精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Underage driving is common in many parts of India.Parents of 10 teenagers have been sentenced to a day in prison for letting their c_ drive in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.The police said 35 parents served a one-day jail term last month for the same r _. The parents told the BBC they were not aware of a rule which says they would be held responsible for a_ a child to drive.This is part of the citys f_ to reduce underage driving, police said.“I was unaware of underage driving rule. My 17-year-old son took his bike to go for his tutorial. And we were s_ to prison,” said Shakeel Ahmed.A senior police officer said he hoped spending a day or two in jail would make parents to think t_ before letting children use their vehicles.“In the l_ two months, four children died in the city because they were driving vehicles. To s_ similar cases, we have charged over 1,000 people for underage driving,” a senior police officer told the BBC.A_ city in southern India, Bangalore, also tried to promote(促进) safe driving on its roads last year.The citys police tracked down five teenagers who performed risky stunts on the road. Since they were under 18 years old, the police arrested their parents i_. Road accidents are common in India, often due to poor driving or badly maintained roads and vehicles. Experts blame poorly designed roads. More than 150,000 people were killed on Indias roads in 2016, according to figures released by the government. 66. children 67. reason 68. allowing 69. fight(s) 70. sent 71. twice 72. last 73. stop 74. another 75. InsteadBut, cost; batteries, into, nearly, weighs, small, start, make, themselvesHow do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a cell phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries, people have developed different w_ of telling the time.About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians i_ the sun clock. This was a tall stone structure. Its shadow ( 影子) showed the movement of the s_ . They were able to determine（测定） midday.About 3,500 years ago, the Egyptians made a sundial. It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure (测量) the time for half a day. On c_ days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial.Water clocks were the f _ clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows（流动） from one container（容器）to another. When the water reaches a certain I_ it moves a lever( 控制杆) and this shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China but they f_ to keep accurate（精确的）timeIn the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more accurate, b_ was expensive lo make. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条) were added around 1500. This i_ accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller.In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build and own. People began depending on them more and more to run businesses, markets and so on.More recently, in1956, came the digital clockAnd nowadays satellites（人造卫星）send our cell phones the time to the exact second. There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping but some tings never c _ .Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments.Ways, invented, sun, cloudy, first, level, failed, but, improved, changeAt one time, making a film was an expensive activity only for a small group of people and film companies. Not only were the tools and machines e_, but the cost of film was also far greater than most people could afford. H_, modem technology has c_ all that.New technology has really o_ up the world of film-making for film fans. Now a camera does not cost m_ and most young people are certainly able to pay for it. So all you need is to get one for yourself. With that, you may then start your own film-making.However, film-making is t_ work. You probably need many other people to help you. For example, the performance of actors and actresses is very important in your film. Of course, these actors and actresses may be your schoolmates, friends or family members. You dont even need to p_ them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job.Besides, you need to make up a story. Can you write your own one? I_ you have good imagination, you can create an attractive story c_. Many world-famous film makers and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you. An excellent story is the key to making a s_ film.Expensive, however, changed,