1. (2017·绵阳) 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

    The other day, I told Connie that I'd rather take the bus to work than ride in my comfortable limousine, because of the high cost of gasoline. But today, I discovered how wrong I was.

    When I got into my limousine this morning, my driver told me that the motor didn't sound like it was running well.

    “Look,” I said, “I have an important meeting at 9:00. I have to be on time!”

    We drove about three blocks—then the motor died.

    “Sorry, Mr. Foster. I thought this might happen. But look! There's the downtown bus. Maybe you should take it. So you don't miss your meeting.”

    “Well, I…I…Oh! I suppose I have to.”

    I got on the bus and gave the driver my money.

    “Mister, are you serious? We can't make change for a $100 bill!”

    “I AM CHARLES K. FOSTER. AND I ORDER THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE CHANGE!”

    “Mister,” said the driver, “I don't care who you are. You will have to get off the bus.”

    Well. I was so mad when I got off that bus that I didn't watch where I was going, and I was almost hit by a car! So now, all I have to say is this: My business may be killing me, but riding the bus certainly will.

1. （1） The word “limousine” in Paragraph 1 most probably means a ______.

   A . motorbike B . truck C . car D . bus
3. （2） Why did the writer's driver suggest him taking the bus?

   A . The bus would stop at the meeting-room. B . The limousine completely broke down. C . The driver had an important meeting. D . The motor was not running very well.
5. （3） The writer failed to catch the bus because _______.

   A . there were too many passengers B . it was heading in the wrong direction C . the driver couldn't change his money D . he was rude in the bus driver
7. （4） How did the writer feel when he had to get off the bus?

   A . Angry. B . Uneasy. C . Shameful. D . Funny.
9. （5） What can we guess from the last paragraph?

   A . The writer was doing well in his business. B . Connie would lose his job as the writer's driver. C . The writer was sure that he would be killed by a bus. D . The writer wouldn't take a bus to work after that.