词语填空。（共10小题，计10分）

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

learn, bored, drive, young, until, live, enough, move, with, teenager

“Can I borrow the car, Dad?”

“Not   1   you finish mowing the lawn(除草).”

“But I have to go to work!”

Such conversations often happen to American   2  . A job, a car, spending money, walking the dog and mowing the lawn, this isn’t just the   3   life of middle age but, in fact, this is the life of many American teenagers.

In the US, it is common for kids as   4   as 14 to hold part-time jobs.

They might save up their money to buy a car and, at 16,   5   it. But this kind of independence (独立) isn’t always fun. US kids have to take care of themselves and their younger brothers and sisters so that they are ready   6  alone.

The average (平均的) age of a high school graduate in the US is 17. Traditionally, a US student graduates(毕业) in June and  7   out of his or her parents’ house by September. Of course, one must be ready for this.   8   a small amount of homework, US high school students have more time for working and   9    adult(成人) responsibilities (责任).

Is it better to live this way? It is good to cook for oneself and do the laundry, but US students don’t study    10  . While American kids are working, Chinese and Indian students are studying. But, whatever you do now, you will never feel ready to be an adult.

 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

Learning English is not an easy job. Almost every student sometimes a  1.  questions like these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well enough to t  2.  with others?

   The answer is yes. From some studies we know that almost a   3.   can learn a foreign language well if he or she wants to. Some might learn it faster and some might learn it slower. Some might learn it e   4.      and some with difficulty. But anyone can learn it well if he or she has the r    5.     ways. Many students have their own special ways in learning English. The followings are some e     6.  Millie gets up early every morning and the first thing she does is listen to an English radio program. This has really helped make her English in listening b   7. .

    Daniel often p   8.    speaking English in class. At first he was n  9. when he was asked to speak. After trying several times, he found it was not as difficult as he thought. He is more active and now he speaks English best among his classmates.

    Jim likes to watch American movies. He will watch it many times i  10.   it is a good a good film. And he also likes to read English aloud.