Important Ages in the UK

Age	What you can do
5	You have to go to school.
12	You can buy a pet.
13	You can get a part-time job, but you can't work for more than two hours on a school day or on Sunday.
14	You can go into a bar, but you can't buy alcohol (酒).
16	You can leave school. A boy can join the army with the parents' permission(允许). You can drive a motorcycle. You can have beer or wine with a meal in a restaurant.
17	You can hold a license (执照) to drive most small cars.
18	Age of maturity (选举)- you have grown up in the eyes of the law. You can marry even without your parents' permission. You can buy or drink alcohol in a bar.
21	You can hold a license to drive a large passenger bus. You can have a license to sell alcohol. You can become a member of Parliament.

What can you do in Britain when you're 14 years old?

A．Buy a pet	B．Join the army
C．Drive a motorcycle	D．Buy alcohol

In Britain, you can start to drink wine in the restaurant at the age of ________.

A．twelve	B．fourteen
C．sixteen	D．eighteen

If your 19-year-old friend is going to live in Britain, you should tell him that he can't __________.

A．drive a motorcycle

B．drive a large passenger bus

C．get a part-time job

D．buy alcohol in a bar

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