Asonecomestosomecrossroads,heorsheseesasignwhichsaysthatdrivershavetostopwhentheycometothemainroadahead.Atothercrossroads,drivershavetogoslow,buttheydonotactuallyhavetostopunless,ofcourse,thereissomethingcom
Asonecomestosomecrossroads,heorsheseesasignwhichsaysthatdrivershavetostopwhentheycometothemainroadahead.Atothercrossroads,drivershavetogoslow,buttheydonotactuallyhavetostopunless,ofcourse,thereissomethingcomingalongthemainroad;andatstillothers,theydonothaveeithertostoportogoslow,becausetheyarethemselvesonthemainroad.
MrWilliams,whowasalwaysaverycarefuldriver,wasdrivinghomefromworkoneeveningwhenhecametoacrossroad.Ithada“SLOW”sign.Hesloweddownwhenhecametothemainroad,lookedbothwaystoseethatnothingwascoming,andthendroveacrosswithoutstoppingcompletely.
Atonceheheardapolicewhistle(口哨声),sohepulledintothesideoftheroadandstopped..Apolicemanwalkedovertohimwithanotebookandapeninhishandandsaid,“Youdidn'tstopatthatcrossing.”
“Butthesigntheredoesn'tsay‘STOP’.”answeredMrWilliams,“Itjustsays‘SLOW’,andIdidgoslow.”
Thepolicemanlookedaroundhim,andalookofsurprisecameoverhisface.Thenheputhisnotebookandpenaway,scratched(抓)hisheadandsaid,“Well,I'minthewrongstreet!”
10.MrWilliamswasdriving____oneevening.
A.toapartyB.tohisofficeC.homeafterworkD.toworkfromhome
11.Whenhewasstoppedbyapoliceman,he____.
A.wasdrivingatahighspeedB.wasdrivingontothemainroad
C.wasgoingtostophiscarD.wasdrivingslowly
12.Thoughslowly,MrWilliamscontinueddrivingatthecrossingbecause____.
A.hedidn'tseeany“STOP”signthereB.hepaidnoattentiontothetrafficrules
C.hedidn'thavetostopD.hewaseagertogethome
13.LookingroundMrWilliams,thepolicemanwassurprisedbecause____.
A.hemetamadmanB.herealizedthathehimselfwasmistaken
C.MrWilliamsdaredtospeaktohimlikethatD.MrWilliamswouldnotapologizetohim