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Important Ages in the UK
| Age | What you can do | | 5 | You have to go to school. | | 12 | You can buy a pet. | 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
the parents' permission. 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 (选举)- you have grown up in the eyes
of the law. You can marry even without your parents'
permission. You can buy or 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. |
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1. What can you do in Britain when you're 14 years old? |
A. Buy a pet
B. Join the army
C. Drive a motorcycle
D. Buy alcohol |
| 2. In Britain, you can start to drink wine in the restaurant at the age of ________. |
A. twelve
B. fourteen
C. sixteen
D. eighteen |
| 3. 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 |
