Five Things to Do Before You Are 18

Are you bored with your daily routine? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.

Write your family tree

When you are young, get to know all the older people in your family and find out as much as you can about when they were young. Draw a family tree and make notes about each person so that you won’t forget.

Learn to swim

Seriously, this is so important that it could 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 sport

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 rare Chinese 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.

Camp out in the garden

If you don’t have your own garden, find a friend who has one! You will need: two or three friends, a small tent, sleeping bags and warm blankets. Take a lot of food and drink with you into the tent and play games until it gets dark. When it gets dark, tell ghost stories, and at midnight, eat all your sweets. You will need a torch or else you won’t be able to see all your sweets, and it might get too scary.

1．Draw a family tree and________ about each person so that you won’t forget.

A．know the name                                            B．write down some notes

C．find the birthday                                           D．a(chǎn)sk the older for help

2．What’s the most important reason for learning to swim? 

   A．You might feel well.                                      B．It could make you healthy.

   C．You might easily do lots of things.                  D．It could save your life.   

3．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

4．What’s the passage mainly about?

   A．Hobbies to share.                                          B．Skills to have.

C．Things to do.                                               D．Sports to play.

閱讀理解

　　To: jenny compmail .cn

　　From :Li Ming yahoo.com

　　Subject: Autumn

　　Date: 29/09 8: 02 PM

　　Hello, Jenny! I love autumn .Mid-autumn Festival this week! We will watch the moon tonight ,and look for Chang'e and Wu Gang . My mother bought mooncakes , and I have eaten many of them ! National Day is also in autumn ,on October 1.My mother and father will not have to work for three days! We will do many things together. I like going to the National Day Celebration .But the best thing in autumn is my birthday ,it is in October .I will be fifteen years old .Goodbye for now .

Li Ming

　　To: Li Ming@yahoo. com

　　From: jenny@compmail.cn

　　Subject: Thanksgiving

　　Date:29/09 9:12PM

　　Thank you for your E-mail ! I love autumn ,too. In Canada, we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving .Families always celebrate Thanksgiving together .I will go to my grandfather and grandmother's house . My uncles ,aunts and their children will be there ,too .Canadian Thanksgiving is in early October .In the USA , they celebrate in late November .Have a good time on your birthday .Li Ming ! on my birthday ,I have a cake with candles , Everyone sings “Happy Birthday !”Then I blow out the candles ! Will you have a cake on your birthday?

Your friend,

Jenny

(1) When is Li Ming's birthday?

[　　]

(2) Americans celebrate Thanksgiving_______ later than Canadians.

[　　]

(3) What do Canadians usually do at Thanksgiving? They usually ______.

[　　]

(4) When Jenny blows out the candle ,they ________.

[　　]

(5) What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they wrote to each other ? They use ________.

[　　]

閱讀理解

　　To: jenny compmail .cn

　　From :Li Ming yahoo.com

　　Subject: Autumn

　　Date: 29/09 8: 02 PM

　　Hello, Jenny! I love autumn .Mid-autumn Festival this week! We will watch the moon tonight ,and look for Chang'e and Wu Gang . My mother bought mooncakes , and I have eaten many of them ! National Day is also in autumn ,on October 1.My mother and father will not have to work for three days! We will do many things together. I like going to the National Day Celebration .But the best thing in autumn is my birthday ,it is in October .I will be fifteen years old .Goodbye for now .

Li Ming

　　To: Li Ming@yahoo. com

　　From: jenny@compmail.cn

　　Subject: Thanksgiving

　　Date:29/09 9:12PM

　　Thank you for your E-mail ! I love autumn ,too. In Canada, we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving .Families always celebrate Thanksgiving together .I will go to my grandfather and grandmother's house . My uncles ,aunts and their children will be there ,too .Canadian Thanksgiving is in early October .In the USA , they celebrate in late November .Have a good time on your birthday .Li Ming ! on my birthday ,I have a cake with candles , Everyone sings “Happy Birthday !”Then I blow out the candles ! Will you have a cake on your birthday?

Your friend,

Jenny

(1) When is Li Ming's birthday?

[　　]

(2) Americans celebrate Thanksgiving_______ later than Canadians.

[　　]

(3) What do Canadians usually do at Thanksgiving? They usually ______.

[　　]

(4) When Jenny blows out the candle ,they ________.

[　　]

(5) What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they wrote to each other ? They use ________.

[　　]