初二英语阅读题专项练习：出租车司机

　　My friend is a taxi drives. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. Its a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between two oclock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three oclock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.

　　At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.

　　16. The driver always works at night because it is easier to .

　　A. drive B. climb in through window

　　C. make money D. meet a lot of people

　　17. The woman climbed in through the window because .

　　A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didnt open the door for her

　　C. she didnt want to pay the money D. she couldnt find her key

　　18. The story happened .

　　A. early in the morning B. late at night

　　C. outside the city D. near the bus station

　　19. Which of the following is not true?

　　A. The driver worked until 2 or 3 oclock in the morning.

　　B. The policemen made a mistake. C. The woman had no money to pay.

　　D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

　　20. The driver climbed in through the window to .

　　A. get money from the woman B. phone the police

　　C. return the dog to the woman D. see what happened in the house

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