The story I am going to tell you happened about three years ago when I started to learn how to drive. At first, I was very frightened, and I thought I could never learn how to drive a car. Driving a car frightened me because in my home country women never drive, but in the United States every woman has to know how to drive. My husband paid an instructor to teach me how to drive. After that, my husband practiced with me for a long time. My husband always told me that I had to learn. It was important to me and my family.
However, I couldn’t get my license right away. I failed my driving test two times. After practicing for a long time, I decided to go for my third driving test. I had failed my first test because I was very nervous. Everybody encouraged me to continue practicing. Three weeks later, I decided to try it again, but I failed again. After that, I was very embarrassed（困窘的）, and I said I couldn’t get it, so I stopped practicing for a while.
Not knowing how to drive was bad because I couldn’t do anything. I had two kids, my husband works, and I have to take care of everything. Driving was so necessary that I decided to try it again. And finally, that time, I passed the test. Now I have my license. I know how to drive, and it has changed my life in some important ways. Now I’m driving to the college, learning English and hoping I will get a good job in the future.
小題1:Why did the author think that she could never learn how to drive a car?
A．Because she was not an American woman.
B．Because she was afraid of a car or a bus.
C．Because in her own country women never drive.
D．Because her husband didn’t know how to teach her.
小題2: The underlined word “instructor” in the first paragraph probably means __________.
A．someone who teaches a special skill
B．someone who teaches a sport skill
C．someone who teaches in an American college
D．the information telling you how to drive a car
小題3: How many persons in the author’s family are mentioned except the author herself?
A．2B．3C．4D．5
小題4:The passage mainly shows us that the author failed for quite a few times but she never gave up and __________.
A．she succeeded in driving her car to send her two children
B．she succeeded in driving to the college to get a good job
C．she succeeded in driving to the college and learned English
D．she succeeded in passing driving test and got her license in the end
小題5:The best title of this passage should be “__________”.
A．My Driving LicenseB．My Husband and I
C．Passing the TestD．Never Give Up

小題1:C           
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D
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A．a(chǎn)dmired
B．watched
C．seen
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A．proud
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C．worried
D．interested
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A．many
B．deep
C．much
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A．looked
B．reached
C．discovered
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A．with
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A．weak
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A．but
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The most recent scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) also notes with concern that the ocean is acidifying(酸化) because of increased absorption of atmospheric CO2. and thus causing a threat to shell-forming species.  Sharp increase in CO2 levels will cause further acidification of the ocean.
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c. It balances the oceans with a green-house gas. 
d. It affects shell-forming species.  
e. It makes the oceans act as a heat sponge.           
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Dear Economist,
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B．the writer’s friend was once a street musician
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