The other day, I told Connie that I'd rather take the bus to work than ride in my comfortable limousine, because of the high cost of gasoline. But today, I discovered how wrong I was.

When I got into my limousine this morning, my driver told me that the motor didn’t sound like it was running well.

“Look,” I said, “I have an important meeting at 9:00. I have to be on time!”

We drove about three blocks—then the motor died.

“Sorry, Mr. Foster. I thought this might happen. But look! There’s the downtown bus. Maybe you should take it. So you don’t miss your meeting.”

“Well, I…I…Oh! I suppose I have to.”

I got on the bus and gave the driver my money.

“Mister, are you serious? We can’t make change for a $100 bill!”

“I AM CHARLES K. FOSTER. AND I ORDER THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE CHANGE!”

“Mister,” said the driver, “I don’t care who you are. You will have to get off the bus.”

Well. I was so mad when I got off that bus that I didn’t watch where I was going, and I was almost hit by a car! So now, all I have to say is this: My business may be killing me, but riding the bus certainly will.

1.The word “l(fā)imousine” in Paragraph 1 most probably means a ______.

A. motorbike B. truck C. car D. bus

2.Why did the writer’s driver suggest him taking the bus?

A. The bus would stop at the meeting-room. B. The limousine completely broke down.

C. The driver had an important meeting. D. The motor was not running very well.

3.The writer failed to catch the bus because _______.

A. there were too many passengers B. it was heading in the wrong direction

C. the driver couldn’t change his money D. he was rude in the bus driver

4. How did the writer feel when he had to get off the bus?

A. Angry. B. Uneasy. C. Shameful. D. Funny.

5.What can we guess from the last paragraph?

A. The writer was doing well in his business. B. Connie would lose his job as the writer’s driver.

C. The writer was sure that he would be killed by a bus. D. The writer wouldn’t take a bus to work after that.

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