7、Last July，my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway．It was an hour before sunset，and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't __1__ anyone to pick me up，so I __2__ to take a bus．Not knowing the routes，I figured I'd just __3__ east．

A bus pulled up，and I asked the driver __4__ she was going．“Four more lights，” she said．There was another bus I could take from there．This clearly was going to be a __5__ wait．

She dropped me off at the __6__ of her route and told me which bus to __7__．After waiting 30 minutes，I began to think about a very __8__ taxi ride home．Then a bus pulled up．There was no lighted number __9__ its windshield（擋風(fēng)玻璃）．It was out of __10__．But the door opened，and I was __11__ to find that it was the same driver．

“I can't just __12__ you here，” she said．“This isn’t the nicest place．I'll give you a ride home．”

“You'll drive me home in the bus?” I asked，__13__．

“No，I'll __14__ you in my car，” she said．

“It's a long way，” I protested．

“Come on，” she said．“I have __15__ else to do．”

__16__ we drove from the depot（汽車站）in her ear，she began telling me a story．A few days earlier，her brother had run out of __17__．A good driver picked him up，took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I’m __18__ passing the favor along，” she said．

When I __19__ her money as a thank-you，she wouldn't accept it．“Otherwise，that __20__ make it a favor，” she said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．”

1．A．tell                        B．receive                 C．make                   D．reach

2．A．expected                B．decided                C．managed                D．a(chǎn)greed

3．A．face                      B．head                    C．look                       D．run

4．A．how far                 B．how long             C．where                    D．when

5．A．cold                      B．lonely                  C．short                     D．long

6．A．beginning               B．middle                 C．end                        D．crossing

7．A．get off                B．pick up                C．look for                 D．come across

8．A．a(chǎn)ttractive               B．safe                     C．cheap                    D．expensive

9．A．a(chǎn)bove                 B．beside                  C．in                          D．near

10．A．service                B．date                     C．sight                      D．order

11．A．1ucky                  B．excited                 C．surprised                D．proud

12．A．put                      B．a(chǎn)llow                   C．keep                      D．leave

13．A．discouraged         B．worried                C．puzzled                  D．satisfied

14．A．pull                     B．take                   C．catch                     D．carry

15．A．something            B．nothing                C．a(chǎn)nything                 D．everything

16．A．While                  B．As                       C．Until                      D．Since

17．A．gas                      B．strength               C．money                   D．tire

18．A．even                    B．a(chǎn)lways                 C．still                        D．just

19．A．charged                B．showed                C．offered                  D．supplied

20．A．wouldn't              B．couldn't               C．shouldn't                D．might not