It is interesting to visit another country, but there are some problems when you don’t know the   1  very well. It may be   2  to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country that we are visiting. We may not know how to buy   3   we need. In a   4  country we might not know where to eat or what to order in a  5 . It is not easy to decide how  6  to tip waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience   7  that.   8  a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to   9 . We learn to enjoy life in another country and then we may be   10 to leave.

Tell your car to make a phone call without holding the phone．Tell your car to send an e-mail without touching the computer or even tell your car to send a call for help．Sound like something from a science fiction（科幻）movie．Well, thanks to a new "talking car" , this is soon to become reality．

Road Track．the Israeli（以色列）producer of Chevrolet（雪弗莱）, has built a computer platform called Chevy Star．It offers the driver a wide range of things you can get with your voice．

It uses a box the size of a mobile phone attached to（贴到）the rear view mirror（后视镜）．The driver can use it to be in touch with Road Track' s Offices．Many operators（接线员）work round the clock so as to answer the phone and the needs of drivers．

To get into the car, the driver has to say a secret code, such as “Open Sesame”（芝麻开门）, for the doors to open and the engine to start．Upon entering the car, the driver has three buttons: one for emergencies, another for telephone calls and a third for practical information．When the driver presses the emergency（紧急事故）button, the operator calls the car to ask if there is a problem．If the driver is lost, the operator can use a map to help the driver find his or her way．“It depends 100 percent on the voice, so you don't need to take your eyes off the road or hands off the wheel to use it．You just speak out and then the operator gives you instructions,” said Danny Laguna of Chevrolet．The operator also alerted（警惕的）when the driver hits your brake（刹车器）too hard．And if operators find a problem anywhere on the car, they warn the driver straight away．Need to make a phone call? Just press the button and read out the number to dial．E-mail can also be dictated（口授）．The driver also has many practical things to choose from; the weather, the latest world or local news, what's on a the cinema or theatre．

1．How many buttons are there in the car?

A．One．                    B．Three．                  C．Two．                   D．Four．

2．If the driver is lost, he or she should                ．

A．press the emergency button                         B．press the telephone call number

C．press the practical information button       D．hit the brake too bard

3．To get into the car, the driver has to                ．

A．say secret code                                                 B．press practical information

C．open the door of the car                              D．ask for help

4．Press the practical information button to get            ．

A．the help from the operators                          B．the latest world or local news

C．a phone call                                                D．the door closed

　　It's very interesting to visit another country, but there are some problems when we don't know the (1) very well. It may be (2) to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may not know how to buy the (3) we need. In a (4) country we might not know where to eat or what to order in a (5) . It is not easy to decide（决定）how (6) to tip（付小费）waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience（经历） (7) that. (8) a short time, however（不过）, we learn what to do and what to (9) We learn to enjoy our lives in another country, and then we may be (10) to leave.

　　Englishmen speak British English and Americans speak American English. A student is learning to speak British English. He often wonders（想知道） “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?”Learners often ask“What're the differences between British English and American English?”

　　Certainly there are some differences between British and American English. The Englishmen say“Have you a pen?”While Americans say“Do you have a pen?”The pronunciation is sometimes different.

　　Americans often sound“r”s in words like“bird”and“hurt”. But speakers of British don't sound the“r”s in these words. There are differences in spelling. For example,“colour”and“vapour”are British, while“color”and“vapor”are American. These differences in grammar, pronunciation and spelling are not important. For the most important part, British and American English are the same language. When Englishmen and Americans are talking with each other, they don't need any interpreters（翻译）. Maybe someday, they need. But not now.

A．No, there are not any differences between them.

B．Yes, there are some differences between them.

C．Yes, there are many differences.

D．Sometimes there are, but sometimes there aren't.

(2)“Have you a pen?”

A．is the British way to express（表达）the idea.

B．is neither the British way nor the American way to express the idea.

C．is the American way to express the idea.

D．is both the British way and the American way to express the idea.

A．important enough to form（形成）two languages _________.

B．not so important

C．likely（可能）to be important someday

D．very important to man

(5) The last two sentences in the passage most probably（可能）implies（暗示）

A．British and American English will be two completely different languages one day

B．Englishmen and Americans will never need any interpreters while talking

C．Englishmen and Americans will certainly need interpreters when they're talking in the future

D．British and American English may become very different some day, maybe not