There are many traffic signs on a highway,and drivers must know them well and follow them strictly. If you misunderstand a sign,you may get into (1)

  A policeman was sitting in his car on the side of a highway (2) to catch speeders. After all,it was his duty to keep law and order on the road. After a while, a car full of elderly women slowly rolled by. The policeman (3) that the slow-moving car was a danger to other drivers on the highway, so he decided to pull them over. He turned (4) his siren(警笛)and lights and rushed to the slow-moving car and then pulled up behind the car,which stopped on the (5) of the road at once after the driver noticed the police car.

  The policeman (6) and came up to the car to speak to the driver. He said, "the speed limit on this highway is fifty-five miles per hour. Why are you driving so (7) ?"

  "Well,officer, Fve seen a lot of signs on this highway that (8) ' twenty-five' ,not 'fifty-five'”,the old woman replied politely.

  "Madam," the officer told the driver, "those are not speed limit signs. Those signs (9) that you are driving on Highway 25. " "Oh, (10) me. I didn't know. I'm sorry,officer. I'll be more careful in the    (11)   ," she replied.

  Then the police officer looked in the (12) of the car. He noticed that the elderly passengers looked very (13) and were shaking with fright. The officer asked the driver, "What's the matter with them? They look like they've been frightened to (14) by something."

  The driver replied, uOh,they'll be (15) right in a minute or two. You see,we just got off Highway 120."

(   ) 1. A. business    B. trouble    C. mess    D. disagreement

(   ) 2. A. hoping    B. refusing    C. managing    D. trying

(   ) 3. A. said        B. smelled     C. realized    D. remembered

(   ) 4. A. off        B. up       C. down    D. on

(   ) 5. A. side    B. center      C. middle    D. front

(   ) 6. A. got on    B. got up      C. got in    D. got out

(   ) 7. A. quickly    B. easily     C. slowly    D. carefully

(   ) 8. A. say    B. write      C. tell    D. decide

(   ) 9. A. cover    B. mean      C. stand    D. lie

(   ) 10. A. puzzle    B. pity     C. silly    D. clever

(   ) 11. A. end    B. beginning     C. future    D. middle

(   ) 12. A. mirror    B. front     C. back    D. centre

(   ) 13. A. worried    B. terrified     C. surprised    D. excited

(   ) 14. A. dead      B. die      C. death    D. dying

(   ) 15. A. both        B. all      C. either    D. neither

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