TASK 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.   

Peers affect each other just by spending time together. You learn from them, and they learn from you. It’s natural to listen to and learn from other people your age.

Peers can affect you in many ways. For example, you might see what teens in your class are wearing, like it, and wear something like that, too. It (1) _________ both ways. Your peers might watch what you do and start doing it, too.

Peers can influence each other in good ways. Maybe a teen in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you admire a friend (2) _________ is a good sport, and you try (3) _________ more like them. Maybe you got others excited about your new favourite book and now everyone’s reading it.

But peers can also influence each other in ways that aren’t so good. They might try to pressure you (4) _________ doing something you know is wrong. For example, what if a few teens in school try to get you to (5) _________ class with them? What if your soccer teammate tries to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass them the ball? What if a kid in the neighbourhood wants you to drink alcohol with them?

Adapted from: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/peer-pressure.html

It (1) _________ both ways. Your peers might watch what you do and start doing it, too.