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甘肃省兰州市第一中学2018届高三上学期英语期中考试试卷
At what age does a child became an adult?Here are a few examples.
First, in some North American Indian culture, a boy became a man around the age of 13. At that time, he would go into the woods alone, without food or water, for several days.Girls became adult women as soon as they were old to have babies, also around the age of 12 or 13.
In the Jewish religion, children spend years studying their history and religion. Then, at age of 13 for boys and 12 for girls, they go through an important religious ceremony.
In Japan today, young people become legal adult at age 20. Each year on January 15th, they celebrate “Coming-of-Age Day”, when the 20-year-olds in a town are invited to attend to special ceremony.
Finally, in the United States, the passage into adulthood takes several years. American teenagers look forward to their 16th birthday because in most states that is the age when can get a driver's license. The legal age of adulthood is 18, when Americans can vote, get married and work full-time. However, they must wait until age 21 to buy alcohol.
A. Many people celebrate their 21st birthday by having a drink with friends in a bar.
B. It's hard to answer the question.
C. The answer depends on your culture or religion.
D. From that day, they are adults, and they become responsible for their own religious development.
E. When he returned safely, he became an adult man.
F. The teenagers are not allowed to drink alcohol.
G. They wear traditional clothes, listen to speeches and visit old friends.
A. It expands your world view. B. You'll feel an increase in confidence. C. It helps you to become a more talkative person. D. It may show you the solutions you didn't know about. E. Talking to a stranger is a good habit as you never know who you may meet. F. Having a short dialogue is one of those perfect chances to make people cheerful. G. Asking proper questions and attentive listening are two skills that many don't have. |
Do you remember those times when your mother told you to avoid talking to strangers? But now you're not a child anymore. In fact, there are advantages of talking to strangers.
You can meet a really great person.
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You have some opinion about different subjects and you know your friends' and relatives' points of view about them too. But there are millions of other people who think differently and can give you unpredictable yet smart ideas that'll broaden your horizons.
You improve your social skills.
Whatever social skills you have, you can make them better when talking to strangers. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} You can better these skills when talking to a stranger.
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If you belong to that shy type of people, talking to a stranger may seem to be a real challenge for you. I'm also extremely shy but I realize it's not an issue at all. You can overcome your fear of being judged by others by talking to strangers and become more confident.
You can cheer someone up.
The thing you'll definitely like about talking to strangers is that you can make someone's day better. Smile and people will smile in return. Compliment people and they'll think something pleasant about you. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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