Have You Planned Three Things to Do Before You Are 18?
I know most of us have a long way to reach an adult. At present, are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18，because after that it’s too late.
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well，you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.
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 basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, 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 something
One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps，or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done，like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.The most important reason for learning to swim is that ______.
| A．you might feel well |
| B．it can make you healthy |
| C．you might easily do lots of things |
| D．it can save your life |
The underlined sentence “a good social life” in the passage means ______.
| A．you’ll study in groups |
| B．you’ll go to parties and make many friends |
| C．you’ll take part in many matches |
| D．you’ll work in the society |
The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ______.
| A．collect something |
| B．do some water sports |
| C．camp out in the garden |
| D．send emails to your friends |
What kind of collection is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Stamps. | B．Cinema tickets. |
| C．Snowballs. | D．Emails. |
The passage is mainly about ______ before you are 18.
| A．good habits to keep | B．skills to have |
| C．things to do | D．sports to play |
There was a player named Jerry in the soccer team；his father died． Returning from the funeral（葬礼），an important match was going to begin．He found the coach at once，asking to attend the match．Jerry was not good at the skill，so the coach should not allow him to attend the match．But now，as he relented，he agreed to let Jerry play for three minutes．When the time was up，Jerry would be changed by others．
On the court，Jerry played very well．Three minutes passed．The coach made Jerry keep staying on the court．Jerry played an important role，leading the team to win the match．
The coach said excitedly，"Kid，you have never been so fast，so strong and so skilled．What happened？"
Jerry said，"My father is blind，so he has never watched my match．Now，he has gone to the heaven（天堂）and finally can watch my match．As soon as I think of my father watching me，I have everything…"
The coach understood：Love can drive everything！
（1）Why didn't the coach want Jerry to attend the match at first？
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Because his father died． |
| B． |
Because he wasn't interested in the match． |
| C． |
Because he wasn't good at the skill． |
| D． |
Because he was a bad boy． |
（2）How long did the coach agree to let Jerry play？
| A． |
For 3 minutes． |
| B． |
For 5 minutes． |
| C． |
For 10 minutes． |
| D． |
For 15 minutes． |
（3）Who made Jerry keep staying on the court？
| A． |
His coach． |
| B． |
His father． |
| C． |
His friend． |
| D． |
His teacher． |
（4）Jerry felt that he had everything because of ．
| A． |
his coach's words |
| B． |
other players' help |
| C． |
his friends' support |
| D． |
his father's love |
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
| A． |
A Soccer Team |
| B． |
Three Minutes' Match |
| C． |
A Clever Boy |
| D． |
Jerry's Idea |
During ancient times，children didn't have much to enjoy themselves． So they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood．
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Kicking stone balls During the Qing Dynasty，kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China，and it was often played in winter to keep warm． |
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Playing hide﹣and﹣seek Hide﹣and﹣seek is an old game for children．It is popular around the country．There are two ways to play：Cover a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease（戏弄）him or others hide and one child must try to find them． |
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Flying kites Kites appeared a long time ago．The earliest kites were made of wood，instead of paper．The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite，Tianjin kite and Weifang kite．Each has its own feature．For example，the bird﹣shaped kite with long wings is the Beijing kite． |
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Watching shadow plays（皮影戏） The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to watch a shadow play．The artists control puppets（木偶）behind the screen and tell stories to the music． |
（1）What did children do to enjoy themselves during ancient times？
| A． |
They just stayed at home． |
| B． |
They played some interesting games． |
| C． |
They read books． |
| D． |
They talked with friends． |
（2） was a popular game in the northern part of China during the Qing Dynasty．
| A． |
Watching shadow plays |
| B． |
Flying kites |
| C． |
Playing hide﹣and﹣seek |
| D． |
Kicking a stone ball |
（3）What does"hide﹣and﹣seek"mean in Chinese？
| A． |
踢毽子 |
| B． |
跳皮筋 |
| C． |
捉迷藏 |
| D． |
打沙包 |
（4）What does the Beijing kite look like？
| A． |
A bird． |
| B． |
A robot． |
| C． |
A plane． |
| D． |
A snake． |
（5）According to the passage，watching shadow plays is like ．
| A． |
watching TV |
| B． |
watching a film |
| C． |
watching a game show |
| D． |
watching a video |
Some people around you look so cool and happy， but you often feel lonely． Or the friends you have do not really understand you that make you feel lonely， too． So what can be done when you have this feeling？
Understand people's differences
Not everyone has to do things the same way or behave the same way． Find people who have the same feeling． That is always a good basic for the friendship． You can take part in activities outside school like sports， art classes and dancing classes． There you can have more chances to find people who have the same interest as you．
Develop your friendship
Friendships do not just happen， and they need work． Phone your friends once in a while． Being there when they need you means that they will do the same for you．
Accept others' invitations
Even if someone invites you to a neighborhood street party， you never know who else will be there． Laughing and playing together could start a new friendship．
Start a club
Make your circle of friends big by starting a club． Going camping together or regularly （有规律地） going to the movies doesn't take much time．
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The title： （1） |
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Understand people's differences |
●Not everyone does things or behaves the same way． ●Find the people who have the same （2） __ as you． |
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Develop your friendship |
●Please be there when （3） ， so they will do the same for you． |
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Accept others' invitations |
●You should go to the parties if you （4） ． ●Maybe you will make some new friends in these parties． |
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（5） |
●Try to make your circle of friends big． ●It doesn't take much time to take part in some regular activities． |
Ma Yun is in his words
There are always many young people who want to learn something from me． In fact， I'm not as lucky as most of you． I tried 3 times for colleges but all failed． For the fourth time， I tried for the teachers' college and they accepted me． I applied（申请） for jobs for 30 times． You can guess the results． It was so difficult at that time． I was down but I didn't give up and fought on． So you can see a new Ma Yun now．
You are lucky enough． You are at the best time of this century． The best wealth you have is that you are young．
Among all the challenges， I think the biggest one is education． Something we teach our kids is too old． So we have to research what is the best way and what are the best things to teach our kids．
The future you face is not a competition for knowledge but a competition for creativity and imagination．
When people have problems， the chance will come． If you can solve them， then the chance will belong to you．
（1）How many times did Ma Yun try for colleges？
（2）Why did Ma Yun succeed？
（3）What is the biggest challenge in Ma Yun's opinion？
（4）What kind of competition will young people face？
（5）Are problems good or bad things according to the passage？
Good manners mean good actions in social communication．（1） A person who has good manners is welcome because he always thinks of others． A person with good manners won't say anything that will hurt others． A person with good manners won't influence people when they are talking．
Then how can we learn to have good manners？ （2） In fact ， that is not difficult at all． Good manners just mean respect （尊重） for other people．
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