It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be.

　　And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds to a great barrier(障碍)for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

　　But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it. Find yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

　　1. In this passage, the author wants to tell.

　　A. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves

　　B. readers how to be popular with people around

　　C. parents how to control and guide their children

　　D. people how to understand and respect each other

　　2. According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them　.

　　A. have much difficulty understanding each other

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