When are you an adult (成年人)？
When do you think you are an adult ? Maybe different __31_ have different ideas.
Now let’s see what some American teenagers(青少年)say .
Sam: In  32 idea ,you are an adult at the  33  of 18. That’s when you can vote(投票)。You can help to   34  who rules(統(tǒng)治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote   35 he was 21.They changed（改變） it to 18 in 1971.
Jenny：I don’t 36  it’s hard to say . I can drive a car at 16, can’t I ?When you have a driver’s licence , you can 37 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things .  38    sixteen must be the age when you change from a  39  person to an adult.Because you can tell others you are not a  40   any more .
Suzie : Well , I think there is  41   wrong with American laws for when young people can  42  things . I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think 18 is a grown-up,  43  16 isn’t .But then I can’t drink wine（酒）until I’m 21 ! If I’m 44   an adult at 18, how can people stop me from  45   a cup of beer in a bar ?

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When are you an adult?

When do you think you are an adult? Maybe different     have different ideas.

Now let's see what some American teenagers say.

Sam: In    idea, you are an adult at the     of 18. That's when you can vote(投票）. You can help to   who rules the whole country. That's also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn't vote    he was 21. They changed it to 18 in 1971.

Jenny: I don't     it's hard to say. I can drive a car at 16, can't I? When you have a driver's license, you can    it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things.      sixteen must be the age when you change from a      person to an adult. Because you can tell others you are not a       any more.

Suzie: Well, I think there is    wrong with American laws for when young people can    things. I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think that 18 is a grown-up,     16 isn't. But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm     an adult at 18, how can people stop me from      a cup of beer in a bar?

1.A. teenagers           B. adults                      C. drivers                    D. grandfathers

2.A. his                        B. my                            C. her                           D. your

3.A. age                       B. end                          C. front                        D. number

4.A. make     B. keep                         C. teach                       D. choose

5.A. after                     B. until                         C. when                       D. if

6.A. hope                    B. want                        C. like                           D. think

7.A. show           B. send                        C. ask                           D. pass

8.A. But                       B. And                         C. So                            D. Or

9.A. old                        B. young            C. little                         D. tall

10.A. baby            B. grown-up                 C. boy                          D. kid

11.A. anything            B. everything              C. something             D. nothing

12.A. do                      B. buy                          C. like                           D. borrow

13.A. as if                   B. even though C. ever since              D. above all

14.A. already             B. still                          C. also                          D. yet

15.A. selling                B. making                   C. drinking                  D. giving

When are you an adult (成年人)？

When do you think you are an adult ? Maybe different __31_ have different ideas.

Now let’s see what some American teenagers(青少年)say .

Sam: In  32 idea ,you are an adult at the  33  of 18. That’s when you can vote(投票)。You can help to   34  who rules(統(tǒng)治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote   35 he was 21.They changed（改變） it to 18 in 1971.

Jenny：I don’t 36  it’s hard to say . I can drive a car at 16, can’t I ?When you have a driver’s licence , you can 37 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things .  38    sixteen must be the age when you change from a  39  person to an adult.Because you can tell others you are not a  40   any more .

Suzie : Well , I think there is  41   wrong with American laws for when young people can  42  things . I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think 18 is a grown-up,  43  16 isn’t .But then I can’t drink wine（酒）until I’m 21 ! If I’m 44   an adult at 18, how can people stop me from  45   a cup of beer in a bar ?

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13.A,as if           B.even though    C.ever since    D.above all