Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it's too late．
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can 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 sports
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 kinds of 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．Then best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collectiong in and to write what each thing means to you．That way you won't forget．
(1)
The most important reason for learning to swim is that ________．
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A．
you might feel well
B．
it can make you healthy
C．
you might easily do lots of things
D．
it can save your life
(2)
“A good social life” in the passage means ________．
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A．
you'll study in groups
B．
you'll go to parties and make many friends
C．
you'll take part in many matches
D．
you'll work in the society
(3)
The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ________．
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A．
collect something
B．
do some water sports
C．
camp out in the garden
D．
send emails to your friends
(4)
What kind of collection is NOT mentioned in the passage?
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A．
Stamps．
B．
Cinema tickets．
C．
Snowballs．
D．
Emails．
(5)
The passage is mainly about ________ before you are 18．
Mike always loves ships．When he was older, he said, “I'm going to be a soldier．” But his eyes were not very 1 , and he did not get in．
Then he said,“I'm going to 2 a small boat and I'm going around the world．”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough 3 ．
Last summer Mike found a swimming 4 near his house．The lessons did not cost very 5 , and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week and having 6 ．Now he is a good swimmer．
Last week a little boy said to him,“You're a very good swimmer．How do 7 learn to swim so well?”
“I'm not good at all,”Mike said and he smiled．“ 8 I'm in the water, I say to myself, There are 9 fishes behind me! Then I'm very afraid, and I 10 quickly．”
It is not a wise idea for teenagers to have to work hard．Some parents ask their children to 1 money by doing odd jobs．Teenagers should 2 in school as hard as they can．They should not have to do 3 work with their bodies．When teenagers have to work hard 4 the stress of their parents or others, the 5 are never good and may be very bad．A farmer's child who has to work like a man may 6 learn to hate farming．Teenagers sometimes do too 7 in factories, in shops, in restaurants or even in their own homes．It causes a lot of problems．Teenagers will lose their parents' support and understanding．It's bad for their health．They soon begin to hate such work with a force that can destroy(破坏)their happiness．But there may be a worse 8 ：a child's love for it's parents．The feeling may 9 something different．When that 10 the old kind of love never return．
I got out of the train station with my father．A woman came to him and said that her 1 had been stolen．She asked if he could 2 her some money to go back home．My father gave her what she asked for and told her not to 3 paying it back．I was shocked．How could my father be so 4 ? It was clear that she was telling a lie, staying at the station all day long 5 money．
“She was lying!” I shouted．“ 6 did you give her anything? ”
My father looked at me．He was a bit 7 ．“And what would you like me to do?” he said．“Should I tell 8 that I am a college professor and I can see through her scam(诡计)?” I did not understand him at all, and then he told me something that I have 9 forgotten．“First, she would not do this 10 she did not need the money．Second, I made her day, because now she thinks that she is 11 than me．It is more important to her than the money, but I do not 12 this．”
A week later, we were at the same 13 , and the same woman came to my father with the same story．“Not this time,” my father told her．“In your business, you 14 learn to recognize people．Try another story 15 me next week．”
Mike always loves ships．When he was older, he said, “I’m going to be a soldier．” But his eyes were not very 1 , and he did not get in．
Then he said, “I’m going to 2 a small boat and I’m going around the world．”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough 3 ．
Last summer Mike found a swimming 4 near his house．The lessons did not cost very 5 , and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week and having 6 ．Now he is a good swimmer．
Last week a little boy said to him, “You’re a very good swimmer．How do 7 learn to swim so well?”
“I’m not good at all, ” Mike said and he smiled．“ 8 I’m in the water, I say to myself, There are 9 fishes behind me!Then I’m very afraid, and I 10 zquickly．”