In different countries around the world, most children must start schooling at early ages.
And they become "adults" at different ages. Being an adult means having the right to do certain
things, such as getting a part-time job, voting(投票), getting married, or getting a driving license
It also means accepting the responsibilities that go along with these rights.
In many countries, sixteen or eighteen is the age when a person becomes an adult. Young
men and women at this age can get a part-time job, and begin to receive an income of their own.
They no longer have to depend on their parents for money all the time. In Canada and America,
sixteen is the age when one can get a driving license; in England, it is seventeen.
There are responsibilities that go along with both of these rights. Getting a part-time job
means that you have to pay income tax. Driving a car demands that you follow certain rules like
buying car insurance.
Voting is another right that young people enjoy when they become adults. In the United
States, Canada and Britain, young people have the right to vote at the age of eighteen. With this
right also comes responsibility. For young people to use their right to vote wisely, they must
have an understanding of the needs of society, and they must also learn how politics work.
1. The underlined word "right" in Paragraph One means in Chinese.
A.正确 B.右边 C.权利
2. In America and Canada, young people who are can get their driving licenses.
A. at the age of 16 B. at the age of 15 C. at the age of 14
3. If you drive a car, you have to .2
A. get a part-time job B. follow certain rules C. understand society
4. Tom is a 17-year-old English boy and he has the rights to_______.21
A. drive and learn B. vote and marry C. drive and vote
5. From the passage, we can know that ____________.
A. sixteen-year-olds have all kinds of rights
B. responsibilities need to go along with rights
C. the rules are the same in the UK and the USA
1C 2A 3B 4A 5B: