In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person’s life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(转变) into adulthood.
After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver’s license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday.
At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(赌博) until they are twenty-one.
In many Latin(拉丁的) cultures, a young woman’s fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is regarded as an adult. To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later, there is a party and many guests are invited.
In Japan, young people became adults at twenty. At this age, they can legally(合法地) vote, drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day”. On this day, twenty-year-old celebrates by first going to church to pray with their families. Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, they may celebrate with family or friends late into the night.
In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休) year, with a huge party.
1. In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when you can ___________.
A. vote and drive B. drive and get a job C. drink wine and smoke D. go into nightclubs
2.Which of the following is not the turning point in a person life in the USA?
A. The 15th birthday. B. The 16th birthday. C. The 18th birthday. D. The 21st birthday.
3.What is the meaning of the word “prohibit”?
A. 允许 B. 禁止 C. 终止 D. 停止
Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable. If you go to a ___36___shop, no assistant will come near to you and say “Can I help you? ” You ____37____buy anything you don’t want. You may try to ___38____where the book you want is. But if you can’t , the assistant will lead (引导 ) you there and then he will go away. It seems that he is___39___selling any books at all.
Once a medical student found a very useful book in the shop, ___40____it was too expensive for him to buy. He couldn’t get it from the library, ____41___. So every afternoon, he went there to read___42___at a time. One day, however, he couldn’t find the book from its usual place and ___43____when he saw an assistant signing to him. To his surprise, the assistant pointed to the book in the corner, “I put ____44____ there so as not to be sold out,” said the assistant. Then he ___45___ the student to go on with his reading.
1.A. good B. bad C. cheap D. expensive
2.A.shouldn’t B. don’t need to C. mustn’t D. can’t
3.A. look for B. search C. find out D. find
4.A. surprised at B. not surprised at C. interested in D. not interested in
5. A. and B. but C. so D. or
6.A. either B. also C. too D. as well
7.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
8. A. left B. leave C. to leave D. was leaving
9.A. you B. them C. it D. yours
10.A. left B. let C. helped D. taught
Tom would rather _________than _________.
A. stay at home , go out B. to stay at home , to go out
C. to stay at home , go out D. stay at home , to go out
Jack is often seen _______ basketball with his friends after school.
A. play B. to play C. to playing D. played
----“It’s too cold. Would you mind_________ the window?” ----“_____. But don’t do it now.”
A. to close; Sure B. closing; Good idea
C. closing; Better not D. closing; Of course not
I’m happy to hear that we are going to have a school trip __________ in November.
A. sometimes B. sometime C. some time D. some times
