65. A. having dinner B. shaking hands C. saying hello D. saying
goodbye
Why do people drive on the left in ……(66)…… and on the right in other countries ?
The reason for this goes back to the days when people travelled by horse. Most people are ……
(67)……, and thus the left is the natural side to drive on if you are on horseback and need right
hand to ……(68)…… the sword in case of trouble. So why didn’t the rest of the world do the
same ? Because of Napoleon Bonaparte. He insisted that his armies travel on the right, and as he
……(69)…… through Europe, he imposed this rule wherever he went.
The question suggests that only the British drive on the left, but in fact, out of 178 countries in
the world, ……(70)…… are about 50 that drive on the left, including Japan. However, most of
them are former British colonies.
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