Bullying is a distinctive pattern of harming and humiliating others . Those who are in some way smaller weaker younger or more _ 26 _ than the bully often fall victims . Bullying is not common aggression ; it is a deliberate and repeated _ 27 _ to cause harm to others of lesser power . Bullies are made not born and it happens at an early age if the _28_ aggression of 2 - year - olds isn’t handled well . Many studies show that bullies lack pro-social behavior, are _ 29 _ by anxiety and do not feel empathy for others situations . Those who chronically bully have strained relationships with parents and peers . Bullies couldn’t exist without victims and they don’t pick on just anyone those _ 30 _ out lack assertiveness and radiate fear long before they ever encounter a bully . The psychological difficulties victims experienced in childhood and adolescence may produce negative _ 31_ _ well into adulthood . Unfortunately parents teachers and other adults are not _ 32 _ aware of how widespread bullying is and how damaging it can be to psychological health . Increasingly children are growing up without the kinds of experiences that lead to the development of social skills and free play has been in _ 33 _ . Yet it’s in playing with peers, without adult monitoring, that children . _34 _ the skills that make them well - liked by age-mates and learn how to solve social problems. But children learn a lot about . _35_ their social worlds by seeking guidance from their parents so discussing with your children norms and values does matter . _A ) acquire B ) alarmingly C ) attempt D ) decline E ) dropped F ) indifferent G ) navigating H ) normal I ) outcomes J ) preferences K ) restraining L ) singled M ) sufficiently N ) untroubled O ) vulnerable

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage . 

Bullying is a distinctive pattern of harming and humiliating others . Those who are in some way smaller weaker younger or more _ 26 _ than the bully often fall victims . Bullying is not common aggression ; it is a deliberate and repeated _ 27 _ to cause harm to others of lesser power . Bullies are made not born and it happens at an early age if the _28_ aggression of 2 - year - olds isn’t handled well . Many studies show that bullies lack pro-social behavior, are _ 29 _ by anxiety and do not feel empathy for others situations . Those who chronically bully have strained relationships with parents and peers . Bullies couldn’t exist without victims and they don’t pick on just anyone those _ 30 _ out lack assertiveness and radiate fear long before they ever encounter a bully . The psychological difficulties victims experienced in childhood and adolescence may produce negative _ 31_ _ well into adulthood . Unfortunately parents teachers and other adults are not _ 32 _ aware of how widespread bullying is and how damaging it can be to psychological health . Increasingly children are growing up without the kinds of experiences that lead to the development of social skills and free play has been in _ 33 _ . Yet it’s in playing with peers, without adult monitoring, that children . _34 _ the skills that make them well - liked by age-mates and learn how to solve social problems. But children learn a lot about . _35_ their social worlds by seeking guidance from their parents so discussing with your children norms and values does matter . _

A ) acquire B ) alarmingly C ) attempt D ) decline E ) dropped F ) indifferent 

G ) navigating H ) normal I ) outcomes J ) preferences K ) restraining L ) singled 

M ) sufficiently N ) untroubled O ) vulnerable