In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

1.In the driving test, one _______________________.

A．mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road

B．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C．has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills

D．must drive around for more than an hour

2.When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?

A．a few years later

B．right after the first test

C．a few weeks later

D．never

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.

B．One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C．There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

D．A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.

4.The best title for the passage is _____________.

A．Driving Licenses in Britain

B．Tests for Britain People

C．Driving Cars

D．Young Men’s Driving Licenses

 

My name is David. I   1   in a big city with my parents. My home is on the sixth    2   of a tall building(建筑物). It’s a beautiful building. It   3   14 floors. It’s on a    4   street. There are a lot of cars and people there. And the street is very    5   ,  so I don’t like it.

But there are a lot of    6    to have fun. We can    7   games in the park. And we can take a    8   in the garden. Sometimes I read books in the    9   . It’s really quiet. I enjoy reading there. Do you like our neighborhood?  If you like,      10    to my home. It’s on Green Street.

1.A. take       B. live         C. have         D. go

2.A. street     B. park         C. floor        D. house

3.A. is         B. have         C. are          D. has

4.A. busy       B. new          C. old          D. quiet

5.A. clean      B. dirty        C. big          D. good

6.A. gardens        B. parks        C. places       D. restaurants

7.A. make       B. take         C. do           D. play

8.A. walk       B. car          C. bus          D. bike

9.A. bank       B. restaurant   C. library      D. hotel

10.A. welcome   B. go           C. live         D. walk

 

The new kind of car is _____ dear, I don’t have _____ money.

    A. too much; much too                       B. much too; too much

    C. too much; too much                       D. much too; much too

 

INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY Books, CDs, and videos, over 100 foreign newspapers and magazines Entrance free: Monday – Saturday 9:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. New England House , Museum Street

PAINTING COMPETITION For children 7—15 years old Paint a picture of an animal Send it to: Young Artist Magazine 22 Green Street Before October 15 and win a bicycle!

Choose the best choice from A﹑B or C according to what you read.
【小题1】What can you paint if you want to take part in the painting competition?
A. A bicycle.           B. A panda             C. A flower.
【小题2】How many days a week can you go to the library?
A. Six days.            B. Five days.          C. Seven days.
【小题3】How long is the library open a day?
A. Nine hours.          B. Ten hours.          C. Eight hours.
【小题4】What will you win if you take part in the competition before October 15?
A. A car.               B. An animal.          C. A bicycle.
【小题5】Do you need to buy a ticket if you go to the library?
A. Yes, I do.           B. No, I don’t.       C. Sorry, I don’t know.

Having Fun "Growing" and "Stealing"?

    Recently，an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can "farm" on a piece of "land" and "grow"， "sell" or even "steal" "vegetables"，"flowers" and "fruits" on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more "seeds"，"pets" and even "houses".

Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.

Harold：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game， Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan：I enjoy putting some "bugs" in my friends' gardens and we've become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.

Laura： You know， people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure(压力)；besides，it gives me the exciting experience of being a "thief".

Ivy：Well. it's just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on(专注于)their study.

1. According to the passage，people can't _______ things in this game.

        A. grow     B. borrow       C. steal     D. sell

2.Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

        A. They are longing for country life.

        B. They can have fun with friends.

        C. The game can relax people and give them a new experience.

        D. They are confident enough to face the real world.

3.Where can you find this passage?

        A. In a car magazine.                   B. In an advertisement.

        C. In a newspaper                       D. In a science book