BORDER
CROSSINGS
While there are no restrictions on the amount of money that you can bring across the border, you must report to both the US and Canadian border
services amounts equal to or greater than $10.000.
PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS（免稅）ON PURCHASES
AMERICANS RETURNING TO THE US
Less than 48 hours: $ 200 US
48 hours or more:  $ 800 US duty-free personal exemption.
next $ 1.000 US at 3%
Including up to 100 cigars and 100 cigarettes.
CANADIANS RETURNING TO CANADA
Less than 24 hours: $ 50 CAN
48 hours or more:  $ 400 CAN
Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.
7 days or more: $ 750 CAN
Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.
DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR BORDER CROSSING
LAND OR SEA TO THE US(INCLUDING FERRIES)
A valid passport or passport card, or a NEXUS card.
(A NEXUS card is a Trusted Traveler Program that provides quick travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers through special lanes.)
A recent Washington State, New York or BC driver’s license.
Note: Children 15 years of age and younger require only a birth certificate or copy.(Certified copies are not required but are advised.)
AIR TRAVEL TO THE US
A valid passport, an Air NEXUS card, or a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document.
【小題1】If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?
A．$ 800 CANB．$750 CANC．$ 400 CAND．$ 50 CAN
【小題2】For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1.600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?
A．$ 24 USB．$ 48 USC．$52 USD．$ 200 US
【小題3】What documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child carry when they drive a car from Canada to America?
A．A BC driver’s license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate.
B．An Air NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate.
C．Two valid passport cards and a certified copy of a birth certificate.
D．A NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document., and a certified copy of a birth certificate.


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】C

解析試題分析：本文屬于廣告類短文閱讀，主要介紹了過邊界時所要注意的諸多事項。
【小題1】D 選D。根據(jù)文中Canadians Returning To Canada 的要求$750 CAN是免稅的，所以只需交$50 CAN的關稅
【小題2】A 選A. 根據(jù)文中Americans Returning To the US 的要求$800 US 免稅，而next $1000US at3% 得知除800以外的800到1000以內需交3% 800乘以3%=24
【小題3】C 選C 根據(jù)題目中hey drive a car from Canada to America，用排除法可排除兩項A,B,而D錯在a certified copy
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