Mitsuaki recently arrived in the United States to enter university．He wants to do well in his studies and 1 to the new culture．But Mitsuaki has a 2 ．It’s not his roommates．It’s not his school fees．It’s not even his English ability．It is that he doesn’t have a 3 ．And in America, that really makes him a foreigner．Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture： 4 is a way of life．
It’s 5 there’s no public transportation in America．Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help people get 6 work．Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across the 7 ．But most people find it much more 8 to drive, 9 they do have to deal with traffic．Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle．Many people 10 their car as a status symbol．But no matter what their social status are, people without wheels feel 11 ．
When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers 12 were．Young people in America often get their driver’s license around age 16 by 13 a written test and a driving test． 14 , before they can get their license, they have to take a driver education 15 , which gives students hands-on practice with driving．It also helps to reduce the high 16 of insurance．For teenagers, being able to drive－and in some cases, having their own car－is a big 17 ．It gives them a sense of power and freedom．It’s 18 to find an American teenager without one．
Driving to Americans is 19 flying to birds．It’s almost part of their nature．For many Americans, being 20 the wheel is like their natural home．
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