Important Ages in the UK
Age
| What you can do
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5
| You have to go to school.
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12
| You can buy a pet.
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13
| You can get a part-time job, but you can’t work for more than two hours on a school day or on Sunday.
|
14
| You can go into a bar, but you can’t buy alcohol(酒).
|
16
| You can leave school.
A boy can join the army with his parents’ permission(许可).
You can drive a motorcycle.
You can have beer or wine with a meal in a restaurant.
|
17
| You can hold a license to drive most small cars.
|
18
| Age of maturity—you have grown up in the eyes of the law.
You can marry even without your parents’ permission.
You can buy and drink alcohol in a bar.
|
21
| You can hold a license to drive a large passenger bus.
You can have a license to sell alcohol.
You can become a member of Parliament(议会).
|
小题1:In Britain, what can you do when you are 14 years old?
| A．Buy a pet. | B．Join the army. |
| C．Drive a motorcycle. | D．Buy alcohol. |
小题2: In Britain, you can start to drink wine in a restaurant at the age of _______.
| A．twelve | B．fourteen | C．sixteen | D．eighteen |
小题3: The underlined word “
maturity” means “_______”.
小题4: Which of the following is not allowed for the 18-year-old teenagers?
| A．Leave school. | B．Joining the Parliament. |
| C．Driving small cars. | D．Marrying. |
小题5:If your 19-year-old friend is going to live in Britain, you should tell him that he can’t _______.
| A．drive a motorcycle | B．drive a large passenger bus |
| C．get a part-time job | D．buy alcohol in a bar |
