通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

When I arrived at Pudong Airport four weeks ago, I took a taxi to the Shanghai Bus Station. The taxi driver 　　34　　 very little English but understood that I needed to get to Jiangyin (a city three hours outside Shanghai) that same night. He had picked me up a little after 7 pm. 　　35　　 racing through traffic on the road, we arrived at the bus station at 8 pm.

To my surprise, instead of just dropping me off, 　　36　　 ran inside to make sure I could make the bus. The station had closed. I didn’t know what to 　　37　　 ! My driver spoke with some people outside and then rushed me over to the train station at once. I was to take a train to Wuxi (which is only one half hour away from Jiangyin). From Wuxi I 　　38　 　take a taxi to Jiangyin. It was my only hope.

We arrived at the train station minutes later. Again, my driver parked the car and ran inside to get my ticket. When he 　　39　 , we took down my bags and began running to my platform (站台). Suddenly, a police officer appeared and told my driver he could not stay parked where he was. My driver had to stay with 　　40　　 . So, I started down the road alone. 200 feet later I was lost, 　　41　　 my ticket to strangers, asking in English where I was 　　42　 　to go. My train was about to leave. Suddenly there was my taxi driver! He had come back to make sure I had made it safely…which I hadn’t! He showed me where to go and I managed (设法), with his direction, to make it to my platform 　　43　　 　on time! Only after I was sitting in my seat on the train to Wuxi did I have time to think about what a nice person this taxi driver is. I had only paid for a 　　44　　 　from the airport to the bus station but, for some reason, he went to a lot of 　　45　 effort (努力) to make sure I got to where I needed to go ---Jiangyin. Without him, my first night in China would have been very terrible.

34. A. read 　　　　　　　 B. spoke 　　　　　　 C. wrote 　　　　　　　　 D. heard

35. A. After 　　　　　　　 B. Before 　　　　　　 C. Since 　　　　　　　　 D. Until

36. A. I 　　　　　　　　　　 B. we 　　　　　　　　 C. he 　　　　　　　　　　 D. they

37. A. see 　　　　　　　　 B. make 　　　　　　　 C. have 　　　　　　　　　 D. do

38. A. might 　　　　　　 B. could 　　　　　　　 C. should 　　　　　　　 D. must

39. A. arrived 　　　　　　 B. began 　　　　　　 C. returned 　　　　　　 D. left

40. A. other drivers 　 B. my bags 　　　　 C. the policeman 　　 D. his car

41. A. showing 　　　　 B. giving 　　　　　　 C. leaving 　　　　　　　 D. sending

42. A. expected 　　　　 B. considered 　　　 C. supposed 　　　　　 D. believed

43. A. still 　　　　　　　　 B. also 　　　　　　　　 C. even 　　　　　　　　　 D. just

44. A. ride 　　　　　　　　 B. trip 　　　　　　　　 C. tour 　　　　　　　　　 D. distance

45. A. increased 　　　　 B. extra 　　　　　　　 C. unusual 　　　　　　 D. developed

33. -How clean your car is!

　 -It 　　　　　every day.

　 A. cleans 　　　　　　　 B. has cleaned 　　　　 C. cleaned 　　　　　　　 D. is cleaned

32. -What did Mr. Wang say to you, Mike?

　 -He asked me 　　　　　　.

　 A. where my father worked 　　　　　　　　　 B. where my father will work

　 C. where did my father work 　　　　　　　　 D. where will my father work

31. -Excuse me! Is Mr. Brown in?

　 -Sorry, I don’t know.

　 -　　　　　　 .

　 A. You are wrong　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Thank you very much

　 C. You are welcome 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Thank you all the same

30. Mr. Smith is our English teacher. He 　　　　　　in our school since 2002.

　 A. worked 　　　　　　 B. has worked 　　　　 C. works 　　　　　　　 D. will work

29. -What are the kids doing?

　 -They 　　　　　flowers in the garden.

　 A. grow 　　　　　　　　 B. will grow　　　　　　 C. grew 　　　　　　　　 D. are growing

28. The match is going to begin. Please 　　　　　　your sports shoes quickly.

　 A. put up 　　　　　　　 B. put off 　　　　　　　 C. put on 　　　　　　　 D. put away

27. -I think Tiantan Park is as 　　　　　　as Chaoyang Park.

　 -I agree with you.

　 A. beautiful 　　　　　 B. more beautiful 　　 C. most beautiful 　　 D. the most beautiful

26. -We don’t have enough meat in the fridge.

　 -I 　　　　　　some more in the supermarket soon.

　 A. buy 　　　　　　　　　 B. will buy 　　　　　　 C. buys 　　　　　　　　 D. has bought