This is a talk by a London taxi（出租车）driver "I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years．Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis．" "It's a nice job most of time．you meet a lot of people．I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day．I live twenty miles（英里）outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon．" "I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning．" "Some very strange things happened late at night．"

The other day I was taking a woman home from a party．She had her little dog with her．When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key．So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows．" "I waited and waited．After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on．I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window．The next thing I knew was that the police came．They thought I was a thief（小偷）．Luckily the woman came downstairs（下楼）．She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

1．The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _________．

A．drive                                                      B．make money

C．climb in through the window                     D．meet a lot of people

2．The woman climbed in through the window because _________．

A．she wanted to have a sleep                   B．her husband didn't open the door for her

C．she didn't want to pay the driver              D．she couldn't find her key

3．The story happened _________．

A．early in the morning                             B．late at night

C．20 miles outside London                         D．near the police station

4．Which of the following is wrong?

A．The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning．

B．The police made a mistake．

C．The woman had no money to pay the driver．

D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog．

5．The driver climbed in through the window to _________．

A．get money from the woman               B．return the dog to the woman

C．see what was happening in the house       D．phone the police

　　When Peter and Rose Malupa came to the United States from the Philippines, they lived in an apartment in the center of Chicago. Rose worked as an accountant (会计) in a downtown bank.

　　After looking for a long time, Peter and Rose bought a house in the suburbs(郊区).

　　One morning, Mrs. Todd, the Malupas, next-door neighbor, stopped by to meet Rose, “Welcome to the neighborhood. We'd like to invite you and your husband to our home this Saturday evening. We want you to meet all the neighbors.”

　　On Saturday night, at 7 o'clock Peter and Rose walked to the Todds' home. Lots of people were at the party. Several people congratulated Rose and Peter on their new home.

　　About 8:30, Peter walked over to Rose and asked, “when will they serve dinner? I'm really hungry.”

　　“I don't know,” Rose answered. “I'm hungry, too. Maybe they like to eat late.”

　　At 9:15, everyone was still standing, talking and enjoying the refreshments(点心). Peter was feeling weak. He was so hungry. Rose brought Peter a bowl of crackers(饼干) and some cheese. By 10 o'clock, Peter was sick of crackers. And he was still very hungry.

　　Some guests started leaving, Peter and Rose were surprised. One guest said to Mr. Todd, “Thanks for inviting us to the party. We had a good time.”

　　Then Rose realized her mistake. She whispered to Peter, “This is a neighborhood party, not a dinner party. I made a mistake. All the other guests ate dinner before they came here.”

　　Peter and Rose quickly thanked the Todds for the party. They grabbed (取下) their coats and left. They walked back home, got into their car and drove to a nearby shopping center. The Italian restaurant was closed and the Chinese restaurant was closed. “What are we going to do?” Peter asked.

1．“looking” in “After looking for a long time,” means “ ________ ”.

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2．Why did Mrs. Todd invite the Malupas to her home?

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3．What did the Malupas think they would have at the party?

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4．Rose realized her mistake ________ of the party.

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5．After they left the neighborhood party, they went to a shopping center ________ .

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Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.
“I have been a taxi driver     36    nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     37    there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually     38   between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”
“Some     39    things happened late at night.     40    day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     41     . So I waited in the car    42     she climbed in through the windows.”
“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out    43     was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     44    in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”
“Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     45    have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!”