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Question

 There are many traffic signs on a highway，and drivers must know them well and follow them strictly. If you misunderstand a sign you may get into (1)

  A policeman was sitting in his car on the side of a highway (2) to catch speeders. After all it was his duty to keep law and order on the road. After a while a car full of elderly women slowly rolled by. The policeman (3) that the slow-moving car was a danger to other drivers on the highway so he decided to pull them over. He turned (4) his siren(警笛)and lights and rushed to the slow-moving car and then pulled up behind the car which stopped on the (5) of the road at once after the driver noticed the police car.

  The policeman (6) and came up to the car to speak to the driver. He said "the speed limit on this highway is fifty-five miles per hour. Why are you driving so (7) ？"

  "Well officer Fve seen a lot of signs on this highway that (8) ' twenty-five' ，not 'fifty-five'”，the old woman replied politely.

  "Madam " the officer told the driver "those are not speed limit signs. Those signs (9) that you are driving on Highway 25. " "Oh   (10)  me. I didn't know. I'm sorry officer. I'll be more careful in the    (11)   ，" she replied.

  Then the police officer looked in the (12) of the car. He noticed that the elderly passengers looked very (13) and were shaking with fright. The officer asked the driver "What's the matter with them? They look like they've been frightened to (14) by something."

  The driver replied ^u Oh they'll be (15) right in a minute or two. You see we just got off Highway 120."

(   ) 1. A. business    B. trouble    C. mess    D. disagreement

(   ) 2. A. hoping    B. refusing    C. managing    D. trying

(   ) 3. A. said        B. smelled     C. realized    D. remembered

(   ) 4. A. off        B. up       C. down    D. on

(   ) 5. A. side    B. center      C. middle    D. front

(   ) 6. A. got on    B. got up      C. got in    D. got out

(   ) 7. A. quickly    B. easily     C. slowly    D. carefully

(   ) 8. A. say    B. write      C. tell    D. decide

(   ) 9. A. cover    B. mean      C. stand    D. lie

(   ) 10. A. puzzle    B. pity     C. silly    D. clever

(   ) 11. A. end    B. beginning     C. future    D. middle

(   ) 12. A. mirror    B. front     C. back    D. centre

(   ) 13. A. worried    B. terrified     C. surprised    D. excited

(   ) 14. A. dead      B. die      C. death    D. dying

(   ) 15. A. both        B. all      C. either    D. neither

Answer 1

1. B get into trouble意为"惹上麻烦"。

2. A高速上的警察为了保证道路安全，需要查扣违章超速驾驶者。

3. C警察意识到开慢车对其他车来说也是一个危险。

4. B他开大警笛声音。turn up意为"调大，开大；出现"。

5. A老年妇女所开的车停在路边。

6. D从警车里出来应用"got out"。

7. C前面提到过，这是一辆slow-moving car。

8. A路标上写着，表"引用"用say。

9. B那些路标的意思是你在25号高速公路上行驶。

10. C silly me是一种自嘲，表示"我好笨啊"。

11. C以后我会小心。

12. C 车的后部用the back。

13. B根据下文shaking with fright可知这些老太太们十分害怕。terrified意为"很害怕的，极度惊慌的"。

14. C be frightened to death意为"怕得要死"。

15. B all right意为"恢复平静，恢复常态"。因为她们刚下120号高速，超速行驶让她们惊魂未定。