Read the passage and choose the best option to answer each of the following questions. The generation gap between the parents and the children is due to the fact that the parents have experienced real life and whatever they have learned from personal experiences becomes a true knowledge for them. Suppose that they have succeeded in life by following a path, they may want their children to follow the same path for success. For example, if they have worked very hard in studies and got a good government job, they may advice their children to do the same for a having a good life as them. This also happens in other dimensions. The parents tend to treat their personal experiences as universal knowledge, which is false. What work for one person may not work for any other person because people have different talents and aptitudes Moreover, the times have changed in the new generation and now a number of new avenues and challenges have come about which your parents have no idea or experience.
The children have no experience of the real life, hence they take a fresh look of everything in life. They may be guided by the experiences of their parents but they are also guided by the experiences of other people and by their own desires, talents and aptitudes. They want to experiment with their life and discover their own path. However, parents love their children so much that they don't want them to suffer failure. They want them to be safe by following their path which is tested by them. This difference of opinion gives rise to the so-called generation gap.
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1. What is the reason of the generation gap mentioned in the passage?
A. The parents assume that their personal experience in real life is true for them.
B. The parents want their children to get a good government job.
C. The parents succeeded in life by following a path.
D. The parents give wrong advices to their children.
2. The word "universal" in line 6 means
A. deserving respect, admiration, or support
B. existing everywhere or involving everyone
C. clealy very much better than what is usual
D. necessary or of great value
3. Why is treating personal knowledge as universal knowledge not reasonable?
A. Because people have different talents and aptitudes.
B. Because people gain knowledge from different contexts and apply it in different fields.
C. Because times have changed in different generations.
D. Both A and C are correct.
4. According to the passage, which factor does not guide the children in life?
A. Their own desires, talents and aptitudes.
B. Their parents' experiences.
C. Their own real life experiences.
D. The experiences of other people.
5. What do the children want to do?
A. They want to suffer failure.
B. They want to be safe by following the path tested by their parents.
C. They want to experiment with their life and discover their own path.
D. They want their parents to love them so much