When are you an adult (成年人)？

When do you think you are an adult ? Maybe different __31_ have different ideas.

Now let’s see what some American teenagers(青少年)say .

Sam: In  32 idea ,you are an adult at the  33  of 18. That’s when you can vote(投票)。You can help to   34  who rules(统治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote   35 he was 21.They changed（改变） it to 18 in 1971.

Jenny：I don’t 36  it’s hard to say . I can drive a car at 16, can’t I ?When you have a driver’s licence , you can 37 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things .  38    sixteen must be the age when you change from a  39  person to an adult.Because you can tell others you are not a  40   any more .

Suzie : Well , I think there is  41   wrong with American laws for when young people can  42  things . I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think 18 is a grown-up,  43  16 isn’t .But then I can’t drink wine（酒）until I’m 21 ! If I’m 44   an adult at 18, how can people stop me from  45   a cup of beer in a bar ?

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13.A,as if           B.even though    C.ever since    D.above all

【小题1】My pencil case is not the same as yours. (同义词转换)
My pencil case is _____________ _____________ yours.
【小题2】I think there is something wrong with my computer. (改为否定句)
I          think there is        wrong with my computer.
【小题3】The little animal weighs 100 grams. (对画线部分提问)
         the            of the little animal?
【小题4】It took them half an hour to go there by bus.（同义词转换）
They ______over half an hour __________  there by bus.
【小题5】I hope I will see you again soon.（同义词转换）
I hope        _______you again soon.

【小题1】Turn right at the third turning. (改为同义句)
_________the third turning _________ the right.
【小题2】My brother has a picnic on Sunday.(用next Sunday改写)
My brother _______ _________a picnic next Sunday.
【小题3】It is only twenty minutes’ ride from Sunshine Park. (划线提问)
_________ _________ is it from Sunshine Park?
【小题4】Millie lives three floors above Lily. (同义句）
Lily ______ three floors _______ Millie.
【小题5】I think there is some money in the packet．(改为否定句)
I       think there is         money in the packet.

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When are you an adult?

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

Now let's see what some American teenagers say.

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

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

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

1.A. teenagers           B. adults                      C. drivers                    D. grandfathers

2.A. his                        B. my                            C. her                           D. your

3.A. age                       B. end                          C. front                        D. number

4.A. make     B. keep                         C. teach                       D. choose

5.A. after                     B. until                         C. when                       D. if

6.A. hope                    B. want                        C. like                           D. think

7.A. show           B. send                        C. ask                           D. pass

8.A. But                       B. And                         C. So                            D. Or

9.A. old                        B. young            C. little                         D. tall

10.A. baby            B. grown-up                 C. boy                          D. kid

11.A. anything            B. everything              C. something             D. nothing

12.A. do                      B. buy                          C. like                           D. borrow

13.A. as if                   B. even though C. ever since              D. above all

14.A. already             B. still                          C. also                          D. yet

15.A. selling                B. making                   C. drinking                  D. giving

On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone. Looking out, we found an old woman 16 at the door. She said, “Hi, my name is Susan, I’m seventy years old.” While we were  17 what made her take this challenge (挑战) at her age, she said with a smile, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get  18 , have two children and travel together.” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “In fact,” she went on, “I always    19 of having a college education, and now I’m getting  20 !”
After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good  21 . I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her study with me.
At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a  22 . When she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little frustrated（沮丧的） and said, “I'm sorry. I’m so nervous that I can’t get my ready talk    23 , so I have to tell you  24 I know .”
In her speech she told us, “We don’t stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. The secret of staying  25 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something  26 every day. I think there is a great  27 between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I  28 in bed for one full year and never do anything. I’ll become seventy – one. Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. Growing older can’t be avoided(避免的), growing up can be  29 . It’s never too late to be all you can be possible.”
During the four years’ study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends  30 she went. In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree.