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一 Maybe you should look for a roommate

—____.

A. This one isn’t that expensive and it's near the bus stop.

B. Don't you remember？ We both went to Jane’s party last week.

C. Well, I'd rather have my own place.

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B.B. This one isn't that expensive and it's near the bus stop.

C.C. Don't you remember？ We both went to Jane's party last week.

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Buses came by, but not the one they wanted. The woman finally half-entered one of the buses and asked the driver if the bus she wanted stopped at that corner.The driver ignored her, so she repeated the question. Incredibly, he then closed the door -- on her arm -- and drove off.The woman, her arm stuck in the door, trotted alongside the bus, shouting. Passengers said the driver stopped after almost a block only because they, too, were shouting.When the driver finally did stop and opened the door, the woman jumped on the bus to get his badge number. Then he took off again and went another couple of blocks before other shouting passengers persuaded him to stop and let the woman off.After the driver's bosses at the Chicago Transit Authority--a tax-supported governmental body -- heard of the incident, they looked into it and set his punishment: a five-day suspension without pay. That struck me as rather light.But Bill Baxa, a CTA public-relations man, said, "That's a pretty harsh penalty. "

Five days off work is a harsh penalty for dragging a woman alongside a bus by her arm？ Baxa said, "Any time you take money away from someone, it is a harsh punishment. The driver makes $14 an hour. Multiply that by 40 and you can see what he lost. "

Yes, that comes to $560, a tidy sum. But we know that people in the private sector are fired for far less every day. If the people who run the CTA think that the loss of a week's pay is more than enough, I offer them a sporting proposition: Give me a bus. Then have their wives stick their arms in the doorway of the bus, and I'll slam the door shut, stop the gas pedal and take them for a fast one-block jog. And I'll pay $560 to anyone who is bold enough to try it. Any takers？ Mr. Baxa？ Anybody？ I didn't think so.

1.The nurse half-entered one of the buses because____.

A、the bus they wanted didn't stop there

B、she wanted the driver to stop the bus

C、she wanted to get some information from the driver

D、she and her uncle couldn't wait any longer at the corner

2.The reason why the woman trotted alongside the bus was that____.

A、she couldn't get herself away from the bus

B、the driver closed the door before she heard the answer

C、she was dragged by the bus driver

D、she wanted to get the driver's badge number

3.How many blocks was the woman away from the corner where she waited when the bus driver finally let her off？ ____

A、Almost one block.

B、Almost two blocks.

C、Probably three blocks.

D、Probably five or six blocks.

4.The bus driver's punishment was____.

A、being dismissed from the CTA

B、being out of work for a week

C、paying a fine of $560

D、working without pay for five days

5.Why did the author offer a sporting proposition？ ____

A、Because the CTA paid little attention to the incident.

B、Because the bus driver had not been fired.

C、Because he wanted to threaten the CTA people.

D、Because he thought the penalty was not a harsh on

一Do you know where Liberty Street is？

一 It's off Oak Street, near the park.

—____.

一 I don't know exactly. Perhaps every five minutes or so.

A. The park？ Which one do you mean？

B. Do you have any idea where Pine Street is？

C. By the way, do you know how often the Number 5 bus runs normally？

A. it's full

B. Good question

C. I bet that was fun

D. Good idea

E. I used to

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A: Why is there never a bus when you want one？

B: (56) . There aren't enough buses on this route.

A: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.

B: (57) . You should say that we need more subway lines, too.

A. Yeah. There should be more public transportation in general.

B: And (58) ! There's too much traffic.

A: (59) , is that our bus coming？

B: Yes, it is. But look, (60)

A: Oh, no! Let's go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter I'm going to write.

at they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn't feel really poor when he has a car.

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