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Myfatherquitdrivingin1927,whenhewas25yearsold.SomybrotherandIgrewupinahouseholdwithoutacar.In1951,whenmybrotherturned16,myparentsboughtaused1950Chevroletfromafriend.Sincemyparentsdidn'tdrive,itmoreorlessbecamemybrother'scar.gu8q4bOxsQ
Havingacarbutnotbeingabletodrivedidn'tbothermyfather,butitdidn'tmakesensetomymother.Soin1952.whenshewas43yearsold,shelearnedtodrive.Forthenext45yearsorso,untilshewas90,mymotherwasthedriverinthefamily.gu8q4bOxsQ
Aftermyfatherretiredwhenhewas70,healmostalwaysaccompaniedmymotherwhenevershedroveanywhere,evenifhehadnoreasontogoalong.Onedaymyfathersaidtome."Doyouwanttoknowthesecretofalonglife?
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"Iguessso,"Isaid,knowingitprobablywouldbesomethingbizarre<稀奇古怪的).gu8q4bOxsQ
"Noleftturns."hesaid.
"What?
"Iasked.
"Noleftturns,"herepeated."Thinkaboutit.Threerightsarethesameasaleft.andthat'salotsafer.Severalyearsago,yourmotherandIreadanarticlethatsaidmostaccidentsthatoldpeopleareinhappenwhentheyturnleftinfrontofoncomingtraffic.Asyougetolder,youreyesightworsens.SoyourmotherandIdecidedneveragaintomakealeftturn."gu8q4bOxsQ
"You'rekidding!
"Isaid,andIturnedtomymotherforsupport."No."shesaid."yourfatherisright.Wemakethreerights.Itworks."Butthensheadded:
"Exceptwhenyourfatherlosescount."gu8q4bOxsQ
"Losescount?
"Iasked.
"Yes,"myfatheradmitted,"thatsometimeshappens.Butit'snotaproblem.Youjustmakesevenrights,andyou'reokayagain."gu8q4bOxsQ
Icouldn'tresist."Doyouevergofor11?
"Iasked.gu8q4bOxsQ
"No,"hesaid"Ifwemissitatseven,wejustcomehomeandcallitabadday.gu8q4bOxsQ
Besides,nothinginlifeissoimportantitcan'tbeputoffanotherdayoranotherweek."gu8q4bOxsQ
Mymotherwasneverinanaccidentallthroughherlife.gu8q4bOxsQ
41.Whendidtheparentshavetheirfirstsonaccordingtothepassage?
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A.In1952.B.In1951.C.In1935.D.In1927.gu8q4bOxsQ
42.Themotherdecidedtolearntodrivebecause____.gu8q4bOxsQ
A.shedidn'tbelieveinhersons
B.shewantedtodriveherowncar
C.hersonsrefusedtodriveforher
D.shehadtodriveherhusbandlowork
43.What'sthemessagethefatherwantedtoleavetohisson?
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A.Owningacarwastooexpensiveforafamily.
B.Onecouldneverbetoocarefulwhendriving.
C.Oneisneverloooldtolearnanewskill.
D.Oldpeopleshouldneverbeallowedtodrivealone.gu8q4bOxsQ
44.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"losescount"probablymean?
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A.Failingtocountcorrectly.B.Losingtheirsenseofdirection.gu8q4bOxsQ
C.Makinglessturnsthantheyshould.D.Forgettingtocountturns.gu8q4bOxsQ
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LondonisthecapitalcityofEngland.Itisoneofthemajortouristdestinationsandahubofglobaltransportation.Londonpublictransportincludes:
LondonUnderground;LondonBuses;RiverServices;DocklandsLightRailway;CroydonTramlink;NationalRail.gu8q4bOxsQ
TheLondonUndergroundor'theTube'asilisuniversallyknowntoLondoners,isnormallythequickestandeasiestwayofg