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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 water skiing, 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. Basketball, football and baseball are team sports that keep you fit and healthy. And they are also of 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 18 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.
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Three Things to Do Before You Are 18 | |
What to do | Reasons |
learn to swim
| Swimming is so important that it can 1. your life. It may be 2. for you to do water sports or take a boat trip if you can not swim. |
try at least one kind of team sports | If you want to be a good team player, you must work well with _3. . Team sports can not only keep you healthy but also give you 4. . |
collect something | Collecting things can make you __5. what you have done. |
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China is the home of tea, which has more than 4000 years of history. People all over China drink tea daily. Of the three main drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China, along with silk and porcelain (瓷器)，began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) since then.
The world for tea in different languages came from the Chinese character, “cha”. The English word, “tea”, sounds similar to the pronunciation of it in Xiamen, Fujian Province. The Russians call it “chai’i”, which sounds like “chaye”(tea leaves) as it is pronounced in northern China. The Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese, though it is pronounced a little differently.
Tea leaves are produced mainly in the south of China, because of the mild (温和的) climate (气候) and rich soil (土壤) there. Longjing , Pu’er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. They’re produced in the provinces of Zhejiang, Yunnan and Fujian.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique (独特的) tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking, and so on. Tea is also a popular theme which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1.Tea began to be known by the world _____________ ago.
A. over 1000 years
B. over a few centuries
C. less than a few centuries
D. more than 4000 years
2.What kind of drinks is drunk by the largest number of people in the world?
A. Coffee. B. Cocoa. C. Tea. D. Milk.
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tea has been an important Chinese export since a thousand years ago.
B. The English word “tea” sounds similar to the pronunciation of it in northern China.
C. Longjing, Pu’er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are produced in the south of China.
D. Tea is also a popular theme which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
4.How many kinds of tea are mentioned in the passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. China’s Long History of Tea
B. China’s Tea Culture
C. Tea Drinking in China
D. All kinds of tea in China
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The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but more are not good for the earth.
Water Pollution
A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.
Air Pollution
In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main causes of air pollution. Many people in cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today it is always covered by thick brown clouds.
Soil Pollution
In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That’s bad for the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.
Hope For The Future
These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1._____ have made the earth change a lot.
A.Human beings B.Animals
C.Plants D.People in other planets
2.There are _____ kinds of pollution in this passage.
A.two B.three C.four D.five
3._____ is a big problem now.
A.Pollution. B.Population.
C.Education D.Medical treatment
4.Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Most of the things that we have done are good for our planet.
B.We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes.
C.Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead.
D.Water pollution is very serious nowadays.
5.Which sentence is TRUE?
A.Though Mexico city is always covered by thick brown clouds, it’s still a beautiful sunny capital.
B.Air pollution can make people sick.
C.Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields.
D.Factories, cars, trucks and buses are the main causes of soil pollution.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂 “A”，错误的涂 “B”。
More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be fooled or tricked(欺骗) by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is said to be a bargain(便宜物品), but it isn’t always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside.
However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable(时尚的) thing today. I love to buy things of everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP3, I can choose my favorite one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, then decide whether to buy or not. And at the same time, you don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded shopping area, so you don’t have to waste much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not to spend too much.
1.If you want to shop online, you should be careful not to be fooled.
2.The writer thinks that the advertisements online are always true.
3.MP3 is a kind of book that you can learn music.
4.The writer doesn’t like buy things online.
5.If you shop online, you can save time.
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A little boy invited his mother to his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. He never thought that she would _______. But she did. He felt worried. _______she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face.
At the meeting, the boy was to see other people having a good talk with his mother. But he felt sorry for his mother’s face and sat in a chair _______ his mother. Just then he heard a talk his mother and his teacher.
“How did you get the scar on your ?” the teacher asked. She replied, “When my son was a baby, his room caught on fire one day. was too afraid to go in, so I went in and ran towards his bed. Just then I saw a beam(横梁) coming down and I placed myself over him trying to him. I was knocked but luckily, a fireman saved both of us.” She touched the scar.
“This scar will be here forever, but I have never regretted _ I did for my son. You see, he is strong and healthy now.”
Hearing that, the little boy came out running to his with tears in his eyes. He hugged (拥抱) her and held her hand tightly(紧紧地) for the rest of the day.
1.A. refuse B. agree C. drop
2.A. Because B. So C. Although
3.A. interested B. surprised C. disappointed
4.A. far from B. close to C. next to
5.A. with B. among C. between
6.A. face B. arm C. hand
7.A. Nobody B. Everybody C. Somebody
8.A. find B. protect C. stop
9.A. how B. what C. when
10.A. sister B. teacher C. mother
Take your time, we still have thirty minutes before the class starts.
A. Hurry up. B. Come on.
C. Don’t worry. D. Be careful
