Do you dream of the day you can drive a car? In the United States, teenagers can get their driver’s license when they are only 16 years old, but it feels like forever until that day comes. Trust me, because I’ve been there.
26 But in my opinion, it’s worth it because it means having a lot more freedom. I’m from the rural (乡下的) state of Iowa that doesn’t have much public transportation, and everything there is really spread out. So until I turned 16, my parents had to drive me pretty much everywhere.
27 First, in Iowa, everyone can get their learner’s permit at the age of 14,which means you can only drive if your parent is sitting in the seat next to you.
28 In the state of Iowa, if you live more than a mile (1.6 km) away from school you can get a school permit. You can only drive to school and back home. Luckily, I lived just over a mile away from school, so I was able to drive my mom’s car to school. 29
Finally, after taking (and passing) a three-month-long driver’s education course and the final test, I was able to get my driver’s license. 30 It did in fact make life quite a bit easier.
A. I could almost taste the freedom already.
B. Still, on the day of my driver’s test, I was nervous.
C. Getting a driver’s license takes a lot of time and energy.
D. The next step was getting my school permit at the age of 15.
E. There were several steps before I got that special plastic card.
F. To many people, getting a driver’s license involves a lot of luck.
G. But if you were caught going outside that route (路线) you would get in big trouble.
CEDGA
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025