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　　A well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver.“Do you see the young man at the other side of the square?”

　　“Yes,” said the taxi driver,“the young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch for a few seconds.”

　　“Take me over there.”said the young lady.

　　There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi driver asked,“Are you afraid to cross the street?”“Oh, no!”said the young lady.

　　“But I'm three quarters of an hour late. I said that I would meet the young man for lunch at one o'clock. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least show that I have tried not to be late.”

(1)The young lady took a taxi ________.

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A．to the big square

B．to go home

C．to see a young man

D．to the bus stop

(2)The young lady took a taxi because ________.

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A．she was going a long way

B．she wanted to cross the street

C．she was afraid to be late

D．she wanted to make the young man believe that she was in a hurrg

(3)The word“impatiently”in this passage means ________ in Chinese.

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(4)What was the time when the young lady got to the crossroad? ________.

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(5)What kind of person was the young lady? ________.

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An English traveler found himself in a northern European country with a little money to buy the ticket for the travel back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he thought that he would be all right without food. So he bought a ticket and went on board. He closed his ears to the lunch bell. When dinner time came, he refused to go to the dining hall, saying that he was not feeling well. The next morning, he didn’t go to breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room. At dinner time he was so hungry that he could not stand it any longer. “I’m going to eat, ” he said, “even if they throw me into the sea. ” At dinner he ate everything in front of him at the table, then he worried about the coming trouble. “Bring me the bill,” he said. “there isn’t any bill. ” Was the answer. “On the ship the money for the ticket includes meals. ” The traveler regretted when he heard this.

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1.The English traveler knew he would ________ in two days.

A. be back home?????????????????? B. buy some food to eat???

C. travel everywhere in Europe????? D. enjoy himself in the ship

2.The first day he _________ to have lunch and dinner.

A. stole????? B. sold???? C. refused??????? D. missed

3.He didn’t go to the dining hall because __________.

A. he was ill??????????? B. he was not feeling well???

C. he was not hungry??? D. he had no money

4.The next day he decided to ________ at last.

A. stay in his room????? B. be thrown into the sea

C. have dinner????????? D. run away

5.The English traveler _________ that he had no meal on the first day.

A. was excited??? B. was sad????? C. was glad??? D. was told

　　The Green family and the Hill family are going on a picnic together for their weekend. Mr Hill phoned Mr Green in the evening. He told Mr Green the time, the place and the things they would take.Mrs Green came to see Mrs Hill the next morning. She asked about the picnic, because her husband forgot to tell her about it. Mrs Hill said,“We are going to the East Park at 8 o'clock next Sunday morning. Don't forget to take something to eat.”“But why not go to the West Mountain? We may climb it and have lunch on the top of it”, said Mrs Green. “OK, I agree,”replied Mrs Hill.

A．Mr Green

B．Mrs Green

C．Mr Hill

D．Nobody

A．the East Park

B．the East Lake

C．the West Mountain

D．the West Park

A．Yes, she did.

B．No, she didn't.

C．Sorry, I don't know.

D．Yes, she was.

A．Next Saturday.

B．Next week.

C．At 8:00 pm.

D．At 10:00 am.

A．Mr Green called Mr Hill because of the picnic.

B．At last, they went to the East Park.

C．Mrs Green hoped to go to the West Mountain for a picnic.

D．Mr Green has a good memory.

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!

1.From the first paragraph, we can see that________.

A．highways are developing very fast and there are more and more taxis.

B．it is easy to get to any place of the country now

C．it is fun to travel everywhere in a car

D．the writer wants to tell us that a London taxi driver has many difficulties in his driving

2.It is not easy to be a taxi driver in London because ________.

A．he has to know all the places in the city and serve all kinds of passengers at all the time

B．there is much traffic in London and people there like traveling by taxi

C．he has to follow the bright traffic sighs

D．although he works hard he earns little money

3.The underlined phrase “Underprivileged Children” in the last paragraph is about the children ________.

A. who have little knowledge              B. whose families are poor

C. who will go to sea                     C. who like taking a taxi

4.What is the passage about?

A．Traffic in London.                       B．London taxi for children

C．Taxi divers’ job in London.               D．Drivers disliking taxis in London