It  is  often  said  that  you  cannot  “teach  an  old  dog  new  tricks”,  but  three  New  Zealand  dogs  have  decided  to  prove  otherwise

by  learning  a  skill—driving  a  car! 
What’s  even  more  impressive  is  that  the  three  who  have  become  skilled  in  just  eight  weeks  are  not  special  dogs  that  belong  to  some  rich  owners,  but  abandoned  ones  at  New  Zealand’s  SPCA. 
To  get  their  training  started,  10-month-old  Porter,  18-month-old  Monty  and  one-year-old  Ginny  were  selected  from  a  pool  of  seven  potential  candidates  and  moved  to  Animal  Q,  a  talent  agency  that  teaches  animals  tricks  for  movies  and  television  shows. 
The  driving  classes  began  with  teaching  the  dogs  some  basic  driving  techniques  like  turning  the  steering  wheels(方向盘)and  applying  the  brakes.  After  that  the  dogs  practiced  everything  they  had  learnt  behind  the  wheels  of  a  motorized(装上发动机的)car.  Then  finally,  it  was  time  for  the  big  test-driving  a  real  car! 
Human  cars  are  not  really  built  for  four-legged  animals,  so  the  car  they  drove  was  adjusted  so  that  the  dogs  could  sit  comfortably  and  easily  reach  the  steering  wheel  with  their  paws. 
Though  they  all  seemed  to  do  very  well,  the  real  test  came  on  Monday  night  when  Monty,  the  best  driver  of  the  three,  showed  his  great  driving  skill  on  live  television. 
Why  would  the  SPCA  go  through  so  much  trouble  to  highlight  the  skills  of  homeless  dogs?  The  reason  is  to  show  that  adopting  a  dog  from  a  shelter  does  not  mean  owners  are  getting  a  pet  that  is  worse  than  one  purchased  from  a  keeper.  The  CEO  of  the  SPCA  is  hoping  that  this  unusual  event  will  be  enough  to  convince  the  residents  of  New  Zealand  to  consider  them,  when  searching  for  a  pet.  We  surely  hope  so,  meanwhile  we  are  almost  certain  that  these  three  pioneers  have  at  least  landed  their  names  in  the  Guinness  World  Records,  creating  a  category  that  probably  does  not  even  exist  today! 
Who  do  the  three  dogs  belong  to? 

A． Some rich owners.	B． Animal Q.
C． A shelter.	D． A zoo.

The  car  the  dogs  drove  was  adjusted           . 

A． because it was too big for the dogs to drive

B． because it had no steering wheels and brakes

C． to ensure the dogs could sit comfortably and drive easily

D． to motorize the car and turn it to be a real one

Why  does  the  SPCA  decide  to  teach  the  three  dogs  to  learn  to  drive  a  car? 

A． To prove old dogs can learn new tricks.

B． To teach them performing tricks for movies and television shows.

C． To provide amusing performances for homeless children.

D． To encourage people to adopt the abandoned dogs.

What  can  we  learn  from  the  passage? 

A． A new Guinness category for driving dogs will probably be created.

B． Abandoned dogs are much cleverer than house-kept ones.

C． All the dogs at New Zealand’s SPCA will soon be adopted.

D． New Zealand has the most homeless dogs among all countries.