In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.
Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.
【小题1】 A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.

My cat’s name is Lucy. She is a very pretty cat. Her hair is black and yellow. She has four children. She is very happy with her young babies.
The four children are not all like Lucy very much. The biggest (最大的) child is quite black. It is black with white feet (脚) and white ears. Two children are like their mother. They are black. My daughter says, “Aren’t they pretty ? Can’ t I have the black and white one? Isn’t he a tomcat (雄猫)?”
I say, “I don’t know, but I know the yellow and black ones are female (雌性的) .” “Are they? How do you know?” “For (因为) they are yellow and black. Tomcats never (从不) have that colour. I’ ll tell you something about that. Listen---”
【小题1】Lucy is a _____ .

My cat’s name is Lucy. She is a very pretty cat. Her hair is black and yellow. She has four children. She is very happy with her young babies.

The four children are not all like Lucy very much. The biggest (最大的) child is quite black. It is black with white feet (脚) and white ears. Two children are like their mother. They are black. My daughter says, “Aren’t they pretty ? Can’ t I have the black and white one? Isn’t he a tomcat (雄猫)?”

I say, “I don’t know, but I know the yellow and black ones are female (雌性的) .” “Are they? How do you know?” “For (因为) they are yellow and black. Tomcats never (从不) have that colour. I’ ll tell you something about that. Listen---”

1.Lucy is a _____ .

2.The writer (作者) has _____ cats: _____ baby cats and _____ mother cat.

3.文中划线单词 “black and yellow” 的意思是：

4.The biggest baby is _____ with _____ feet and _____ ears.

5.The story tells us the female cat’ s hair is _____ .

Mary is my friend. Her mother’s birthday is coming. She wants to buy a birthday present her mother. But she doesn’t have money. She can’t buy one. She is very . She thinks and thinks. She has an idea (主意). She can make a present by herself. So she uses a piece of paper a card. On the front, she a beautiful house with some flowers around it. On the back she writes, “To my dearest mummy in the world. I will buy you a real (真的) like this.”

  her mother’s birthday, Mary gives her the card. After she sees the card, tears (眼泪) fall down from her face. “ are you crying?” Mary asks, “You don’t like it, right?” “Of course not,” she says, “I love it very much. I because (因为) I am the happiest mother in the world. I have a great . I love you forever.”

1.A. with B. to C. for D. in

2.A. some B. any C. no D. many

3.A. sick B. scared C. happy D. sad

4.A. make B. to make C. making D. makes

5.A. draws B. writes C. cuts D. buys

6.A. car B. house C. present D. bike

7.A. At B. In C. On D. With

8.A. What B. Who C. How D. Why

9.A. cry B. laugh C. smile D. see

10.A. son B. daughter C. teacher D. student