阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

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(不耐烦的) at his watch every few seconds.

"Take me over there, "said the young lady.

There were a lot of cars and buses in the square, so the taxi driver asked, "are you afraid to cross the street?’

"Oh, no!" said the young lady "But I promised that I would meet the 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 seem as if I had tried not to be late."

1．How did the young woman get to the square?

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A．She arrived in a taxi.

B．She drove there in a car.

C．She got there by bus.

D．The story doesn't tell us.

2．Why did the lady stop the taxi?

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A．Because she didn't want to be late for her appointment(约会)

B．Because she wanted to get out of the taxi.

C．Because she wanted to go to the restaurant in it.

D．Because she was afraid of walking across the street.

3．The young man at the other side of the square ________.

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A．had probably been waiting for along time

B．had some problem with his watch

C．was probably a waiter of the restaurant

D．was someone the young lady didn't want to see

4．The young lady was ________.

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A．clever at making excuse

B．not late at all

C．45 minutes earlier

D．15 minutes late

5．Had she tried not to be late?

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A．Yes, she had tried her best.

B．No, she was just pretending that she had tried.

C．Yes, she had tried but she was still late.

D．No, she thought being late was better than being early.

阅读理解

　　A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square (广场), 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.

　　There 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 seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”

1．How did the young lady get to the square?

[　　]

2．Why did she want to take a taxi? Because ________.

[　　]

A．she was too tired to walk

B．she wanted to be seen in a hurry

C．she wanted not to be late for the appointment (约会)

D．the square was too crowded

3．The young man at the other side of the square ________.

[　　]

A．had probably been waiting for a long time

B．had some problems with his watch

C．was probably a waiter of the restaurant

D．was someone the young woman did not want to see

4．The young lady was ________.

[　　]

5．Had she tried not to be so late?

[　　]

A．Yes, she had at least tried no to be late.

B．No, she was just going to pretend that she had tried.

C．Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn't succeed.

D．No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.

阅读理解

　　A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square (广场), 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.

　　There 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 seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”

1．How did the young lady get to the square?

[　　]

2．Why did she want to take a taxi? Because ________.

[　　]

A．she was too tired to walk

B．she wanted to be seen in a hurry

C．she wanted not to be late for the appointment (约会)

D．the square was too crowded

3．The young man at the other side of the square ________.

[　　]

A．had probably been waiting for a long time

B．had some problems with his watch

C．was probably a waiter of the restaurant

D．was someone the young woman did not want to see

4．The young lady was ________.

[　　]

5．Had she tried not to be so late?

[　　]

A．Yes, she had at least tried no to be late.

B．No, she was just going to pretend that she had tried.

C．Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn't succeed.

D．No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.