This is a talk by a London taxi driver.

“I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years.Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”

“It's a nice job most of time.I can meet a lot of people.I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day.I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.”

“I usually go home between two o'clock and three o'clock in the morning.”

“Some very strange things happened late at night.One day I was taking a woman home from a party.She had her little dog with her.When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her keys.So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window.”

“I waited and waited.After half an hour of ringing the bell, I decided to find out what was happening.I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.The next thing I knew was that the police came.They thought I was a thief.” “Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!”

1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to ________.

A. drive B. make money C. climb in through the window

2.The woman climbed in through the window because ________.

A. she wanted to have a sleep B. she couldn't find her keys

C. she didn't want to pay the driver

3.The story happened ________.

A. in the afternoon B. late at night C. 20 miles outside London

4.The driver climbed in through the window to ________.

A. return the dog to the woman B. see what was happening in the house

C. phone the police

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The driver left the dog in the car. B. The police made a mistake.

C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.

American country music is very old.In the west of America, cowboys (牛仔)had to look after cows and watch them all day and all night, because the cows sometimes ran away.Cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous.They often drank strong coffee to stay awake at night.They also sang to cows to make them quiet.They also sang when they traveled to towns for fun.

In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England or France and Canada.They enjoyed their own kind of music.When they visited their friends and families during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.

Country music describes life.It talks about love, jobs, homes, friends and farms and so on.People in many parts of the world like American country music.

1.American country music ________.

A. is hardly enjoyed by people B. is only loved by cowboys C. has a long history

2.Why did cowboys sing songs?

A. Because their life was full of happiness.

B. Because they needed to sing to cows to make them excited.

C. Because they wanted to be fun when they traveled to towns.

3.People from Ireland, France and several other countries often sang country music because ________.

A. they lived in the south of America

B. they usually visited their friends and families during the holidays

C. they liked the music of their own countries

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Cowboys looked after and watched cows day and night because they liked their cows very much.

B. Country music talks about our lives.

C. Only Americans like country music.

5.Which of the following may not be described by country music?

A. Love. B. Volunteer work. C. Farms.

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