英语阅读理解A pretty well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a b

英语阅读理解
A pretty well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square and said to the driver .‘Do you see that young man at the other side of the square ’ ‘Yes ,’ said the taxi-driver .The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently (急噪地) at his watch every few seconds .‘ Take me over there ,’ said the young lady .
There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square .So the taxi-driver asked ,‘Are you afraid to cross the street ,’’Oh,no,’ said the young lady .’But I said that I would meet that young man for lunch at one o’clock ,and it is now a quarter to two .If I arrive in a taxi ,it will at least be seen as if I have tried not to be late .’
1.The young women stopped the taxi and got in because she ____ .
(A)was too tired to walk (B)wanted to be seen in a harry
(C)was afraid of being late (D)saw the street was too busy
2.The young man standing at the other side of the square ____ .
(A)had probably been waiting for a long time
(B)found something was wrong with his watch
(C)was probably a waiter of the restaurant
(D)had just come out of the restaurant
3.The young woman had promised to have lunch with the young man ,but ____ .
(A)she didn’t keep her word (B)came late on purpose
(C)she hated to do that (D)she was late for some reason
4.The young woman was ____ late for the meeting of her friend .
(A)two quarters (B)half a quarter
(C)about 45 minutes (D)less than half an hour
5.The taxi driver became puzzled at first because ____ .
(A)the distance was too short (B)he thought she would not pay him
(C)he couldn’t get much money (D)he didn’t see the young man

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