It's a Sunday morning. Jack and his father   36 on a big bus. There are   37 people on it. Some of   38  come from America and some    39   England and Canada. They are all friends. They are going to the Summer Palace（頤和園）. There are two   40   on the bus. One is a man. He is the driver. He   41   the bus.   42  is a young woman. She   43 good English. She is talking about the Summer Palace. All the passengers(乘客)are listening   44__Her. They like the Summer Palace. They want     45   it very much.

Dear Pet,

Without knowing more about you, it’s hard for me to give you some good advice.

But first, I am sure that you are 39  . You said that nobody would care if you left home. What about your   40  ?  And other family members? It seems that you are very 41  . You’d better go to a doctor or talk   42  your parents. They will be able to help you.

Second, I’m sure there’s someone else in your class who feels lonely,   43 . You never know   44 other people feel. Try to make friends with your classmates. And you could 45 a club to meet new people and make friends, too.

You 46  find happiness in yourself. So my  47  advice is to write a list of all the good things about yourself, learn to like yourself, and then  48  will see your confidence (信心)and like you, too.

Editor

Places

Items

Prices / each

John’s Gift Supermarket

photo albums / scarves / calendars

$7

pet cats / dogs / parrots

$30

Space Museum

Open hours

9:30 am-5:30 pm

Adults tickets

$20

Children under 12

$10

East Cinema

Monday – Friday (6:30 pm -8:00 pm )

$5

Saturday – Sunday (whole night)

$8

（    ）41．You are 10. You are going to visit the Space Museum with your parents. How

much should your family pay for the tickets?

                     A、$30.                                     B、$40.                       C、$50.

（    ）42．You have only $40. What presents can you buy for your mom’s birthday?

                     A、A pet dog and a calendar.        B、A pet cat, a photo album and a scarf.

                     C、A pet parrot and a cat.

（    ）43．If you have only 15 dollars, you can go to see movies______.

                     A、twice for the whole night movie  

                     B、four times from Saturday to Sunday

                     C、three times from Monday to Friday

（    ）44．How long is the Space Museum open?

                     A、4 hours.                                B、6 hours.                  C、8 hours.

（    ）45．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information?

                     A、If you want to buy some gifts, you should go to Johnson’s Supermarket.

                     B、You can still be in the Space Museum at 6 pm.

                     C、You can visit the Space Museum in the daytime.

Every culture has a recognized (公認(rèn)的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.
In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license（證）, they drive into the grown-up world.
"Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car," she said.
According to a recent research, 41% of 16 to 19 year olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.
Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with undergrounds and limited(有限的) parking, some teenagers don't want them. But in rich areas outside the city, if there are no undergrounds, and bicycles are more for fun than cars, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents stop before letting their kids drive. They need to wait until they are more experienced.
Julie Susiana, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit (許可)
Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some laughing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said. "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either."
In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?
【小題1】16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _______.