’
re sorry for committing the offence and taking up the court
’
s time .Judges are not heartless and a motorist may be lucky enough to hear one say
:“
You
’
ve got good reasons ,but you have broken the law and I’ll have to impose a fine .Pay five pounds.Next case.”
Some short-tempered people forget that both policemen and judges have a public duty to perform,and aren rude to them. This does not pay! A judge will not let off an offender merely because he is respectful,but a polite law-breaker may certainly hope that the judge will extend him what tolerance the law permits.
31
、
Even a careful motorist may be asked to go to a police court for______.
A
、
an injury
B
、
a motoring offence
C
、
refusing to pay a fine
D
、
being rude to the policeman
32
、
The underlined word
“
one
”
(paragraph 5) refers to _____.
A
、
a jury member
B
、
a police officer
C
、
a motorist
D
、
a judge
33
、
A motoring offender is usually charged by ______.
A
、
a judge
B
、
a jury
C
、
a policeman
D
、
another motorist
34
、
It is foolish for a motoring offender to _______.
A
、
overstate another motorist
’
s mistake
B
、
mention someone else
’
s foolishness
C
、
argue that he is not guilty
D
、
choose to go before a jury
35
、
If a man knows that he is guilty, he should ______.
A
、
be polite to the policeman and the judge
B
、
try his best to appear before just a judge
C
、
save the court
’
s time and pay the fine
D
、
admit the wrong and say sorry to the court