Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Na Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles form home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I'd just head east.
A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. "Four more lights," she said. There was another bus I could take form there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its wind-shield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.
"I just can't leave you here, "she said. "This isn't the nicest place. I'll give you a ride home."
“You’ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(迷惑的).
“No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said.
“It’s a long way,” I protested(抗议).
“Come on,”she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along.”she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That would not make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”
The writer thought that he would have a long night because
A.it world be long before he could take another bus |
B.no driver would give him a ride |
C.he didn’t know the routes |
D.he perhaps would have to take a taxi |
Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was .
A.very quiet and peaceful | B.dark without street lights |
C.neither clean nor beautiful | D.a little unsafe |
The writer wanted to take a taxi home at the end of the route because .
A.no bus would come |
B.a taxi ride would be more comfortable |
C.he became impatient and a bit worried |
D.he knew the driver would never return |
The bus driver drove the writer home later because .
A.she happened to go in the same direction |
B.she wanted to do something good for other people |
C.her brother told her to do so |
D.she wanted to earn more money |
The bus driver hoped that the writer .
A.world do as she did | B.would keep her in memory |
C.would give the money to others | D.would do her a favor |