In argument-led essays, the writer’s point of view is presented in the _____________.

dangerous diseases. A large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modern medicine.

It is almost certain that one day medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases.

The expectation of life has increased greatly. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life

is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable killing of men, women and children

on the roads. Man vs the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of

people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting

it happen.

It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel (方向盘),his car becomes

the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man s very

worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are

behind a steering-wheel. They say, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and

completely selfish. All their hidden angers and disappointments seem to be brought to the surface by the

act of driving.

The surprising thing is that society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior.

Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of

heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and

the deaths become nothing more than a number every year, to be easily forgotten.

It is high time a world rule was created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to

driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievably lax (不严整) and even the strictest are not strict

enough. A rule which was universally accepted could only have an obviously beneficial effect on the

accident rate. Here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done. The driving test should

be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every

three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at

least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict tests for safety each year. Even the smallest amount of

alcohol in the blood can damage a person's driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they

exist) should be made much stricter. Speed limits should be required on all roads. Governments should

lay down safety specifications for car factories, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing

power and performance should be banned. These measures may not sound good enough. But surely

nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the number of deaths. After all, the

world is for human beings, not motor-cars.

B. Thousands of people the world over are killed each year.

C. The laws of some countries about driving are too lax.

D. Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents.

B. Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns.

C. Victims of accidents are nothing.

D. Society forgives their rude driving.

B. Driving can show the other part of his personality.

C. Driving can bring out his character.

D. Driving can represent his manners.

B. Stricter driving tests.

C. Test drivers every three years.

D. Raise age limit and lay down safety specifications.

B. unsatisfied

C. appealing

D. unclear