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It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. That's more or less what
happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty.
"I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville. As I got onto Highway 40,
blue lights and siren (警笛) going, I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed
to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was
going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder."
But Hyde couldn't go after him. Taking care of injured people is always more important than
worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident. But he did try to
keep the Firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and
stop the speeding car. As it turned out, keeping the Firebird in sightwas not that difficult. Every
turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene.
Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination (目的地). At that point he found another
unit had already arrived at the accident scene. His help wasn't needed. Now he was free to try to
stop the driver of the firebird, who by this time had developed something new to panick about.
"Just about that time," Hyde says, "I saw fire coming out from under that car, with blue smoke
and oil going everywhere. He's blown his engine. Now he had to stop."
"After I arrested him, I asked him why he was running. He told me he didn't have a driver's license.
That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty-a thousand dollars for the new engine-not to
mention the charges for driving without a license, attempting to run away, and dangerous driving.
1. The meaning of "panicked" in paragraph 2 is related to _____. [ ]
A. happy
B. fear
C. anger
D. hate
2. Why did the driver of the Firebird suddenly speed down the highway? [ ]
A. Because he was racing with another driver on the road.
B. Because he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene.
C. Because he thought the police officer wanted to stop him.
D. Because he wanted to overtake other cars on the shoulder.
3. The driver of the Firebird _____. [ ]
A. took a wrong turn on the way
B. had some trouble with his car
C. was stopped by the police officer
D. paid for the expenses of the accident
4. What is probably the best title for the article? [ ]
A. Losing His Way?
B. Going My Way?
C. Fun All the Way?
D. Help on the Way?
