4．How much has the woman spent on her driving theory test?

　　A．￡2,825. B．￡3,410.

　　C．￡3,485. D．￡3,503.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由第一段中的"By the end of last year ... 110 times."和"a record 113"以及"This year, the price of the test was lowered from ￡31 a time to ￡25."可知，该女子为了通过理论考试已经花了3 485英镑(31×110＋25×3)，故选C项。

　　5．We can learn from the research that ________.

　　A．women drivers are often very dangerous

　　B．women can pass the driving theory test easily

　　C．men do better when it comes to driving vehicles

　　D．more and more people cannot afford a driving test

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。由第三段中的"men are said to be around six per cent more likely to pass the practical driving test than women"可知，在实践操作部分男性的通过率要高于女性，这说明男性更擅长开车，故选C项。

　　6．The underlined words "forked out" in the last paragraph can best be replaced by "________"．

　　A．spent B．found

　　C．won D．saved

　　解析：选A　词义猜测题。由该短语后的"at least ￡2,294 the practical driving test ... passing at his 37th attempt"和"The practical driving test ... costs ￡62"可知，这位中年男子花费了至少2 294英镑才通过路考，故选A项。

　　7．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．Where to learn driving.

　　B．How to pass a driving test.

　　C．Strict driving rules in Britain.

　　D．Slow learner drivers in Britain.

　　解析：选D　主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了在英国一些为考取驾照已经多次参加考试的人们。

　　C

　　When my husband walks in the door after working late, his first words to me are "Thank you." He's thanking me for taking care of the kids.He usually follows it up with "I'm sorry" for having worked late, even though it was not his choice.

Those words express his respect and admiration for the work I am doing at home with our three children. I'm sure he is tired from a long day at work，but he knows I am physically and emotionally exhausted as well from a long day at home. He may not spend as much time