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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 the time . You meet⁽¹⁾ 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 !"

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1.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

2.Which of the following is   NOT true ?   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 .

3.The driver climbed in   through the window to ____________.   A. get money from the woman   B. return the dog to the   woman   C. see what was happening in the house   D. phone the police

1. meet 英[mi:t] 美[mit]   v;n;v. 遇见, 迎接

Take⁽²⁾ a chance

Mr .   Brown was the manager of an office in London . He lived in the country and   came up to work by train . He liked walking from the station to his office   unless it was raining , because it gave him some exercise⁽³⁾ .

One   morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him   and said to him . " You may⁽⁴⁾ not remember me , sir , but   seven years ago I came to London without a penny⁽⁵⁾ in my pockets . I stopped you in the street   and asked you to lend me some money , and you gave me five pounds⁽⁶⁾ , because you said that you were willing to take⁽²⁾ a chance so as⁽⁷⁾ to give a man a start on   the road to success .

Mr .   Brown thought for a few minutes and then said , " Yes , I remember you .   Go on with your story .

"   Well ," answered the stranger , " are you still willing   to take⁽²⁾ a chance ?"

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4.Mr. Brown ___________.   A. lived in the city of London   B. worked in an office   C. walked to London every day   D. was a train driver

5.Mr . Brown liked walking   because ___________ .   A. he was a good runner⁽⁸⁾   B. he wanted to be healthy   C. he wanted to save money   D. he wanted to help others

6.Mr . Brown walked to his   office ___________ .   A. every day   B. when he went to work early   C. when it wasn't raining   D. when it was raining

7.What do you think about   the stranger ?   A. Perhaps he was a clever but lazy man .   B. He knew Mr . Brown very well .   C. He was one of Mr . Brown's neighbours .   D. Mr . Brown knew him .

8.Which of the following   sentences is true ?   A. Mr . Brown was kind-hearted⁽⁹⁾ .   B. The stranger got another five pounds⁽⁶⁾ at last-   C. Mr . Brown was not willing to help others .   D. Mr . Brown believed the stranger very much .

2. Take   take的大小写变形   take 英 [teɪk] 美 [tek]   v;v;v. 取走, 接受, 采用

3. exercise 英[ˈeksəsaɪz] 美[ˈeksərsaɪz]   n;v. 运动, 锻炼

4. may 英[meɪ] 美[me]   v;v. 可能

5. penny 英[ˈpeni] 美[ˈpɛni]   n. 便士, <美>分

6. pounds   pound的复数、第三人称单数   pound 英 [paʊnd] 美 [paʊnd]   n. 磅（重量）, 英镑

7. as 英[əz] 美[æz,   əz]   prep;prep;conj;adv;conj. 因为

8. runner 英[ˈrʌnə(r)] 美[ˈrʌnɚ]   n. 奔跑者, 赛跑者

9. kind-hearted 英[kaɪndˈhɑ:tɪd] 美[ˈkaɪndˈhɑrtɪd]仁慈的, 好心的