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Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 1 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 2 a driving offence (犯规，犯法).
Then one day she nearly 3 her record. A police car 4 her, and the policemen in it saw her 5 a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 6 that she would be punished.
7 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 8 old to drive a car, and that the 9 why she had not stopped at the red 10 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 11 old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was 12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was 13 and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 14 a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had 15 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed 16 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 17. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the 18 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was 19, and her record 20 unbroken.
1. A. which B. when C. that D. this
2. A. about B. on C. to D. for
3. A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost
4. A. watched B. after C. followed D. ran after
5. A. pass B. go C. run D. rush
6. A. sure B. indeed C. certain D. perhaps
7. A. Before B. While C. Until D. When
8. A. so B. very C. too D. quite
9. A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble
10. A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one
11. A. with B. because C. for D. of
12. A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling
13. A. holding B. getting C. carrying D. bringing
14. A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose
15. A. almost B. hardly C. successfully D. successful
16. A. both B. all C. neither D. either
17. A. time B. turn C. chance D. job
18. A. thread B. glasses C. needles D. needle
19. A. dismissed B. passed C. settled D. studied
20. A. was B. kept C. seemed D. remained
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A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a 21 to catch a train, she 22 a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said 23 . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t 24 to annoy him, but the driver kept 25 . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be 26 , so she changed her 27 . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem 28 for me not to think you know the best way 29 the city.”
30 , the driver glanced at his 31 in the rearview mirror (后视镜), turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “ 32 I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself 33 with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to 34 your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or even 35 marriages. I have discovered one simple 36 extremely effective method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from 37 in a disaster.
The 38 is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the 39 in what that person is saying. Find a way to 40 , and the result may surprise you.
21. A. hurry B. rush C. moment D. way
22. A. chose B. made C. found D. suggested
23. A. jokingly B. angrily C. anxiously D. curiously
24. A. supposed B. hoped C. meant D. decided
25. A. apologizing B. driving C. asking D. shouting
26. A. reasonable B. thoughtful C. normal D. practical
27. A. road B. mind C. direction D. manner
28. A. strange B. wrong C. terrible D. stupid
29. A. across B. in C. through D. along
30. A. Surprised B. Worried C. Annoyed D. Disappointed
31. A. rider B. speaker C. helper D. comer
32. A. until B. after C. because D. since
33. A. satisfied B. concerned C. crowded D. faced
34. A. give up B. turn down C. stick to D. point out
35. A. combine B. destroy C. suffer D. divide
36. A. or B. that C. but D. though
37. A. lying B. resulting C. setting D. leading
38. A. problem B. importance C. key D. reply
39. A. fact B. meaning C. expression D. truth
40. A. agree B. argue C. explain D. escape
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