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When are you an adult？

　　When do you think you are an adult? Maybe different 　　1　　 have different ideas．

　　Now let's see what some American teenagers say．

　　Sam：In 　　2　　 idea, you are an adult at the 　　3　　 of 18．That's when you can vote．You can help to 　　4　　 who rules the whole country．That's also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn't vote 　　5　　 he was 21．They changed it to 18 in 1971．

　　Jenny：I don't 　　6　　 it's hard to say．I can drive a car at 16, can't I? When you have a driver's license, you can 　　7　　 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things．　　8　　 sixteen must be the age when you change from a 　　9　　 person to an adult．Because you can tell others you are not a 　　10　　 any more．

　　Suzie：Well, I think there is 　　11　　 wrong with American laws for when young people can 　　12　　 things．I can vote at 18 and drive at 16．So you would think 　　13　　 18 is a grown-up, even though16 isn't．But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm 　　14　　 an adult at 18, how can people stop me from 　　15　　 a cup of beer in a bar?

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　　When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike！ I 　　1　　 my parents my birthday wish，but I knew there was little hope because my family could 　　2　　 have that money．

　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my 　　3　　 outside in the back yard．At once I 　　4　　 out to the yard．There was my bike, 　　5　　 it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be．This one was pink, old and worn with age．It was so 　　6　　! I thought I 　　7　　 my parents' feelings because I could see the disappointment 　　8　　 their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine．I 　　9　　 the old bike and rode it, feeling 　　10　　 that I had made my parents feel this way．So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn't 　　11　　．

　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me 　　12　　 much more than just a rusty(生锈的)old bike．They gave me a life lesson about 　　13　　．When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact．What matters is the love that is in it．I like to remember this 　　14　　 because giving a gift is not about money．It's about how much love you can feel from it．Do remember, a gift that 　　15　　 two dollars isn't any less valuable(有价值的)than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more．