Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway. “I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials(材料) ready and then he was off for the day.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all! It was a bridge! And the neighbor, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”
【小题1】Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob             each other.

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

—What about having a walk with me?

—Sorry. I have a lot of clothes _____.