Are you bored with your daily routine? Here are some things you should try before you are 18.
     Try at least one kind of team sports.
     Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can't just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like football and basketball are that they keep you fit, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life, too. You'll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
     Collect (收集) something.
     One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like tickets for films you have seen or letters from your friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album(册子) to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won't forget.
     Camp out in the garden.
     If you don't have your own garden, find a friend who has one! You will need: two or three friends, a small tent, sleeping bags and warm blankets. Take a lot of food and drink with you into the tent and play games until it gets dark. When it gets dark, tell ghost (鬼) stories, and at midnight, eat all your food. You will need a torch or something else, or you won't be able to see all your food, and it might get too scary.
1. What should you do in team sports?
A. Just think of yourself.            
B. Work well by yourself
C. Work well with other people.      
D. Just think of others.
2. Which is the best way to remember the things that you collect?
A. To put them in an album and write their meanings.
B. To have a special album.
C. To take some photos of them.
D. To write what each thing means.
3. What do you need if you want to camp out in the garden?
A. A tent, sleeping bags and blankets.      
B. A torch, food and drink.
C. A torch and a tent.                  
D. A and B
4. What does the underlined word "torch" mean in Chinese?
A. 手电筒        
B. 长棒      
C. 水果刀      
D. 毛毯
5. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Hobbies to share (分享).        
B. Skills to have
C. Things to do.                
D. Sports to play.

     My name is Linda Green. I'm  a member of  a  large company which has many sections. There are two
men in important  positions  in my office  - Mr. Thompson and Mr. White.  Everyone enjoys working with
Mr. Thompson, but no one likes Mr. White.
     Mr. Thompson is always kind and patient. When he wants something done, he'll ask. "Would you mind getting this information for me, please?'" Mr. White is just the opposite. He usually shouts across the room, "Get me the papers, and hurry up."
     But Mr. White surprised us  this morning. At first we thought he must  be sick. He was  kind and polite. "Miss  Erickson,"  he  asked, " if it isn't  too much trouble for you,  could you please make these telephone
calls for me?"  June Erickson  was  too  surprised to say  a word.  Right after that,  Mr. White said,  "Miss
Reed, would you be so kind as to open the window? It's quite warm in here."  Then he turned to me,  "I'd
appreciate very much if you'd mail these letters for me."
     We couldn't imagine why he was behaving so strangely.Should We give him some medicine? Or should we send him to the hospital?
     The situation was soon cleared up. "Ladies," Mr. Thompson said, "I've been told that the president(总裁) of our company will be here soon. He's very interested in the welfare (福利) of his employees(雇员)
and will have some questions to ask you about that."

1.The writer works in a ________ .

A) bank
B) company
C) factory
D) shopping centre

2.From the passage we learn that Mr. Thompson ________.

A) is good at making money
B) likes shouting across the office.
C) is always late for work
D) gets along well with others

3.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 tells us that Mr. White is ________.

A) rude
B)Jazy
C) careless
D) sad

4.This morning Mr. White asked June Erickson to ________ .

A) get some information
B) mail some letters
C) make some phone calls
D) open the window

5.Mr. White surprised the other people in his office this morning because ________.

A) he looked very sick
B) he shouted at others
C) he did a lot of work himself
D) he became polite and kind

6.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

A) Mr. White and Mr. Thompson both work in the writer's office.
B) Everyone in the office believes that Mr. White has changed.
C) The president of the company will come to see them soon.
D) The president will do a survey about the employees' welfare.