You are driving alone in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car?

Think before you read on …

This is a question that was once actually used when you are looking for a job.

You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and you should save her first; Or you could take your old friend because he once saved your life and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

The person who was chosen （out of 200 people） had no trouble coming up with his answer. He simply answered, “I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.”

Sometimes, we get more if we are able to give up our thought limitations（限制）. Never forget to “Think Outside of the Box.”

1. The reading is mainly about ________.

　A. the correct answer to the three difficult questions

B. a good reason to make no answer

C. good answers not coming out of answering questions directly

D. the three questions being hard to answer

2. The above three questions could appear when someone ________.

　A. drives a car on a wild, stormy night            B. works with 200 people

C. is ready to answer                                    D. needs to find work

3. From the reading we can know that ________.

　A. the three question are difficult to anyone     B. some people may give a reasonable answer

C. no people can make good answers                     D. only a good driver can make a perfect answer

4. The word “Box” in the reading means ________.

　A. cars　　                                                        B. the three people waiting for the bus

C. different answers                                      D. the questions themselves

5. The writer of the reading thinks ________.

　A. good answers are always coming when we think outside of the box

B. good drivers always make correct answers

C. no one can give a good answer to the three questions

D. everyone chooses the easiest question to answer

It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 16 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 　17 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o‘clock p. m. He had his 　18 in a little restaurant there. It was a warm 　19 in August. Vick wanted to 20 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very　 21 .

　　He left the restaurant at 11：30 and drove over 　22 hours. There wasn’t a moon, but the　 23　 were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Vick thought， “It‘s an empty desert. No tree, house, man.” He could 　24 the endless, white road in the car’s headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o‘clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the 25 town： “I’ll light the cooker，” he thought， “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 　26 . He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, “Good morning. It‘s a 27 morning, isn’t it?” The man came forward，out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, “You are going to 28 some tea, aren‘t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 29 　near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 30 . Now listen, and I’ll tell you a story. Then you‘ll give me…”

(　 ) 16. A. bad 　　　　　　　 B. good 　　　　　　　 C. busy 　　　　　　　 D. well

(　 ) 17. A. cities　　　　　　　 B. hotels 　　　　　　 C. villages 　　　　　 D. towns

(　 ) 18. A. tea 　　　　　　　 B. supper 　　　　　　 C. lunch 　　　　　　　　　　 D. breakfast

(　 ) 19. A. night 　　　　　　 B. day 　　　　　　　　 C. season 　　　　　　 D. month

(　 ) 20. A. live 　　　　　　　 B. stay 　　　　　　　　 C. drive 　　　　　　　 D. walk

(　 ) 21. A. cold 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cool 　　　　　　　 C. hot 　　　　　　　　 D. warm

(　 ) 22. A. two 　　　　　　　 B. seven 　　　　　　　　　　 C. ten 　　　　　　　　 D. fourteen

(　 ) 23 A. trees 　　　　　　　 B. animals 　　　　　 C. stars 　　　　　　　 D. clouds

(　 ) 24. A. see 　　　　　　　 B. ride 　　　　　　　　 C. pass 　　　　　　　 D. find

(　 ) 25. A. home 　　　　　　 B. whole　　　　　　　 C. next 　　　　　　　 D. another

(　 ) 26. A. about 　　　　　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. far 　　　　　　　　 D. away

(　 ) 27. A. noisy 　　　　　　 B. lovely 　　　　　　 C. sleepy 　　　　　　 D. sunny

(　 ) 28. A. eat 　　　　　　　 B. make 　　　　　　　 C. cook 　　　　　　　 D. drink

(　 ) 29. A. leave 　　　　　　 B. stop 　　　　　　　 C. meet 　　　　　　　 D. run

(　 ) 30. A. bread 　　　　　　 B. car 　　　　　　　　 C. rest 　　　　　　　　 D. meal