1、1.The Age of MajorityIn most countries，1._(turn) 18 marks the start of adulthood.But what does 2._(reach) this milestone，the age of majority，really mean? Will you be 3._(complete) in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and 4._(excite) ways? What new responsibilities will this
2、 5._(free) bring? Here，three young people tell us what turning 18 means，or meant，to them.Bethany 16，Victoria，AustraliaI cant wait 6._(be) 18.One reason is that 7._ Ive been working ever since 8._(leave) school，I wont be voting in the next general election.Why? 9._I still wont be old enough.Surely，if
3、 youre old enough 10._(earn) a wag and pay taxes，you should 11._(allow) to have a say on 12._ the government spends them! Ive also been taking driving lessons，and in fact I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18.My mum worries about me 13._(be) behind the wheel.As an ambulance driv
4、er，shes seen a lot of car accidents 14._(involve) teenagers and 15._(think) the legalage for getting a driving licence should be 21.But I think Im already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means 16._(take) responsibility for my life and the lives of other people. Lin Ning 19，Shangh
5、ai，ChinaI celebrated my 18th birthday just before I went to university.I expected to feel 17._(instant) different，as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world1But it wasnt like that.When I 18._(wake) up the next day，there were still rules 19._(obey) and lesson
6、s 20._(attend) .In fact，the change has been more subtle and gradual than I 21._(imagine) .Instead of being the selfish teenager I used to be，I have begun to feel more aware of other people and to develop22._ stronger sense of 23._(society) responsibility.To give an example，I 24._(sign) an organ dona
7、tion agreement this time tomorrow.This was a big 25._(decide) for me and I made it 26._ asking my parents (although I knew they would approve)27._(turn) 18 also changed the way 28._ society viewed me.I was really surprised 29._ a bank contacted me with a credit card offer.Of course，I would like to h
8、ave more freedom with money and no doubt I will be getting a credit card at some point，but I currently dont have a steady income，so 30._(get) a credit card might tempt me to spend more money than I have!Morgan 20，Florida，the USPeople say that 18 31. _ (mark) a new chapter in our 32. _ (life)，and tha
9、t we should become more 33. _ (depend). I used 34. _ (believe) this，35. _ the reality for me has been very 36. _ (difference). I 37. _ (assume) Id already have 38. _ wellpaid job and that Id be moving into a 39. _ (rent) apartment as soon as I 40. _ (turn) 18，but 41. _ wrong I was! My librarians sal
10、ary means that Ill be living 42. _ home with my parents for a while longer. Because I contribute 43. _ the household bills and my commute to work is quite 44. _ (expense)，I find 45. _ hard to save any moneyIll 46. _ (start) a new job next month，47. _，so maybe things will get easier. I know I could g
11、et a bank loan 48. _ (pay) the deposit on my very own apartment，49. _ I dont feel ready 50. _ (make) that kind of commitment，and I do like my moms cooking. I guess some 51. _ (responsibility) are more about attitude 52. _ age.参考答案（一）1.turning 2. reaching 3. completely 4. exciting 5. freedom 6. to be
12、7. although 8. leaving 9. Because 10. to earn 11. be allowed 12. how 13. being 14. involving 15. thinks16. taking （二） 17.Instantly 18. woke 19. to obey 20. to attach 21. imagined 22. a 23. social 24. will be signing 25. decision 26. without 27. Turning28. when 29. that 30. getting (三）31.marks 32. lives 33. independent 34. to believe 35. but 36. different 37. assumed 38. a 39. rented 40. turned 41. how 42. at 43. to 44. expensive 45. it 46. be starting 47. however 48. to pay 49. but to make 51. responsibilities 52. than 4/4
