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A tall man and a short man were waiting for a taxi on the same corner. An old lady joined them on the
corner because she (1)a______ wanted to catch a taxi.
It was raining hard, and all the taxis passed without (2)s______. At last, a taxi stopped, and the tall man
rushed ahead of the short man The short man (3)s______ him and they (4)s______ to argue (争吵). The
tall man was in a (5)h______, but the short man was on the corner (6)f______. The short man pushed the
tall man, and the tall man grabbed (抓住) the short (7)m______ coat. The old lady calmly closed her umbrella,
(8)o______ the door and got into the taxi. The taxi (9)d______ smiled and (10)d______ away with the woman.
1. also 2. stopping 3. stopped 4. started 5. hurry
6. first 7. man's 8. opened 9. driver 10. drove