The other day, I told Connie that I'd rather take the bus to work than ride in my comfortable limousine, because of the high cost of gasoline. But today, I discovered how wrong I was.

When I got into my limousine this morning, my driver told me that the motor didn’t sound like it was running well.

“Look,” I said, “I have an important meeting at 9:00. I have to be on time!”

We drove about three blocks—then the motor died.

“Sorry, Mr. Foster. I thought this might happen. But look! There’s the downtown bus. Maybe you should take it. So you don’t miss your meeting.”

“Well, I…I…Oh! I suppose I have to.”

I got on the bus and gave the driver my money.

“Mister, are you serious? We can’t make change for a $100 bill!”

“I AM CHARLES K. FOSTER. AND I ORDER THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE CHANGE!”

“Mister,” said the driver, “I don’t care who you are. You will have to get off the bus.”

Well. I was so mad when I got off that bus that I didn’t watch where I was going, and I was almost hit by a car! So now, all I have to say is this: My business may be killing me, but riding the bus certainly will.

1.The word “limousine” in Paragraph 1 most probably means a ______.

A. motorbike B. truck C. car D. bus

2.Why did the writer’s driver suggest him taking the bus?

A. The bus would stop at the meeting-room. B. The limousine completely broke down.

C. The driver had an important meeting. D. The motor was not running very well.

3.The writer failed to catch the bus because _______.

A. there were too many passengers B. it was heading in the wrong direction

C. the driver couldn’t change his money D. he was rude in the bus driver

4. How did the writer feel when he had to get off the bus?

A. Angry. B. Uneasy. C. Shameful. D. Funny.

5.What can we guess from the last paragraph?

A. The writer was doing well in his business. B. Connie would lose his job as the writer’s driver.

C. The writer was sure that he would be killed by a bus. D. The writer wouldn’t take a bus to work after that.

Are you happy most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament(脾气) . It is usually believed that both genes(基因) and environment may affect people's temperaments in different ways. Scientists have found that the season of the birth also plays a role.

Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, studied 400 university students. In the study, the students need to finish a questionnaire (问卷) The purpose of it was to find out which of four kinds of temperaments they most had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students always answered something like “My mood often changes for no reason.” and “I love to deal with new projects, even if it is risky.” These answers were then matched with their birthdays.

They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods compared to people born in winter. Those who always feel positive are mostly born in spring and summer.

The study also found that those born in autumn less probably had a mood of depression which may easily drive them to cry, while those in winter were not easier to be angry.

Scientists said that this was probably because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control people’s moods even in adult life.

“It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood disorders(紊乱) ,” lead scientist Xenia Gonda told the Telegraph.

1.What probably can’t affect people’s temperaments according to Paragraph 1?

A. Genes. B. Ages. C. Seasons. D. Environment.

2.What does the underlined word “depression” most probably mean?

A. Sadness. B. Happiness.

C. Surprise. D. Excitement.

3.Which of the following sentences is NOT true from the passage?

A. People born in summer change their moods more easily.

B. The season of birth has an influence on human’s moods.

C. There were 400 middle school students taking part in the study.

D. The answers to the questionnaire were matched with their birthdays.

4.What will the writer most probably write about on “______”?

A.How many kinds of moods there are.

B. What can we change the human body most.

C. How the certain chemicals affect the moods.

D. Whether the students will continue their study.

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Seasons and Moods. B. The influence of Genes.

C. Moods and Health. D. The Importance of Birthplaces.

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