I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names,  【小题1】 upright and straightforward. And it’s still what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years,   【小题2】 (know)there is a lot about it that is not so good. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong impression   【小题3】____they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like 【小题4】   people. Most of them will act as rude fellows. But almost every week you read in the papers that a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their cars. Once, I found an emerald ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady 【小题5】 a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to 【小题6】    I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her ring to her. I didn’t get as much as “thank you”. However, I 【小题7】   (feel) good because I had done what was right.
As far as I know,  【小题8】   (practice) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are fairly generous. I believe in God and try to be 【小题9】   good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the 【小题10】  (easy) it gets.

I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names,   16 upright and straightforward. And it’s still what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.

I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years,   17 (know)there is a lot about it that is not so good. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong impression   18____they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like  19   people. Most of them will act as rude fellows. But almost every week you read in the papers that a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their cars. Once, I found an emerald ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady  20 a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to  21    I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her ring to her. I didn’t get as much as “thank you”. However, I 22   (feel) good because I had done what was right.

As far as I know,  23   (practice) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are fairly generous. I believe in God and try to be  24   good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the  25  (easy) it gets.

I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like　36　and straightforward. And it’s still what  37 a man a good citizen. This is my code(准则)，and I try to live by.

I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years，  38　 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be  39 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.

Because taxi drivers are tough，people get the  40 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as  41 fellows.  Almost every week you read in the papers where a taxi driver  42  money or jewels or like that people leave in their  43 . If they weren't honest，you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time，I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day，so I went back to where I had  44  her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her  45 to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.”  46 ，I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she   47 .

I was born and brought up in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I  48 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍)，I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy  49 ，but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit  50  for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi，I have never had___51__ with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while，I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.

People ask me about tips. As far as I know，  52 everyone will give you something，because most Americans are  53 generous. I always try to be nice to everyone，whether they  54 or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time，and the  55 I try，the easier it gets.

I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names, 1 upright and straightforward. And it's still what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.

　　 I've been in the taxi business for thirty-five years,　 2 (know)there is a lot about it that is not so good. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong impression. 3 they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like　 4 people. Most of them will act as rude fellows.But almost every week you read in the papers that a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their cars. Once, I found an emerald ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady　 5　 a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to 6 I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her ring to her. I didn't get as much as"thank you." However, I 7 (feel)good because I had done what was right.

　　 As far as I know,　 8 　(practice)everyone will give you something, because most

Americans are fairly generous. I believe in God and try to be 9 good member of my parish (教区). I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the (easy) 10 it gets.

I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like 　36　and straightforward. And it’s still what 37 a man a good citizen. This is my code(准则)，and I try to live by.

I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years， 38　 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be 39 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.

Because taxi drivers are tough，people get the 40 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as 41 fellows. Almost every week you read in the papers where a taxi driver 42 money or jewels or like that people leave in their 43 . If they weren't honest，you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time，I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day，so I went back to where I had 44 her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her 45 to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.” 46 ，I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she 　47 .

I was born and brought up in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I 48 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy 49 , but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 50 for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi，I have never had 51 with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while，I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.

People ask me about tips. As far as I know， 52 everyone will give you something，because most Americans are 53 generous. I always try to be nice to everyone，whether they 54 or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish(教区). I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time，and the 55 I try，the easier it gets.

36.A. honored　　　 B. selfishless 　　　 　　　C. upright　　　 　　 　　 D. admirable

37. A. takes　　　　 B. becomes　 　　　　 　C. makes　　　　 　 　　 D. haves

38. A. distinguishing　 B. recognizing　　 　C. thinking　　　　 D. knowing

39. A. generous　　 　 B. tough　　　 　　 C. devoted　　　　 D. educated

40. A. cruel　　　　 　B. proper　　　 　 C. bad　　　　　 D. wrong

41. A. rude　　　　 　 B. honest　　　 　 C. good　　　　 D. tough

42. A. turns up　　　 B. turns down　　 　 C. turns out　　　　 　　 D. turns in

43. A. houses　　　 　 B. cars　　　　 　　 　 C. pockets 　　　 　　 D. rooms

44. A. saw　 　　　 　　　　 B. dropped　 　　 　　　 C. set 　　 　　　　D. pushed

45. A. ring　　　　 　 B. suitcase　　　 　　 C. car　　　　　 　 D. emerald

46. A. So　　　　 　 　B. Still　　　　　 　　　　 C. However　　　　 D. Though

47. A. was　 　　　　 　B. did　　　　　 　 　　C. has　　　　　 　　　 D. is

48. A. made　　 　　　 　B. shared　　　 　 　　C. held　　　　 　　　　 D. guided

49. A. at one time　　　　 B. sometime 　　　　　 　　C. in no time　 　　　　　 D. at times

50. A. set up　 　　　　 　B. set off　　　 　　 　　C. set down　 　　　　 D. set aside

51. A. trouble　 　　　　 　B. suffering　　 　 　　C. word　　　　 　　 D. violence

52. A. especially 　　　　 　B. specially　 　　　　 C. particularly　 　　　　 D. practically

53. A. frequently　　 　B. rarely　　 　　　　 　　C. absolutely　　　 　　 D. fairly

54. A. tip　　　 　B. request　　 　　　　 　　C. command　 　　　　 D. swap

55. A. longer　 　　　　　 　B. harder　　 　　　 C .better　　　　 　　 D. shorter