Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You need only to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highways and it will take you to where you wish. But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver has to have not only skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the smaller road to the most popular bar around. He has to be at service of all kinds of passengers at all times.
A certain London taxi driver told of his job as follows.
During the night it is quite usual for him to stop two or three times for some refreshments (提神). He said, “I never drink when I’m working --- I would lose my license.”
He usually goes home between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make any money, no one is going to give it to you.”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of children from London will go for a day at the sea --- by taxi! Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers, and these all go to the “London Taxi for Underprivileged Children”. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长), and a lunch party is also held in honor of the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day running around the sea beaches and visiting the markets, the children go home again --- by taxi, and free of charge (支出), of course!
【小题1】From the first paragraph, we can see that________.

A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of   1   . He asked every taxi-driver’s name. Then he took the third one. It    2   5 dollars to go from the airport to the hotel. “   3   does it take to hire（雇请） you for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very   4   , but the man agreed. Then the taxi-driver showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went    5   to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “ What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver   6   the man and said, “Tomorrow? That will be   7   100 dollars.” But the man said it was OK. The taxi-driver was very   8   to be getting more money.

The next evening, after taking the traveler to visit the same parks and museums, the taxi-driver    9    another 100 dollars, he felt guilty（有罪的）because 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you’re from New York.” said the taxi-driver. “I have a    10    in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Sure. She gave me 200 dollars to give you!”

1．A．trains                       B．trucks                            C．taxis

2．A．cost                         B．paid                               C．spent

3．A．How many                B．How long                       C．How much

4．A．cheap                       B．low                               C．dear

5．A．ahead                       B．back                              C．across

6．A．looked at                  B．looked after                    C．looked for

7．A．the other                   B．another                          C．other

8．A．angry                       B．unhappy                         C．pleased

9．A．received                   B．gave                              C．borrowed

10．A．brother                   B．son                                C．sister