Drivingacaratahighspeedalongahighwayseemstobefun.Youonlyneedtofollowthebrighttrafficsignsbesidethehighwayanditwilltakeyouwhereyouwishtogo.

ButtoaLondontaxidriverdrivingisnotaneasyjob.AtaxidriverneedstohavenotonlygooddrivingskillsbutalsoagoodknowledgeofthecityofLondonfromthelonelieststreettothemostpopularrestaurantaround.Hehastobeattheserviceofallkindsofpassengersatalltimes.

ALondontaxidriversaidthefollowingabouthisjob.

Duringthenightitisusualforhimtostoptwoorthreetimesforsomefood.Hesaid"IneverdrinkwhenIamdrivingorIwouldlosemylicense."

Henormallygoeshomebetweentwoandthreeo'clockinthemorning.Therearetimeshehastostaylongerandtrytomakemoreruns.Hesaid“That'stheworstthingaboutworkingforyourself.Ifyoudon'tmakemoneynooneisgongtogiveittoyou."

Londontaxidriversnotonly"take"butalso"give".EverysummerhundredsofpoorchildrenfromLondongoforadayatthesea-bytaxi.Theirridesarepaidbythetaxidrivers.Attheseatheyaremetbythemayor(市长)andalunchpartyisalsoheldforthetaxidriversandthechildren.Afterahappyday'srunningaroundthebeachesandvisitingthemarkettherethechildrengohomeagainbytaxifreeofchargeofcourse.

1.Londontaxidriverstrytomakemorerunssometimesmainlybecause_______.

A.theymakealivingbydriving

B.theyliketoworkforthemselvesbetter

C.theywanttohelpmorepassengers

D.theyalwaysworkingdeepintothenight

2.HowdoLondontaxidrivers"give"?

A.Theygivepoorchildrenalunchpartyattheseaeachsummer.

B.Theygivepoorchildrenthechancetomeetthemayor.

C.Theypayforsomepoorchildren'sridesforaday'stoureachsummer.

D.Theyplaywithsomepoorchildrenattheseaforadayeachsummer.

3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeLondontaxidrivers?

A.Braveandcheerful B.Richangenerous

C.Modestandeasy-going D.Hard-workingandkind.

4.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundfro