Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Na Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles form home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I'd just head east.
A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. "Four more lights," she said. There was another bus I could take form there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its wind-shield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.
"I just can't leave 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, perplexed(迷惑的).
“No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said.
“It’s a long way,” I protested(抗议).
“Come on,”she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along.”she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That would not make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”
小题1:The writer thought that he would have a long night because
A．it world be long before he could take another bus
B．no driver would give him a ride
C．he didn’t know the routes
D．he perhaps would have to take a taxi小题2:Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was .
A．very quiet and peaceful
B．dark without street lights
C．neither clean nor beautiful
D．a little unsafe小题3:The writer wanted to take a taxi home at the end of the route because .
A．no bus would come
B．a taxi ride would be more comfortable
C．he became impatient and a bit worried
D．he knew the driver would never return小题4:The bus driver drove the writer home later because .
A．she happened to go in the same direction
B．she wanted to do something good for other people
C．her brother told her to do so
D．she wanted to earn more money小题5:The bus driver hoped that the writer .
A．world do as she did
B．would keep her in memory
C．would give the money to others
D．would do her a favor
