PART C: READING (25points)

I. Read the following passage then choose the best answer. (5points)

            Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more careful. Young men have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male drivers have their friends in the car, their driving become worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the car, however, their driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is more dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car.

1. Who often choose fast cars with big engines?

      A. Young men        B. Young women         C. Old men                   D. Inexperienced men

2. According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident ?

      A. young and experienced drivers.             B. old and inexperienced drivers.

      C. young and old drivers.                           D. young and inexperienced drivers.

3. Who drives more carefully?

      A. Young drivers.                                         B. Old drivers.

      C. Inexpericenced drivers.                            D. Young male drivers.

4. By whom is the driver affected?

      A. passengers            B. policemen             C. children                     D. journalists.

5. When young male drivers have their wife or girlfriend in the car, their driving become________

      A. worse                   B. better                    C. slower                        D. faster