Some children cannot wait to grow up. Because once you become an adult, you are free to make your own decisions. More importantly, you can do all those things that you cannot do now because you are too young. So, the question is, ‘At what age do you really become an adult?' Well, people become adults at different ages in different places.
In Australia, the 18th birthday is a very important event for young Australians because it means they can do almost anything they want. They can vote, learn to drive a car, get married, join the army and even buy their own houses. However, even if they can do all these things, most Australians have to wait until their 21st birthday to really celebrate becoming an adult. This is the traditional adult age not only in Australia, but also in the USA and the UK. It is their first year of true independence (独立).Traditionally, people were given a key to their houses by their parents when they turned 21, meaning they could come and go as they like.
Even though 21 is the traditional adult age in many English-speaking countries, the law nowadays is different in each country. In the UK, you can join the army at 16 and even get married at 16 if your parents allow. Young people in the UK can learn to drive a car at 17 as in Australia, although they have to wait until they are 18 to vote.
In China, there is a different age for each of the stages of becoming an adult. You can vote and learn to drive a car when you are 18, but if you want to get married, women have to wait until they are 20 and men until they are 22. Chinese people celebrate important birthdays every 10 years--so when young people turn 20, they can expect a big party!
No matter what age you are, becoming an adult is really about learning how to be independent and responsible（负责任的）. Once you are finally able to take care of yourself and make your own decisions, then you can say that you are truly all grown-ups.
【小题1】Which of the following are truly adults according to the passage?

    Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play ．All over the world men and women，boys and girls enjoy  l ．Since the days of long ago，adults(成年人)and children have called their friends together to spend 2  even days playing games．

Sports help people to live 3 ．They help to keep people healthy and feeling good．When they are playing games，people a lot  4．This is good for their health．Having  5  with their friends makes them happy．

Many people enjoy sports by watching others    ．In small towns，crowds(人群)meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games．In big cities，thousands of people 7   to see an ice-skating show or a baseball game．

What are your favorite sports? Is the weather 8 where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports．Boys and girls in China love to  9 ．There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful 70 and lakes across the country．The weather is also good for swimming．

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　　In western countries , many people go to church (教堂) , but others don't. Many sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don't. Some people work on Sunday, but most don't. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper. The newspaper boy has delivered it.

　　Often the paper is very thick. It has many advertisements (广告) and many different sections (专栏). The adults (成人) in the family like the front page , the editorial (社论) page , and the world news section. Many men also read the sports pages and financial (金融) pages.

　　Most man don't read the women's pages, but the mother of the family usually does. The women's pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health and clothes.

　　Most Sunday papers have comics (连环漫画) which children enjoy. Old people read the death notices, which tell about people who have died during the week.

　　There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper.

1．On Sunday morning most people ________.

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2．The newspaper boy has delivered it.“Deliver”means“________”.

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3．If you want to buy something, you read ________ in the newspaper.

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4．Some old women died in the week. The sad news can be found ________.

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5．Almost everyone reads the Sunday paper because ________.

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A．they're interested in sports

B．they're interested in world news

C．everyone can find something interested in it

D．everyone wants to buy something

　 Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play ．All over the world men and women，boys and girls enjoy 6l ．Since the days of long ago，adults(成年人)and children have called their friends together to spend 62　 even days playing games．

Sports help people to live 63 ．They help to keep people healthy and feeling good．When they are playing games，people a lot 64．This is good for their health．Having 65 with their friends makes them happy．

　 Many people enjoy sports by watching others 66 ．In small towns，crowds(人群)meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games．In big cities，thousands of people 67　 to see an ice-skating show or a baseball game．

What are your favorite sports? Is the weather 68 where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports．Boys and girls in China love to 69 ．There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful 70 and lakes across the country．The weather is also good for swimming．

61．A．music　　 B．movies　 C．sports　　 D．trips

62．A．hours　 B．weeks　　 C．months　 D．years

63．A．alone　　 B．busily　　 C．carefully　 D．happily

64．A．speak　　 B．think　　 C．move　　 D．eat

65．A．fun　　　 B．jokes　　 C．dinner　　 D．1essons

66．A．walk　　 B．play　　 C．jump　　 D. run

67．A．buy tickets　 B．take turns C．read newspapers　 D．hold meetings

68．A．cool　　 B．cold　　　 C. hot　　　 D．warm

69．A．skate　　 B．swim　　　 C．surf　　 D．dance

70．A．mountains B．cities 　　　C．rivers 　 D．seas