistent C. prohibited D. trivial PASSAGE 2. A large-scale (1)...has been done by advertisers on the spending (2)...of today’s teenagers. It has (3)...with some fascinating results. Girls across Europe ranging in age from 15 to 18 were interviewed. The researchers discovered that these girls want to be successful and sophisticated and are willing to spend to (4)...the look they want - when they have the money, that is! Feeling confident is the most important factor when it (5)...to buying clothes. Another interesting piece of information coming out of the study is that German teenagers (6)...clothes that are practical and comfortable, while British and French teenagers are more (7)...about appearance, although they all agreed that the clothes should (8) ...them property. All the girls who were interviewed (9)...for clothes regularly, half of them buying something from a department store or a large clothes shop at least once a month. They also see it as a (10)...activity and going round the shops with their friends is the main way they learn what the latest trends are.