In Britain you're allowed to drive a car when you're seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you 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 lessons 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 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 1970, a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you've passed your test, you're allowed to go on driving if you like, and you must be healthy. Britain's oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100. 

    Before 1904, everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn't have to take a test until 1935. In the early days of car driving, before 1978, cars weren't allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

Mr. White works in an office. He likes  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (read) in bed before he goes to bed every night. It is bad for his  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  (eye). Now he can't see everything well.  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  he doesn't want anybody to know about it and he doesn't wear glasses. It often brings him some problems. 

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  a cold morning he goes to a village on business. He gets off a bus at  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  station in a town. Then he has to  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  (walk) there. The road to the village is not so good. He falls over many times and it  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (make) his clothes very dirty. The wind blows strongly and his hat is blown off. He runs after it  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  (quick) but he can't catch it. He sees his hat run into a room. And then he runs into the room, too. Just then, a big woman shows up and stops  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  (he) at once. She says angrily, "  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  are you running after my hen?"

My favourite food

Nancy is one of my {#blank#}1{#/blank#} friends. We are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Class 1 Grade 8. She is the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} girl in our class, about 1.64 metres. She is slim and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} long hair.

Nancy is humorous. she can tell funny {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and often makes us laugh. We never feel {#blank#}6{#/blank#} with her. She is helpful, too. And she is ready {#blank#}7{#/blank#} others anytime. I'm not good {#blank#}8{#/blank#} English and she often helps me with my English.

Nancy is a true friend. When something {#blank#}9{#/blank#} me, I can always go to her. I can tell her anything because she can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a secret.

Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture. 

One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said， "You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we'll go to see his picture. "

They went to Mr. White's house. There was nothing but red beautiful curtains（窗帘）on the wall. The old man asked， "Where is your picture，Mr. White? " He said， "Lift the curtains and you will find my picture there. "The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. White's picture. The old man said， "Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one. "