Question

Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday．There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center there’s no better way to explore than by car． 　　Condition of Hire 　　The shortest rental period at these specially low prices is three days．For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative at the hotel． 　　Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car．But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you． 　　The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed． 　　Upon delivery the driver(s)will be asked to sign the car hire company’s Conditions of Hire． 　　If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us．A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required． 　　Should you be forced to cancel your car hire booking after payment in full(two weeks before date of hire), a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made． (1) From the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay ________． [　　] A． insurance against damage to the car B． insurance against injury to the driver C． the cost of maintenance of the car D． the cost of repairs to the car (2) Which of the following is NOT true judging from the advertisement? [　　] A． Such an advertisement most likely appears in a newspaper． B． You are required to fill in a form before you hire a car． C． You are pretty certain to hire a particular car if you’d like to． D． You have to pay a booking fee when you hire a car from the company． (3) If car hirers change their minds after paying the whole cost of hiring, the ￡12 booking fee is ________． [　　] A． partly returned B． doubly paid C． not returned at all D． returned within two weeks

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．C;3．C;
解析：

(1)	从what’s not included可以看出injury to the driver属于个人事故。
(2)	从租车的第三个条件a particular car cannot be guaranteed 可以看出特殊车辆无法保证。
(3)	单方面取消合同，预交合同费从不退还。