Question

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time in the middle of the night, an old lady in her 80s   36    my taxi. She gave me an address, and then asked: ¡°Could you drive through downtown?¡±

¡°It¡¯s not the shortest way,¡± I answered quickly.

¡°Oh, I don¡¯t    37  ,¡± she said. ¡°I¡¯m in no hurry. I¡¯m on my way to a hospice (ÁÙÖչػ³Ò½Ôº). I don¡¯t have any family left. The doctor says I don¡¯t have very long.¡±

I    38     shut off the meter(Àï³Ì±í).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She   39   me the building where she had worked, the neighborhood where she and her husband had once lived, the place where she danced as a girl. As the sun was rising, we got to the hospice.

¡°How much should I pay you?¡± she asked, reaching into her purse.

¡°   40   ,¡± I said.

¡°You have to make a living,¡± she answered.

¡°There are other    41   .¡±

¡°You gave an old woman a little moment of    42   ,¡± she said. ¡°Thank you.¡±

I drove into the fine    43    light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the 44      of a life. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. For the rest of the day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had got a(n)  45  driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift(»»°à)? What if I had refused to take the run?

36. A. found            B. took         C. called           D. chose

37. A. count            B. know         C. mind         D. worry

38. A. quietly          B. gladly           C. angrily          D. usually

39. A. reminded     B. introduced       C. explained        D. showed

40. A. Anything     B. Something        C. Nothing      D. Everything

41. A. passengers       B. drivers          C. patients     D. strangers

42. A. pity         B. pain         C. joy          D. anger

43. A. morning          B. afternoon        C. evening      D. night

44. A. opening          B. closing      C. beginning    D. changing

45. A. careful          B. polite           C. kind         D. unfriendly

Answer 1

 36---40BCADC

41---45ACABD