Important Ages in the UK
Age | What you can do |
5 | You have to go to school |
12 | You can buy a pet. |
13 | You can get a part-time job, but you can’t work for more than two hours on a school day or on Sunday. |
14 | You can go into a bar, but you can’t buy alcohol(酒). |
16 | You can leave school. A boy can join the army with his parents’ permission. You can drive a motorcycle(摩托车). you can have beer or wine with a meal in a restaurant. |
17 | You can hold a license to drive most small cars. |
18 | Age of maturity—you have grown up in the eyes of the law(法律). You can marry even without your parents’ permission. You can buy and drink alcohol in a bar. |
21 | You can hold a license to drive a large passenger bus. You can have a license to sell alcohol. You can become a Member of Parliament(议会). |
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1.In Britain, what can you do when you are 14 years old?
A. Buy a pet. B. Join the army.
C. Drive a motorcycle. D. Buy alcohol.
2.In Britain, you can start to drink wine in a restaurant at the age of _____.
A. twelve B. fourteen
C. sixteen D. eighteen
3.The underlined word “maturity” means “_____”.
A. 独立 B. 选举 C. 执法 D. 成熟
4.In Britain, which of the following is NOT allowed for the 18-year-old teenagers?
A. Leaving school. B. Joining Parliament.
B. Diving small cars. D. Marrying.
5.If your 19-year-old friend is going to live in Britain, you should tell him that he can’t _____.
A. drive a motorcycle B. drive a large passenger bus
C. get a part-time job D. buy alcohol in a bar
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A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. 1. she hesitated(犹豫) for a moment, she 2. went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who 3. her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing(瞥) at her scornfully(轻蔑), he told her that the dress was 4.. The woman walked out of the shop 5. and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the 6. morning dressed 7. a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing 8. she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed 9. making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first 10. for.