Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
According to a recent study of teenagers, (26) ____________ of them do not do housework just for pocket money. While many do household chores because they see it as a way of getting ready for adult life, others feel they have a (27)___________ to help their parents because it is fair, especially if their parents work.
More than two-thirds of the young people (28)_____________were surveyed clean floors at least once a week and more than 80% regularly set the table for meals or do the washing-up. Girls are more likely than boys to wash their own clothes.
There are, (29) __________, a few teens who only do the housework because they are made to by their parents. They argue that they should not be expected to help out at home because in their view, their teenage years are a period which should be enjoyed rather than (30) ____________ with household responsibilities.
(Adapted from Complete First for Schools by Guy Brook-Hart)
