A：I have never been late for school，but yesterday morning…

B：1__________________

A：I overslept．I had watched a football match between China and Brazil the night before last．When I went to bed，it was already 1：00 in the morning．

B：2__________________

A：Yes．But it didn't go off．By the time I woke up，my mother had already gone into the bathroom．I had to wait for her to come out．

B：You had to rush，didn't you?

A：Yes．I took a quick shower and then ran off to the bus stop without breakfast．

B：It's bad for your health if you don't have breakfast too often．

A：I agree．But by the time I got to the stop，the bus bad already left．

B：3___________________

A：I had to take a taxi，When I got on the taxi，I suddenly found out I had left my purse at home．I had no money with me．I had ring my English teacher to meet me at the gate and pay for me．

B：So you could get to school on time，couldn't you?

A：But unfortunately，it was rush hour．The car was as slow as I am taking a walk．

B：4____________________

A：You're right．I got to school very late．And I made an apology to my teacher．

B：What a pity! 5___________________

Many taxi drivers in Beijing are in a club called “Ham Radio Community(协会)”. Through the radio of the  1 , they can talk and help each other.

Chang Tong has been a Beijing taxi  2 for over ten years. He is a member of the Ham Community. He said, “Since joining the  3  ,I feel that I have a lot of friends around me while driving. It has much more fun now.”

Other members of them of the team are as 4 as Chang Tong. A driver named Mao Lixin was saved from serious situation(处境). One night, two men  5 his taxi and told him to drive them to a far-away place. During the drive, they wanted to go to different  6 many times. Mao was afraid that  7 would happen and sent a message for help. Some member drivers got the  8 , and they drove close to Mao to follow his car. At last two men got out of the car without 9 him any money, but nothing else happened.

When one driver is in need of help,  10 from all across the city will give him or her a hand. To these taxi drivers, Ham Radio gives them some pleasure during their boring daily driving.

1.                A．bus            B．train           C．plane D．taxi

2.                A．teacher        B．worker         C．driver    D．doctor

3.                A．school         B．club           C．class D．team

4.                A．exciting        B．excited         C．surprised D．surprising

5.                A．drove          B．ran            C．stopped  D．called

6.                A．places          B．cities           C．police stations  D．roads

7.                A．bad nothing     B．bad something   C．something bad D．nothing bad

8.                A．message        B．letters          C．books    D．telephone

9.                A．spending       B．taking          C．sending   D．paying

10.               A． other         B．others         C．another   D．the other

Peter is a student. He usually goes to school on a bus. This morning, He takes a taxi with his father because he may be late for school. His mother gives him a banana when they go out. On the way, he eats the banana and then throw(扔) the banana skin (皮) out of the taxi. At that time, an old man passes there. The old man just steps (踩) on the skin and then falls off. His father and he get off the car. They find the old man lying(躺) near the taxi. The banana skin is near him. The old man looks at them and says, “Teach your child to throw the banana skin to the right place!”“I am sorry,” says his father.“Sorry, I won’t do that.” Peter says.
【小题1】Where does Peter throw the banana skin?