The point of a gap year is that it should be the time when the school leaver gets to do the thing that he or she fancies. Kids dont mature if mum and dad decide how they are going to mature. If the 18-year-olds way of maturing is to slob out on Hampstead Heath soaking up sunshine or spending a year working with fishermen in Cornwall, then thats what will be productive for that person. The consensus, however, is that some structure is an advantage and that the prime mover needs to be the student.

　　The 18-year-old who was dispatched by his parents at two weeks notice to Canada to learn to be a snowboarding instructor at a cost of ￡5,800, probably came back with little more than a hangover. The 18-year-old on the same package who worked for his fare and spent the rest of his year instructing in resorts from New Zealand to Switzerland, and came back to apply for university, is the positive counterbalance.

　　1. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that parents of gap students may_____.

　　[A] help children to be prepared for disasters [B] receive all kinds of support from their children

　　[C] have rich experience in bringing up their offspring [D] experience watching children grow up

　　2. According to the text, which of the following is true?

　　[A] the popularity of gap years results from an increasing number of charities.

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