Do you dream of the day when you can drive a car？ In the United States， teenagers can get their driver's license when they are only 16years old．
Getting a driver's license takes a lot of time and energy， but it's worth it because it means having a lot more freedom． I'm from the state of Iowa （爱荷华州） that doesn't have a lot of public transportation． So until I turned 16， my parents had to drive me pretty much everywhere．
There were several steps before I got that special plastic card． In Iowa， everyone can get their learner's permit at the age of 14， which means you can only drive if your parent is sitting in the seat next to you．
The next step was getting my school permit at the age of 15． In the state of Iowa， if you live more than a mile （1.6km） away from school， you can get a school permit． But you can only drive to school and back home． Luckily， I lived just over a mile away from school， so I was able to drive my mom's car to school． But if you were caught going outside that route （路线）， you would get into big trouble．
Finally， after taking （and passing） a three﹣month driver's education course and the final test， I was able to get my driver's license． I could almost taste the freedom already， and it did in fact make life quite a bit easier．
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How teenagers get （56） their driver's license in Iowa， the USA |
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（57） to get a driver's license |
Age |
Names |
Conditions |
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14 |
（58） |
You're allowed to drive with one parent sitting by． |
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15 |
School permit |
You're allowed to drive from home to school or back home if you live（59） away． |
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16 |
driver's license |
˜You have to take a three﹣month education course ˜You have to take and pass （60） ． |
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The new term is coming soon． What is your resolution？ Let's share it!
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Cui Anqi， 14， Guangdong |
In the new term， I'd like to try harder and be happier． I love reading and writing． I want to read 30books! What's more， I hope to write something I learned from the books． It would be nice for me to write each week or even every day． I am looking forward to writing at least 1，000words each day． This will push me to observe （观察）my life carefully and think a lot． |
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Chen Huan， 12，Beijing |
My new term resolution is that I would like to successfully pass the fourth grade piano exam held by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music （英国皇家音乐学院）， known as ABRSM． My parents have been talking about it since last year and I don't want to let them down． I guess that I'll have to keep on trying! Wish me luck! |
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Xu Feiyang， 13， Zhejiang |
Well， I have three resolutions． My first resolution is to get better grades， especially in English． Then I hope to get a chance to listen to a Lang Lang's concert． I love music and it makes me happy and relaxed． Last， I hope I can become more mature （成熟的）． I want to understand and help others more． |
46． Where do the three teenagers come from？
A． America．B． China．C． Australia．
47． Who will try to read and write more？
A． Cui Anqi．B． Chen Huan．C． Xu Feiyang．
48． What do Chen Huan and Xu Feiyang have in common？
A． They will go to Lang Lang's concert．
B． They like music．
C． Their parents help them study English．
49． Which of the following is TRUE？
A． Cui Anqi will write more than a million words in a month．
B． Chen Huan's parents encourage him to take the fourth grade piano exam．
C． Xu Feiyang wants to grow stronger．
50． We can probably read the passage ．
A． in a newspaperB． in an advertisement
C． in a science book
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Festivals |
Time |
Activities |
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April Fool's Day |
April 1st |
◆play a joke or fool someone |
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Halloween |
October 31st |
◆trick or treat ◆dress up as ghosts or cartoon characters |
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Thanksgiving |
on the fourth Thursday in November |
◆eat turkey ◆give thanks to life and food |
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Easter |
on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th |
◆hide and find eggs |
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Christmas Day |
December 25th |
◆dress up Santa Claus ◆decorate Christmas trees ◆give out gifts |
43． How many festivals are there in April？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
44． On ， you'll probably be played trick on．
A． Easter
B． Halloween
C． April Fool's day
45． Which of the followings is NOT true according to the chart？
A． A child can play trick or treat on Halloween．
B． Your parents can dress up as Santa Claus at Christmas．
C． Thanksgiving Day is on the third Thursday in November．
41． The K is ．
A． a TV program
B． a singing app
C． an amusement magazine
42． We can't use the K to ．
A． score our singing
B． compete with others
C． record our sports scores
A man was on his way to another world， either heaven（天堂） or hell（地狱）． When he was halfway there， he saw a beautiful， huge（31） ． The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace．
The man said， "I have been working hard my whole life． And now I just want to eat and sleep（32） doing any work．"
The owner of the palace said， "If（33） ， there is nowhere else better than here for you． There are many delicious（34） in my palace． And I promise that nothing needs to be done by you．"
"That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man． And he stayed in the palace．
（35） ， the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping． But gradually， he felt a bit lonely and bored． So he went to the owner and said， "Just eating and sleeping every day is very （36） ． Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life． Could you help me find a （37） ？"
The owner replied， "Sorry， there are no jobs here at all．"
After another few months， the man could not （38） it any more and went to the owner again． "I really can't stand this kind of life any more，" he said． "If you do not offer me a job， I would （39） to go to hell rather than live here．"
The owner smiled． "（40） do you think we are now？" he said． "Heaven？ We are actually in hell!"
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31． A． garden |
B． museum |
C． palace |
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32． A． by |
B． without |
C． for |
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33． A． so |
B． not |
C． any |
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34． A． beds |
B． foods |
C． drinks |
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35． A． In the end |
B． At the same time |
C． At first |
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36． A． pleasant |
B． comfortable |
C． boring |
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37． A． job |
B． wife |
C． toy |
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38． A． stand |
B． mind |
C． hate |
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39． A． have |
B． prefer |
C． plan |
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40． A． Where |
B． What |
C． How |