More than ten years ago, I came to America on business and I ___2___ advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to ___3___ me at the airport, and took me to his home. ___4___ the airport, my friend drove his car into the innermost lane, ___5___ had a sign “carpool only”. I wondered what “carpool” meant. I felt ___6___ whether he was going to a motorpool. So I thought myself ___7___ in asking: “Is there anything wrong with the car?” “Nothing, ___8___?” said he. “Well then, why are you going to a carpool?” I responded. My friend couldn’t help ___9___ and told me that “carpool” ___10___ to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can ___11___. I felt rather embarrassed ___12___ that.
After dinner, my friend’s neighbor ___13___ to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “___14___,” my friend said, “I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was puzzled again, ___15___ why he could not “carpool” with him since we had “carpooled” ___16___. My friend explained to me again that the “ carpool” with him that ___17___ used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save ___18___. The first “carpool” is a noun; ___19___ the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for ___20___ in America to understand it in a short time.
1. A. common B. time C. general D. short
2. A. took B. had C. used D. found
3. A. see B. take C. meet D. accept
4. A. In B. Out of C. Inside D. From
5. A. where B. which C. it D. there
6. A. doubted B. surprised C. unexpected D. excited
7. A. puzzled B. foolish C. interested D. clever
8. A. isn’t it B. why C. where D. what
9. A. laughing B. shouting C. stopping D. saying
10. A. means B. refers C. is D. comes
11. A. pass through B. go over C. drive in D. sit in
12. A. in saying B. for doing C. on hearing D. at listening to
13. A. went out B. came over C. arrived D. got off
14. A. Yes B. I’m afraid C. Sure D. No
15. A. wondering B. saying C. suggesting D. hesitating
16. A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. the last day D. today
17. A. his neighbor B. his friend C. he D. I
18. A. time B. money C. energy D. pollution
19. A. and B. while C. so D. or
20. A. newcomer B. people C. Chinese D. those
1. C。比較：in common=有共同之處，in time=及時(shí)，in short=簡單地說，in general=一般說來。比較之下，in general 最合適。
2. A。take the advantage of the chance 指“利用機(jī)會”。
3. C。到機(jī)場接人用動(dòng)詞meet。
4. B。根據(jù) …drove his car into the innermost lane可推知，汽車應(yīng)是開出飛機(jī)場。
5. B。which 引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句并在從句中作主語。
6. A。根據(jù)上文I wondered what “carpool” meant 可知，作者不能確定motorpool是否是carpool。
7. D。從下文鬧的笑話看，作者是自作聰明。
8. B。我的朋友不知道我把motorpool, carpool看成是一個(gè)意思，汽車也沒有出故障，故感到吃驚，不知我為何問此問題。
9. A。因?yàn)槲业臒o知，朋友忍不住笑起來，并向我解釋carpool的含義。
10. B。refers to 意為“意指”。
11. C。汽車行使用動(dòng)詞drive。
12. C。當(dāng)我的朋友向我解釋之后，我很尷尬。on doing sth 的意思是“一…就…”。
13. B。根據(jù)上下文可知，鄰居從自家過來有事相商。
14. D。從下一句I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow 可知，朋友不能與他共車。
15. A。I was puzzled說明我不明白carpool的另一含義。
16. D。事情就發(fā)生在今天。
17. A。朋友再一次向我解釋carpool的含義，而這個(gè)carpool是鄰居講出來。
18. C。輪流開車上班可節(jié)省汽油。
19. B。while 表示對比，意為“而”。
20. A。對剛到美國的人來說，在短時(shí)間內(nèi)弄懂某些習(xí)語是很困難的。
