Car Hire

Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center, there’s no better way to explore than by car.

Conditions of Hire

★ The shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative at the hotel.  

★ Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car. But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.  

★ The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.  

★ Upon delivery the driver（s） will be asked to sign the car hire company’s Conditions of Hire.  

★ If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us. A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required.  

★ Should you be forced to cancel （取消） your car hire booking after payment in full （two weeks before date of hire） , a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made.  

60. From the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay _______.  

A. insurance against damage to the car

B. insurance against injury to the driver

C. the cost of maintenance of the car

D. the cost of repairs to the car

61. Which of the following is NOT true according to the advertisement?

A. You have to pay parking fine yourself.  

B. The company can’t provide all kinds of cars you need.  

C. When you hire a car from the company, a driver will go together with you.  

D. You have to pay a booking fee when you hire a car from the company.  

62. If car hirers change their minds after paying the whole cost of hiring, the ￡12 booking fee is ________.  

A. partly returned       B. double paid

C. not returned at all    D. returned within six weeks

63. The prices for car hire are especially low when ________.  

A. it is booked for at least three days

B. it is booked two weeks in advance

C. it is booked for two days

D. the booking is made in London

One of the things I always believed is that no matter how bad something is, you can 36 something valuable out of it. The 37 I wasn’t sure of that was on September 11.  

I hear older people 38 about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy’s being murdered and how greatly those events 39 them in their lives. For my 40, the tragedy of September 11 can be 41 with that of Pearl Harbor. We will be talking about the terrible effect 42 our country, and our lives as the single human being, for years to come.  

It wasn’t until a few weeks 43 September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. People seem 44 now, more understanding, more friendly. Little things that seemed to be such a bother before are no longer a 45 deal. Personally, I am more patient than I was. I realize life is too short and 46 to let myself get upset over unimportant things. Life is also too short to carry complaints and 47 I’ve become more forgiving and understanding. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted. You know how we always say “48 you later”. One thing I’ve realized from September 11 is that you can’t ever say for sure. 49 change in the blink （眨眼） of an eye. People go to 50 and don’t come back. One minute they are living and the 51 minute they are not. And, it doesn’t 52 who you are because there is nothing you can do about it. We 53 know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the 54 of every minute we have.  

You try to learn from what happened. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just 55.  

― I’m bored. I have almost wasted the whole afternoon on it.  

― _______

A. Don’t mention it.  

B. I would leave that question alone if I were you.  

C. You always have no patience.  

The teacher insisted _______ until we finished the work.  

A. we not rest             B. on our resting

C. we rested               D. we would not rest

I’m considering _______ a washing machine, which is considered _______ a great help to my wife.  

A. buying; to be              B. buying; being

C. to buy; being              D. to buy; to be