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(统治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote   35 he was 21.They changed（改变） 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

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long  35   .This is very good, but it doesn’t       36   a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.

When you return   37   your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more  38  study better. Psychologists(心理学家)  39  that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning    40   an example. In the first few months you can make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems   41   the same. So you will think you’re learning  42  and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take another big  43  . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don’t  44  along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long  35   .This is very good, but it doesn’t       36   a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.
When you return   37   your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more  38  study better. Psychologists(心理学家)  39  that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning    40   an example. In the first few months you can make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems   41   the same. So you will think you’re learning  42  and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take another big  43  . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don’t  44  along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

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(统治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote   35 he was 21.They changed（改变） 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 ?