A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver about his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very dear (昂貴的), but the man said it was OK.

The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow is another 100 dollars.” And the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” He asked. “I come from New York.” “New York,” the taxi driver said, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

1.Where did the traveler come from?

A．England           B．America           C．Canada           D．France

2.Why did the traveler take the third taxi?  Because _                  _____ .

A．the other taxi driver asked more money

B．the third driver was a kind-hearted(熱心腸的) man

C．he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit

D．the other driver didn’t like him

3.Usually the cost of the traveling one day may be ______.

A．$ 100            B．$ 200             C．less than $ 100     D．more than $ 200

4.Who asked the traveler to give the money for the taxi driver?

A．The traveler’s sister                    B．The traveler himself

C．Nobody                               D．The driver’s sister

5.The driver was unhappy __                      ____ .

A．when he heard the traveler’s last words

B．when the traveler asked every taxi driver his name

C．when the traveler asked him for his sister’s name

D．during the two—day visit

A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of   1   . He asked every taxi-driver’s name. Then he took the third one. It    2   5 dollars to go from the airport to the hotel. “   3   does it take to hire（雇請(qǐng)） you for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very   4   , but the man agreed. Then the taxi-driver showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went    5   to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “ What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver   6   the man and said, “Tomorrow? That will be   7   100 dollars.” But the man said it was OK. The taxi-driver was very   8   to be getting more money.

The next evening, after taking the traveler to visit the same parks and museums, the taxi-driver    9    another 100 dollars, he felt guilty（有罪的）because 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you’re from New York.” said the taxi-driver. “I have a    10    in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Sure. She gave me 200 dollars to give you!”

1．A．trains                       B．trucks                            C．taxis

2．A．cost                         B．paid                               C．spent

3．A．How many                B．How long                       C．How much

4．A．cheap                       B．low                               C．dear

5．A．a(chǎn)head                       B．back                              C．a(chǎn)cross

6．A．looked at                  B．looked after                    C．looked for

7．A．the other                   B．a(chǎn)nother                          C．other

8．A．a(chǎn)ngry                       B．unhappy                         C．pleased

9．A．received                   B．gave                              C．borrowed

10．A．brother                   B．son                                C．sister

A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver about his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very dear (昂貴的), but the man said it was OK.
The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow is another 100 dollars.” And the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.
The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” He asked. “I come from New York.” “New York,” the taxi driver said, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”
【小題1】Where did the traveler come from?