1 . Lawn Games for Adults That’ll Make You Feel Like a Kid Again
Experts say that engaging in playful activities through adulthood can help lower stress, improve cognitive (认知的) functions, and build social bonds with others, which is so much more than what your phone can do for you. So what are you waiting for? Round up the family, grab one of these lawn games for adults, and let the good time stroll.
Spikeball Game Set $ 59.99
The flexible, hula-hoop-sized net stands on its foldable legs and can be taken to the beach or the park to give four players plenty of space to run around. Start the two-on-two game by bouncing a ball off the net, sending it flying toward your opponents—they have three passes between them to send the ball back over to your team. When they miss, you score, and the first one to get to 21 wins.
The Pocket Shot $ 25.00
Who doesn’t love lining up cans and shooting them down with a slingshot? It’s demanding yet thrilling. The Pocket Shot is a super powerful slingshot that shoots at two or three times the rate of a regular slingshot. It’s super tiny, so it fits in your pocket.
Giant 4-Connect-In-A-Row $ 79.99
Two players at a time try to insert their red or blue coins into the wooden frame to form a vertical or horizontal line of all the same color. It’s way more challenging than you’d think.
1. According to the first paragraph, in what way can lawn games benefit adults?A.Helping with pressure relief. |
B.Improving their strength and flexibility. |
C.Stopping their phone use. |
D.Helping them gain strong build. |
A.Two. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
A.They need two players. | B.They are cheap to buy. |
C.They take skills to play. | D.They are of pocket size. |
"Where did it come from?" I asked.
"I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but when in great need... such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon."
The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Crystal(水晶) Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little awkwardly(难看) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.
"It's not like the one you used to find," my mother went on. "Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn't know where to look for a better one. But I couldn't be fussy(挑剔的)."
"Don't worry," I told her. "It's perfect."
It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: All Christmas trees are perfect.
1. What did his mother's Christmas tree look like?
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A.all the soldiers had the three-day holiday |
B.the writer could not go home for Christmas |
C.the writer spent his first Christmas during the war |
D.not all the soldiers went home for Christmas during the war |
A.his mother didn't like Christmas trees |
B.the writer didn't like the tree cut by someone else |
C.the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees |
D.his mother didn't want to have a Christmas tree during wartime |
A.The Perfect Christmas Tree |
B.How to Choose a Christmas Tree |
C.How Soldiers Spent Their Christmas |
D.A Christmas with an Ugly Christmas Tree |
A.Nothing is as perfect as Christmas. |
B.Once at home, everything is so nice. |
C.During the war, trees are hard to find. |
D.All Christmas trees are the most beautiful. |