It's 7 am Kyoto (东京), Japan, and the taxi company has just called a second time to say they can't find my house.　　1　　I tell him directions. even a blind person can　　2　 , look impatiently at my watch, and wait. Only two hours remain until my　　3　　leavesand it's an hour-and-a-half trip to Osaka airport.

　　The telephone rings　　4　 .“Terribly sorry,”begins the clerk. Then I　　5　　what's happened: flooded with　　6　 , the company is too busy. I've heard this happens when the weather gets　　7　 . I shout into the　　8　　that I have a plane to catchI must be in Seoul　　9　　and I'll meet the　　10　　a few hundred meters away on a bridge over the Kamo River.

　　Standing in the heavy　　11　 , I look up and down. No　　12　　From the other direction a white car comes up, then stops. A young man opens the door, signing to me to　　13　 . Shaking with cold and　　14　 , I climb inside.

　　In the most　　15　　Japanese, the man explains to me that he is the person with whom I have spoken　　16　　this morning. He apologizes again and again, but does not explain why a taxi could　　17　　except to say they are“very, very busy”this morning.

　　A few hours later, seated into my seat as the storm-delayed 727　　18　 , I open the　　19　 . My eyes wander to the headline (标题) of a short article:“Taxi Strike Begins this Morning in　　20　 .”

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That evening I was doing my lesson. It was about　　   1．________　　

9 o'clock. I heard strange noise which sounded　　   2．________　 

like the flowing of water. Suddenly I found the　　　  3．________　

 walls shaking as if someone was pushing it. Thinking  4．________

perhaps I was such tired, I stood up, and was going    5．________

to bed. Just then I heard someone to shout “Earth－   6．________　

quake!” The word put much fear into everyone heart.　 7．________　

 I rushed out of the house as quick as possible. The 　8．________

whole street was already filled up people. I felt　　  9．________　　

everything was trembling. The earthquake last a few    10．________

 seconds. Then everything was quiet again.

　

　　

　

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　　Three men came to Dover Station at about nine o'clock one evening. They asked the assistant what time the next train was for London. The assistant said, “You've just 1 one. They go every hour. The next one is at ten o'clock. ”“That is 2 ,”they said, “we'll go and have a drink.”So they went to the nearest bar. A minute or two after ten o'clock, they came 3 and said to the assistant, “Has the train gone?” “Yes,” he said, “it went at ten o'clock 4 I told you. The next is at eleven o'clock.”

　　“That's OK,” they said, “we'll go and have another 5 .”So they went back to the bar.

　　They missed the eleven o'clock train in 6 way, and the assistant said, “Now, the next train is the 7 one; If you miss that, you 8 to London tonight.”

　　Twelve o'clock came, and the last train 9 out, when 10 of them came out of the bar running as hard as they 11 . Two of them got into a carriage just 12 the train was leaving but the third one didn't run 13 , and the train went out leaving him 14 . He stood there looking at the train and 15 , as if 16 a train was the best joke (玩笑) in the world. The assistant went up to him and said, “I told you that this was the last train. Why didn't you come 17 ?”

　　The man couldn't answer because of laughing. He laughed 18 the tears came into his eyes. Then he said, “Did you see those two fellows 19 into the train and leave me here?”

　　“Yes, I saw them,” said the assistant.

　　“Well, I was the one who was going to London; they only came 20 to see me off!”

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　　When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was __(1)___ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the __(2)___ on purpose, __(3)___ that the driver might be too tired to drive,“When do you go back home in the evening?”

　　“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”

　　“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I __(4)___ another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.”His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the __(5)___ is only complaint（抱怨）. They complain that they __(6)___ work __(7)___, that it is __(8)___ to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policemen, or that the corporation leaders are seated __(9)___ and enjoy the __(10)___ of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不满意）against everything. But this driver told me,“I find it __(11)___ to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I like driving, just for __(12)___. It's __(13)___ that I __(14)___ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any __(15)___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __(16)___, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a __(17)___ street. In this way I always get customers.”

　　His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __(18)___ in his job. Such feelings are __(19)___ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying __(20)___,“Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

(1)A．driving		B．flying	C．running	D．rushing
(2)A．calmness			B．quietness
C．stillness			D．silence
(3)A．for fear			B．on condition
C．in order			D．in case
(4)A．gave out			B．threw out
C．let off			D．set off
(5)A．taxis			B．radios
C．passengers			D．drivers
(6)A．have to			B．must
C．need			D．should
(7)A．from night till morning			B．from morning till night
C．from morning till afternoon			D．from morning till dusk
(8)A．hard			B．easy
C．possible			D．impossible
(9)A．busy	B．busily		C．lazy	D．lazily
(10)A．results			B．achievements
C．gains			D．fruits
(11)A．tired			B．tiring
C．excited			D．exciting
(12)A．pleasure			B．money
C．work			D．interest
(13)A．unfortunate			B．fortunate
C．likely			D．wise
(14)A．often	B．usually		C．hardly	D．seldom
(15)A．trick	B．secret		C．skill	D．method
(16)A．southward			B．northward
C．eastward			D．westward
(17)A．wide	B．narrow		C．lonely	D．empty
(18)A．had	B．made		C．kept	D．took
(19)A．common	B．rare		C．much	D．little
(20)A．says	B．suggests		C．goes	D．talks