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 becauseA．it world be long before he could take another busB．no driver would give him a rideC．he didn’t know the routesD．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 peacefulB．dark without street lightsC．neither clean nor beautifulD．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 comeB．a taxi ride would be more comfortableC．he became impatient and a bit worriedD．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 directionB．she wanted to do something good for other peopleC．her brother told her to do soD．she wanted to earn more money小题5:The bus driver hoped that the writer.A．world do as she didB．would keep her in memory C．would give the money to othersD．would do her a favor