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In every school there is a "top" crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. For example, the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Very soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater. There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that bright red is not suitable on some people at all.
The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at 70 miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are causing danger to people's lives. They are like sheep being led to the slaughterhouse (屠宰场）
Perhaps you have come across situations like these more than once in your life. In fact, at one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, "The crowd does it." Well, let the crowd do it, but don't do it yourself. Learn to say, "No" Make your own judge. If you know the crowd is planning something with which you disagree, please have the courage to leave them politely. You'll have the satisfaction of standing on your own feet.
21 . The writer disagree to wear red sweaters if ___ .
A. the crowd is wearing them B. you can't afford them
C. your parents disapprove D. you don't look good in red
22. The writer encourages the readers to ___.
A. follow the crowd B. be independent
C. obey their parents D. take the advice of their elders
23. People who blindly follow the "top" crowd __ .
A. will lose friends
B. will make themselves happy
C. sometimes do things against their better judgment
D. finally become pace-setters (领跑者) in their own right
24. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. Rules for Teens. B. The "Top" Crowd.
C. On Being Yourself. D. Follow the Leader
