6. Parents and teachers      (允许)teenagers to

5. Xiaoming has to clean his b      every day.

4. We must not t       photos. It's not allowed in the museum.

3. We teenagers can't wear silly      (耳环).

2. Eighteen-year-olds can't get their drivers' l      

1. Teenagers are not      (允许)to       (吸烟）.

In the United States,sixteen,eighteen,and twen?ty-one are important ages in a person's life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays,but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(转变）into adulthoodC成人时期).

After turning sixteen a person can work,get a driver's license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon af?ter celebrating their sixteenth birthday.

At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into many nightclubs,buying wine or gam?bling (赌 博) until they are twenty-one.

In many I^atin(拉丁的)cultures,a young woman's fifteenth birthday is important. At this age,she is regarded as an adult. To mark this special day,families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to churcK Later "here is a party and many guests are invited

In Japan,young people become adults at twenty. At this age,they can legally(合法地)vote,drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a nation?al holiday called "Coming of Age Day". On this day,twenty-year-olds celebrate by first going to a church to pray with their families. Later,they listen to spee?ches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, many celebrate with family or friends late into the night.

In some countries,birthday celebrations continue through adulthood. Some people celebrate their forti?eth and fiftieth birthdays,or their retirement (退休) years,with a huge party.

(   ) 36. In the United States,age sixteen marks the time when you can      

A.  vote and drive

B.  drive and get a job

C.  drink wine and smoke

D.  go into nightclubs

(   ) 37. In some Latin cultures,the fifteenth birthday is important for      

A.  parents

B.  young men

C.  both young women and young men

D.  young women

(   ) 38. In Japan,young people are considered as adults at age______ 

A. sixteen    B. eighteen

C. twenty    D. twenty-one

(   ) 39. Which of the following is NOT the turning

point in a person's life in the United States?

A.  The 15th birthday.

B.  The 16th birthday.

C.  The 18th birthday.

D.  The 21st birthday.

(   ) 40. What is the meaning of the underlined word "prohibited"?

A.允许   B.禁止    C.终止    D.支持

Learning how to play the piano is not the only-way for children to have a bright future. Children can choose what they like in many ways. Many children

are good at sports. Maybe they will be great players when they grow up.

Here is another example: the 26    in Shanghai have paid much attention to story-telling. Story-telling can also make them 27    excellent students. They 28    many story-telling contests every year. And children have 29    great interest and taken an active part in them. Some students who were too shy to speak in public have been now very good 30    .

Now many parents 31    their children to learn how to play the piano or the violin. 32    the money and energy they spend cannot make sure that their children will 33    much in a short period of time. However,training children to tell a story is quite 34    .

Although it costs little,it's a good and an easy
way 35    children to develop.
(   ) 26. A. schools    B. libraries C. children  D. parents

(   ) 27. A. like    B. become C. learn    D. help

(   ) 28. A. have    B. read C. listen    D. look

(   ) 29. A. become    B. no C. been    D. shown

(   ) 30. A. speakers    B. listeners C. students    D. teachers

(   ) 31. A. keep    B. help C. send    D. let

(   ) 32. A. And    B. So  C. But    D. Even

(   ) 33. A. play    B. learn  C. rest    D. use

(   ) 34. A. different    B. new C. difficult  D. expensive

(   ) 35. A. with    B. of C. to    D. for

25. 当你父母离开时，你应该照顾好自己。

You should              good_               yourself when your parents are away.

24. 这个女孩太小了，不能自己做决定。

The girl is too young to__________________