No.11

　　Mr King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.
Mr Baker, one of his friends, works in a factory outside the city. It’s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning, sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car, but he hasn’t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea (跳蚤) market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial (試驗) drive, the seller agreed. He called Mr King and asked him to help him.

　　Mr King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing, the lights turned red. He tried to stop it, but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop, but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.

　　“Didn’t you hear me?” the policeman asked angrily.

　　Yes, I did, sir,” said Mr King, “Since it doesn’t listen to me, can it obey you?”

　　根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。

　　1. Mr King is paid more because he _______.

　　A. always drives very slowlY　B. is not afraid of danger　C. had driven for years　D. drives very well

　　2. Mr Baker went to the flea market to _______.

　　A. buy a second-hand car　B. have a trial drive　C. choose a new car　D. sell his old car

　　3. Mr King tried to stop the car when _______.

　　A. he saw an old woman crossing the street　B. he saw a big tree　C. the traffic lights turned red　D. the policeman shouted angrily at him

　　4. Which of the following is true?　

　　A. Mr King will be sent away if he keeps being late　B. Mr Baker can’t afford to buy an old car　C. Mr King didn’t hear the policeman　D. Something was wrong with the car

　　【答案與解析】

　　1. 選D。由句子He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents.可知，Mr King drives very well，因此老板付給了他更多的薪水。答案選D。

　　2. 選A。Mr Baker因為交通擁擠而經常遲到，受到老板的責罵，所以He hopes to buy a car. 但是他沒有足夠的錢，所以He decided to buy an old one，可見他去跳蚤市場是buy a second-hand car(想買一輛二手車)，因此答案選A。

　　3. 選C。Mr King試車到了一個十字路口時，The light turned red, 所以He tried to stop it,因此答案選C。

　　4. 選D。Mr King在交警的警告下也沒有停住車，最后撞到了樹上，他的解釋是：It doesn’t listen to me(車不聽我的話)，可見車有問題，所以答案選D。