A　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Picture a flower bud about to bloom，opening its face to the world for the first time."可知，十六岁的女孩被比作含苞待放的花蕾，故A项正确。]

　　3．Girls and boys can at the age of sixteen.

　　A．get more presents

　　B．borrow a car and drive

　　C．get driver's license

　　D．do both B and C

　　D　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Our 16th birthday is the first day we can get our driver's license."及"Instead，we just borrow their car."可知，十六岁的少男少女们可以考驾照了，也可以借别人的车来开，故D项正确。]

　　4．The underlined words "on the verge of" means ．

　　A．standing close to B.away from

　　C．close to D.near

　　C　[词义猜测题。根据画线词后的"Picture a flower bud about to bloom，opening its face to the world for the first time..."可知，十六岁的少女已经接近成熟的年龄，由此可知，画线词意为"接近"，故C项正确。]

　　Ⅱ.阅读七选五

　　When I was a kid, the thing I enjoyed most about New Year's Eve was trying to stay awake until midnight. 1 However, I usually fell asleep before the New Year arrived. It wasn't until my 10th birthday that I reached the finish line and was able to cheer with the rest of the family. When I woke up the next morning, my mom asked me if I wanted to make a New Year's resolution(决心要做的事)．

2 After she explained it to me, I said I would try to fight less with my older brother. This got me a smile and a pat on the head from my mom. Unfortunately, the resolution lasted only until dinnertime. 3 A New Year's resolution is a decision to do or not do something in order to accomplish a personal goal or break a habit. It comes at a time when people look back at the past year and make an effort to improve