Question

A pretty well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square and said to the driver. “Do you see that 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 every few seconds. “Take me over there,” said the young lady.

here 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 said that I would meet that young man for lunch at one o’clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least be seen as if I have tried not to be late.”

1.The young women stopped the taxi and got in because she _______.

A. was too tired to walk B. wanted to be seen in a hurry

C. was afraid of being late D. saw the street was too busy

2.The young man standing at the other side of the square _______.

A. had probably been waiting for a long time B. found something was wrong with his watch

C. was probably a waiter of the restaurant D. had just come out of the restaurant

3.The young woman had promised to have lunch with the young man, but _______.

A. she didn’t keep her word B. she didn’t take a taxi

C. she hated to do that D. she was late for some reason

4.The young woman was _______ late for the meeting of her friend .

A. two quarters B. about a quarter

C. about 45 minutes D. less than half an hour

5.The taxi driver became puzzled (迷惑) at first because _______.

A. It was too short from one side to the other side of the square

B. he thought she would not give him money

C. he couldn’t get much money

D. he didn’t see the young man

Answer 1