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My friend is a taxi driver. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job m 1. of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much t  2.  during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very s3.  things, which often happen at night.

One day my friend was t4.  a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She has her little dog with here. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in t 5.  the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking（鸣汽车喇叭）he d 6.  to find out what was going on. He t7.  the dog to a tree and started to climb in.At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a t 8. . L 9. , the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and f 10.  about my friend and the dog.

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I am a taxi driver in London. I 91_____________ a taxi driver for nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day.

At 11 pm last Sunday，I 92 ______________a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog and she climbed in through the window.”

I waited and waited. After half an hour, I decided 93______________ 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. Luckily the woman came downstairs. She         94 _____________ asleep and forgot about the dog and me!

“Thank you for coming in time, or I will 95______________ to the police station.” I said to her.

This is a talk by a London taxi 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 (???) 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(С?).

    Luckily the woman came downstairs. 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

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!” 

1.A. in                 B. for                    C. before               D. after

2. A. if                 B. so                     C. though              D. because

3.A. go home        B. go shopping       C. do sports           D. do housework

4. A. sad              B. good                 C. strange              D. disappointing

5. A. The other  B. Another             C. The others        D. Other

6. A. money          B. bag                  C. box                   D. key

7.A. until              B. while                C. since                 D. as soon as

8. A. what             B. which               C. who                  D. that

9. A. drive            B. walk                 C. climb                D. run

10.A. will             B. can                   C. may                  D. must

This is a talk by a London taxi 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. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"
【小题1】.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.