Three Things To Do Before You Are 18

Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it’s a little late.

Learn to swim

This is so important, because it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you can t do water sports like waterskiing and surfing. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you.

Try at least one kind of team sports

Being a good team player is important. You cant just think of yourself. You have to work well with other people. Team sports can keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. They usually let you 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 stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you did, like cinema tickets or emails from friends.

【小题1】According to the passage, why is learning to swim so important?

A．Because it might let us feel good	B．Because it can make us healthy.
C．Because it might let us do lots of things easily	D．Because it can save our life

【小题2】The underlined words “a good social life” mean __________.

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 find a good job.

【小题3】According to the passage, one of the best hobbies is __________.

A．collecting something	B．doing some water sports
C．going camping	D．sending emails to friends

【小题4】What kind of collection is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A．Stamps.

B．Cinema tickets.

C．Postcards

D．Emails

【小题5】The passage is mainly about __________ before we are 18.

A．problems to think

B．friends to have

C．things to do

D．sports to play