There are some strange driving laws in different countries.

Countries

Laws

Vietnam

If you’re in Vietnam without a Vietnamese driver’s license, you risk a prison sentence of up to three years.

Russia

In Moscow, if your car is dirty enough to draw dust art, you will be fined about 2,000 rubles (about US $55). Worse yet, it’s illegal to wash your car by hand in public places — forcing you to take it to one of the few car wash facilities.

Thailand

Drivers —male or female — can’t drive shirtless, whether it’s a car, a bus, or a tuk-tuk cab.

France

France requires its drivers to carry a portable breathalyzer(酒精测量仪) at all times when driving a car. The one-time breathalyzer cost around US$5, and if you don’t have one, you will be fined US$15.

Cyprus

Raising your hands in the car can get you fined of US$35. The law states a driver can be fined if the person “is in an irregular position inside the car or raises his hand from the steering wheel unnecessarily.

Japan

Politeness isn’t just the culture in Japan; it’s part of driving laws. Splashing a person by driving through a puddle(水坑) with your car will cost you over US$60. The country is also strict with its DUI(酒驾) laws — riding with or lending your car to a driver who gets caught drinking and driving can lead to a fine costing thousands of dollars.

1.Where should you go to wash your car when you are in Moscow?

A. The car wash facilities.

B. Any public place

C. Your home

D. The forest

2.What can get you fined for in Cyprus?

A. Forgetting to carry a portable breathalyzer.

B. Not having a Cyprus driver’s license.

C. Putting your hands above your head when you are driving.

D. Driving without a shirt.

3.If you are fined thousands of dollars in Japan, you may have been ____.

A. in an irregular position in your car

B. sitting in a car with a drunk driver

C. splashing a person with mud

D. impolite to other drivers

4.This text can most likely be found in _______.

A. a law document

B. a fashion magazine

C. an international newspaper

D. a column on interesting cultures

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I entered the classroom, our teacher announced we were going to have a math test. I took a look at the full of what looked like hieroglyphs(象形文字) to me and began to . I did the best that I could, and then left my to put my paper in a pile on the front desk with a(n) .

I returned to my seat and then an idea came to mind. I where the teacher was before I made my . She was walking in the of the room with her back turned. I left my seat and went back to the pile of test papers already handed and when I picked up my paper I also the paper right below it before returning to my seat. When I looked at the paper I had taken, I discovered it was the work of the girl in our class. I copied her answers to my paper.

The next day the teacher handed back our papers turning them facedown on everyone’s desk. When I my paper over, I was to see an “F” on it. After class I went to the girl whose answers I had and said to her, “That math test was difficult. I it. I guess we need to study more.” Her was, “Not me, I got every question and got an A”.

The teacher knew. She never embarrassed me in front of the class and me to keep my dignity(尊严). I made a to myself never ever to cheat again. I would remember to always be in the things I do. I never forgot that teacher who failed me when, really, I had failed myself.

1.A.blackboard B.paper C.book D.picture

2.A.think B.cry C.worry D.sleep

3.A.seat B.classroom C.partner D.teacher

4.A.joy B.sign C.idea D.problem

5.A.believed B.found C.ignored D.checked

6.A.choice B.mind C.move D.comment

7.A.front B.middle C.back D.outside

8.A.out B.in C.over D.on

9.A.saw B.brought C.remembered D.included

10.A.extra B.new C.clean D.difficult

11.A.tallest B.oldest C.prettiest D.smartest

12.A.got B.turned C.put D.took

13.A.shocked B.angry C.happy D.excited

14.A.copied B.read C.marked D.examined

15.A.knew B.made C.failed D.lost

16.A.reply B.attitude C.opinion D.purpose

17.A.ready B.right C.done D.good

18.A.told B.reminded C.allowed D.advised

19.A.speech B.joke C.wish D.promise

20.A.honest B.friendly C.careful D.hopeful

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