Signs in Chinese will be set up in public areas such as airports, to benefit Chinese travelers, the Italian Government announced in late February. Now many European countries are expected to follow this example.
Despite the different languages, travel across Europe has never been so simple. Just five years ago, if you wanted to visit Germany in the north and Spain in the south in one trip, you had to wait for weeks to apply for different visas from the two countries. You also needed a calculator because both countries had different money.
Today, with a Schengen Visa issued by any member country, you can travel across 15 European countries without stopping. Since 2002, within most of the EU, there is now just one type of money called the Euro. The Euro was designed to be the only money in the EU, and already makes it easier to shop around. If you drive, your driving license and car insurance policy are valid(有效的)in the other European countries. And you can use your mobile phone everywhere.
All the countries in the continent are melting into a united Europe under the EU. For Europeans and visitors, the result is that is more convenient to travel back and forth between the different countries. 
1.  What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage us to travel across Europe.
B. To suggest that the whole world is melting into one like the EU.
C. To praise the tourism policy of the EU.
D. To introduce tourism conditions in the EU.
2. By saying the underlined sentence “Now many European countries are expected to follow this example”, the writer means that ________.
A. more signs will be set up in Chinese in European countries
B. more and more Europeans have a desire to know more about China
C. more and more Chinese people will go to travel across Europe
D. Chinese is now an important language in Europe
3. Compared to five years ago, traveling in Europe has become easier because ______.
A. you needn’t drive a car
B. you can use a calculator to exchange money
C. applying for different visas is much simpler
D. one visa is good enough for traveling in a number of countries
4. It can be inferred from the passage that _________
A. an increasing number of Chinese tend to travel to Europe
B. Chinese has become an important language in Europe
C. the Euro is the only money used in the EU now
D. it is always necessary to unite many countries into one

Driving Offence Points System
What is Driving Offence Points System?
After the introduction of this system, certain traffic offences will earn the driver points besides other punishment. If a driver makes any of these offences, the points will be recorded. When the driver gets a certain number of points, he will be forbidden to drive for a certain amount of time.   
What are the purposes of this system?
This is a system designed to make road much safer. It can improve standards of driving and reduce the accident rates.
Which traffic offences will result in Driving Offence points?
Of course, not all traffic offences are covered by this system. Only those that have direct effect on road safety are included. There are altogether fourteen items.

Code
Offence
Points
1
Causing death by dangerous driving
10
2
Dangerous driving
10
3
Careless driving
5
4
Driving after drinking or taking drugs
10
5
Driving over speed limit by more than 15 km/hour
3
6
Driving in a motor race on the road
10
7
Failing to stop after an accident
3
8
Failing to give information after an accident
3
9
Failing to report an accident
3
10
Failing to obey directions of police officers
3
11
Crossing double white lines
3
12
Failing to obey traffic signals
3
13
Failing to give way to walkers at a crosswalk
Failing to stop for people walking
3
14
Failing to stop at school crossing
3
What will happen if you have got up to 10 points?
If you have got 10 points or above, but still less 15 points, you will receive a warning letter from the Transport Department. This letter will tell your record of Driving Offence Points and remind you of the result of getting more points. It is hoped that this warning will change your driving behavior for the better.
What will happen if you have got 15 points?
If you have got 15 points or more within two years, a court will take away your driving license. The first time you are found guilty you will not be able to drive for three months, but if you are caught a second time you will not be able to drive for six months.
【小题1】The underlined word “Offence”(paragraph 1)refers to ________.
A.a driving habitB.an official of road safety
C.bad behavior in the officeD.an action against the traffic law
【小题2】The Driving Offence Points __________.
A.is a system that helps to improve the driving standards
B.are points earned because of dangerous driving
C.shows traffic offences of different kinds
D.is a guide dealing with traffic offences
【小题3】What will happen to you if you have got 13 points?
A.You will be punished for the points.
B.Your driving license will be taken away.
C.Your record will be sent to the Transport Department.
D.You will get a warning letter from the Transport Department.
【小题4】What will happen to you if you are caught driving dangerously and two months later you are caught driving after drinking?
A.Your license will be taken away.
B.You will be taken to the police station.
C.You will not be able to drive for 3 months.
D.You will not be able to drive for 6 months.

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