In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you are seventeen．You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start．When you’re learning，someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone．You don’t have to go to a driving school，a friend can teach you．The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license．

   Before you’re allowed to have a full license you have to take a driving test．You can take a test in your own car，but it has to be fit for the road．In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions．If you don’t pass the test，you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later．In l970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test you don’t have to take it again．a(chǎn)nd you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like，if you’re healthy．Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in l974 at the age of l00．

   Before l904 everyone was allowed to drive．even children．Then from l904 car drivers had to have a license．But they didn’t have to take a test until l935．In the early days of car driving，before l878，cars were ’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to watch in front of the car with a red flag．

1．Which of the following is NOT necessary for a young man who wants to drive a car alone?

   A．He should pass a driving test to get a full license，

   B．He should learn to drive in a driving school．

   C．He should get a special two-year driving license．

   D．He should reach the age of l7．

2．A person Can’t take money for driving lessons unless he_____________．

   A．is given a special two-year driving license

   B．has a teacher’s license

   C．has learned to drive in a driving school

   D．has a full driving license

3．In the driving test, one_______________．

   A．can drive around for more than an hour

   B．has to be examined only in car driving skills

   C．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

   D．can drive his own car but it must be lit for the road

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

   A．One can take a driving test again until he passes it．

   B．A car driver didn’t have to get a license until l935．

   C．There was a special limit（限制）to cars before l878．

   D．There is no limit to age of an old man who drives a car．

5．Before l904 everyone was allowed to drive，even___________．

   A．old man          B．young man        C．women           D．children