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I threatened to report the taxi driver for illegally ______ a passenger, but he pointed at his “Not for Hire” sign and drove away.
A. resisting B. rejecting C. disposing D. removing
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I threatened to report the taxi driver for illegally _______ a passenger, but he pointed at his “Not for Hire” sign and drove away.
A. infecting B. attending
C. disposing D. rejecting
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Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was 36. The driver seemed to be angry. I asked him what the 37was. He said he had just come from the airport without a 38, which was basically $70 in lost fare.
Over the course of the ride, the anger 39died down. He mentioned he had read an article saying the 40people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more 41to give in his life. I was starting to 42being with him! We continued talking about why 43is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to 44it.
As we arrived at my destination, I45my fare. But I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Since we’ve been talking about this whole time, I wanted to share that 46with you. I’ve already paid my fare, but here’s an extra little bit. You can 47it, since you’re already down $70 from the airport. But if you want to experience the48of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can 49their gratitude(感激) in whatever way.”
The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better 50. You give that $20 to a 51 person around here and I’ll treat the next passenger with a 52ride myself.
Wow. This man was 5310 minutes ago. I got out and walked around trying to 54 someone who needed help before heading to my destination.
It was an honor meeting that driver and 55 the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving.
1. A．gotten off B．put off C．called up D．picked up
2. A．question B．time C．problem D．cost
3. A．friend B．stranger C．driver D．customer
4. A．never B．even C．slowly D．quickly
5. A．happiest B．poorest C．richest D．strongest
6. A．kindness B．chances C．suggestions D．money
7. A．mind B．stop C．allow D．enjoy
8. A．collecting B．giving C．receiving D．existing
9. A．practice B．explain C．watch D．consider
10. A．printed B．recorded C．paid D．examined
11. A．adventure B．information C．language D．feeling
12. A．refuse B．raise C．keep D．spend
13. A．direction B．power C．weight D．size
14. A．share B．earn C．forget D．miss
15. A．gift B．idea C．opinion D．ride
16. A．homeless B．native C．nice D．brave
17. A．long B．comfortable C．free D．safe
18. A．bored B．tired C．rude D．angry
19. A．save B．find C．protect D．tell
20. A．learning B．preparing C．finishing D．providing
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My friend is a taxi driver. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.
At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.
1.The driver always works at night because it is easier to ________.
A. drive B. climb in through window
C. make money D. meet a lot of people
2.The woman climbed in through the window because ________.
A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn’t open the door for her
C. she didn’t want to pay the money D. she couldn’t find her key
3.The story happened ________.
A. early in the morning B. late at night
C. outside the city D. near the bus station
4.Which of the following is not true?
A. The driver worked until 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning.
B. The policemen made a mistake.
C. The woman had no money to pay.
D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
5.The driver climbed in through the window to ________.
A. get money from the woman B. phone the police
C. return the dog to the woman D. see what happened in the house
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I have learned a lot from being a taxi driver. I’ve been in the for many years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so . Taxi drivers have to be tough to the New York traffic eight hours a day. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong that they are bad. However, you can read in the almost every week that taxi drivers the things people left in their cabs. If they weren’t , you wouldn’t read those moving stories in the papers.
In 1913, I bought my own cab. It was difficult at that time so I had part of my money for something unexpected. I did pretty well, in those days. Once in Brooklyn, I found a in my cab. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of baggage that day, so I went back to where I had her off. It took me almost two days to find her so as to the ring. I didn’t get as much as “ ”. Still, I felt good because I had done what was right.
People ask me about the . As far as I know, everyone will give you something. You know most Americans are pretty . I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they tip or not. In all my years of driving a cab, I have never had any with the public. I try to others the way I want to be treated. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the it gets. Up till now, I still hold the view that is one of the greatest qualities of people.
1.A. project B. department C. business D. organization
2.A. good B. helpful C. bad D. advisable
3.A. cut B. fight C. avoid D. enjoy
4.A. fact B. truth C. theory D. impression
5.A. book B. magazine C. newspaper D. advertisement
6.A. take out B. bring in C. set aside D. turn in
7.A. funny B. nice C. polite D. wise
8.A. left behind B. kept back C. put away D. given away
9.A. even B. yet C. still D. just
10.A. bag B. dress C. diamond D. ring
11.A. seen B. dropped C. knocked D. set
12.A. buy B. return C. repair D. find
13.A. Thank you B. I’m sorry C. It doesn’t matter D. With pleasure
14.A. roads B. passengers C. places D. tips
15.A. actually B. certainly C. gradually D. especially
16.A. successful B. generous C. serious D. independent
17.A. agreement B. connection C. trouble D. relationship
18.A. pay B. follow C. treat D. entertain
19.A. easier B. harder C. smaller D. clearer
20.A. curiosity B. confidence C. modesty D. Honesty
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I had to knock on the taxi to get his attention. Finally, the driver, a man about 60, looked up from behind the wheel and apologized, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a letter.” He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough.
Since I was in no hurry, I told him to finish his letter. He shook his head, explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart. Curious, I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild.“This isn't family，” he replied, “though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family. Old Ed and I grew up together.”
They were always friends. But since he moved away from the neighborhood 30 years ago, it'd generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them. A couple of weeks ago, Ed died. “I should have kept in touch.” He repeated this, more to himself than to me. To comfort him, I said sometimes we just didn't seem to find the time. “But we used to find the time，” he said. “Take a look.” He handed the letter over to me.
The first sentence “I've been meaning to write for some time, but I've always delayed it.” reminded me of myself. It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together. When I read the part where it said“Your friendship really means a lot to me, more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that”， I found myself nodding in agreement.
We had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph：“So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you.” And it was ended with “Your Old Friend, Tom.”
“I thought your friend's name was Ed，” I said.
“I'm Tom，” he explained. “It's a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he'd died. I never put it in the mailbox. I guess I should have written it sooner.” His face was pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away, I had to write a letter and post it.
1.Who wrote the letter?
A.Tom.
B.Old Ed.
C.The author.
D.The driver's grandchild.
2.It can be inferred from the passage that the driver regretted ________.
A.missing Ed's funeral
B.moving away from his neighborhood
C.forgetting to send Ed Christmas cards
D.not being able to keep in touch with Ed
3.From Paragraph 4, we can learn that the author of the passage ________.
A.often failed to write to his friends
B.had no intention to write to his friends
C.had many great moments with his friends
D.was good at expressing feelings to his friends
4.What message does the passage probably try to convey?
A.Comfort your friends when they are feeling down.
B.Life is unpredictable, so live each day as if it were your last.
C.Remember to always mail your letters after expressing your words.
D.Always make time to value and experience your lasting friendships.
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I had to knock on the taxi to get his attention. Finally, the driver, a man about 60, looked up from behind the wheel and apologized, “I’m sorry, but I was reading a letter.” He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough.
Since I was in no hurry, I told him to finish his letter. He shook his head, explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart. Curious, I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild. “This isn’t family,” he replied. “though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family. Old Ed and I grew up together.”
They were always friends. But since he moved away from the neighborhood 30 years ago, it’d generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them. A couple of weeks ago, Ed died. “I should have kept in touch.” He repeated this, more to himself than to me. To comfort him, I said sometimes we just didn’t seem to find the time. “But we used to find the time,” he said. “Take a look.” He handed the letter over to me.
The first sentence “I’ve been meaning to write for some time, but I’ve always delayed it.” reminded me of myself. It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together. When I read the part where it said “Your friendship really means a lot to me, more than I can say because I’m not good at saying things like that”, I found myself nodding in agreement.
We had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph: “So I thought you’d like to know that I was thinking of you.” And it was ended with “Your Old Friend, Tom.”
“I thought your friend’s name was Ed,” I said.
“I’m Tom,” he explained. “It’s a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he’d died. I never put it in the mailbox. I guess I should have written it sooner.” His face was pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
When I got to my hotel room I didn’t unpack right away. I had to write a letter and post it.
1. From Paragraph 4, we learn that the author of the passage _______.
A. often fails to write to his friends
B. doesn’t want to write to his friends
C. had many great moments with his friends
D. was good at expressing his feelings to friends
2. Who wrote the letter?
A. Old Ed B. The driver’s grandchild
C. The author D. Tom
3. What message does the passage probably try to convey?
A. Comfort your friends when they are feeling down.
B. Life is unpredictable so live each day as if it were your last.
C. Always make time to value and experience your lasting friendships.
D. Remember to always mail your letters after expressing your words.
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Sometimes it is difficult to talk to taxi drivers. They must give all their attention to the road as they work out the shortest way to the place where you are going. However, passengers from Wangfujing were in surprise when they took a taxi. The driver just would not stop talking ―in English.
Organized by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy, “Dare to Speak” examines if Chinese people will speak English in “real-life” situations. Matthew Knowles, an acting student from South Carolina at Beijing Film Academy, acted the part as the “driver”. He collected six passengers on Saturday morning, most of whom were female white-collar workers.
“Of course they were surprised at first, wondering why I’m driving a taxi, and wondering whether this is a real taxi, but then most of them were pretty willing to speak,” he said. Knowles said he was also surprised by his “passengers”. “Apart from my first ‘passenger’, who could speak very little English, all the rest spoke
English very well, and it was fun to communicate with them,” he said, adding that some “passengers” were quite talkative.The “foreign taxi driver” project was just one of the “Dare to Speak” activities, which have been going on since the end of October. Other projects included a foreign store owner near a high school in Beijing, a cook in a Shanghai university canteen. They were testing the willingness of Chinese people, especially students and white-collar workers, to speak to foreigners in English. Rong Xin, senior manager of IELTS (雅思) with the British Embassy, said they hoped to let IELTS takers in China know that communication is the most important goal of IELTS.
“We hope that more and more IELTS takers in China can realize the importance of communicating in English in real life, instead of just getting high test scores,” she said.
1. Why did Matthew Knowles drive a taxi?
A. He enjoyed chatting with people in English.
B. He played the role of a taxi driver in a film.
C. He took part in the project “Dare to speak”
D. He wanted to improve his Chinese while driving.
2.The Chinese may meet and talk to _______ in
“Dare to speak” projects.A. a white-collar worker
B. a high school student
C. a restaurant manager
D. a foreign store owner
3.The purpose of the project “Dare to Speak” is to _______ .
A. draw Chinese people’s attention to IELTS
B. remind language learners of the goal of learning
C. attract more foreigners to start business in China
D. give more chances for English learners in China
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I woke up the other day to a phone call from a taxi driver. He had my friend’s cell phone, and told me that my friend had ______ it in the cab the night before.
It was a rainy ______, which for cab drivers is a very busy time. The cab driver asked where he could ______ the cell phone off. I told him the cross ______ where I lived. I quickly got dressed and told him that I’d ______ him on the comer of the street.
The driver drove all the ______ from Queens to deliver the phone without ______. When I met up with him, I ______ and blessed him for having such a kind and beautiful ______. I was so happy for my ______ because of this man’s kindness! My friend had ______ moved here and I could only imagine how ______ his cell phone was to him! I further asked the taxi driver if I could get his ______, so that my friend can thank him as well. He said my ______ and gratitude were all that he needed and drove off.
I emailed my friend telling him I had his ______ and later that day I met up with him to tell him how I had ______ it. My friend said he couldn’t believe such kindness should ______ in this big city. He told me he could not ______ to pay it forward.
I was so ______ to see the kindness that happened early that morning. It just made my ______!
1.A. hid B. left C. forgot D. missed
2.A. morning B. night C. afternoon D. evening
3.A. throw B. give C. put D. drop
4.A. hotel B. town C. street D. city
5.A. pay B. meet C. exchange D. call
6.A. time B. distance C. way D. trip
7.A. delay B. permit C. support D. request
8.A. rewarded B. talked C. greeted D. thanked
9.A. figure B. cab C. soul D. idea
10.A. decision B. friend C. luck D. deed
11.A. lastly B. finally C. recently D. hurriedly
12.A. important B. popular C. expensive D. lovely
13.A. honor B. permission C. photo D. information
14.A. help B. blessing C. attitude D. concern
15.A. address B. letter C. message D. phone
16.A. bought B. searched C. got D. kept
17.A. wait B. exist C. react D. allow
18.A. wait B. quit C. hope D. expect
19.A. annoyed B. shocked C. surprised D. touched
20.A. day B. dream C. example D. story
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This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)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. You 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 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other 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 key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .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.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．make money B．drive
C．climb in through the window D．meet a lot of people
2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
A．she wanted to have a sleep
B．her husband didn't open the door for her
C．she didn't want to pay the driver
D．she couldn't find her key
3.The story happened _____.
A．early in the morning B．late at night
C．20 miles outside London D．near the police station
4.Which of the following is wrong?
A．The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
B．The police made a mistake.
C．The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
5.The driver climbed in through the window to
A．get money from the woman B．return the dog to the woman
C．phone the police D．see what was happening in the house
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English very well, and it was fun to communicate with them,” he said, adding that some “passengers” were quite talkative.