Question

根据短文内容， 选择适当的单词或短语填空， 使短文意思完整， 每个选项使用一次。

A. show me the building, B. was rising , C. make a living, D. could hardly sleep

E. took my taxi F. pay you G. drive through downtown, H. don’t have any family left,

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time in the middle of the night, an old lady in her 80s 1. . She gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you 2.?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quietly .

“Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I 3.. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quickly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She 4.where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, the place where she danced as a girl. As sun 5., we got to the hospice.

“How much should I 6.?” she asked, reaching into her purse.

“Nothing. ” I said.

“You have to7.. ” she answered.

“Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

“You gave an old woman some moment of happiness”. She said: “Thank you.”

I drove into the fine morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of closing of a life. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. For the rest of the day , I 8.. What if that woman had got an unfriendly drive, or one who was impatient to his shift? What if I had refused to take the run?

Answer 1