Question

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word or with the correct form of the verb in brackets. If you 1.__________________ (to go) shopping in any toy store, you can see clearly the different games and toys for boys and girls: there are a lot of pink princesses and dolls for girls; and dark-coloured cars, guns and soldiers for boys. In fact, 2.__________________ (there/this/it) is difficult to buy a toy for a girl that is not pink. Some people think that a lot of pink is bad for girls. Also, Sam Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood, admits she is very worried about it as most girls over the age of one 3.__________________ (to be) crazy about this colour. According 4.__________________ (to/on/at) some psychologists, this happens for two reasons. Firstly, most companies offer too many products in pink. Thus, parents 5.__________________ (not to allow) by producers to choose another colour. Secondly, parents can be blamed too, as many think that their little daughters look 6.__________________ (cutely/cute/cutily) in a pink outfit. Some parents are concerned, too. Vanessa Grey, thirty-two, has two girls under four. “Pink says that you are soft and gentle; whereas, blue says that you are strong and powerful. I want my daughters to grow strong and powerful,” she says. Hence, a lot of parents wonder why 7.__________________ (do companies promote/does companies promote/companies promote) colours just for boys or just for girls. However, not everyone 8.__________________ (to think) there is something wrong with so 9.__________________ (many/much/a lot of) pink. Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he is not worried at all. “My girls used to love pink when they were little, but as they get older, they change,” he says. And let’s 10.__________________ (not to forget) that it’s only since the 1940s that people have started dressing girls in pink – before that it was a colour for boys. ​

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1. GO, 2. it is, 3. are, 4. to, 5. are not allowed, 6. cute, 7. companies promote, 8. thinks, 9. much, 10. not forget

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