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。比较：in common=有共同之处，in time=及时，in short=简单地说，in general=一般说来。比较之下，in general 最合适。
2. A。take the advantage of the chance 指“利用机会”。
3. C。到机场接人用动词meet。
4. B。根据 …drove his car into the innermost lane可推知，汽车应是开出飞机场。
5. B。which 引导非限制性定语从句并在从句中作主语。
6. A。根据上文I wondered what “carpool” meant 可知，作者不能确定motorpool是否是carpool。
7. D。从下文闹的笑话看，作者是自作聪明。
8. B。我的朋友不知道我把motorpool, carpool看成是一个意思，汽车也没有出故障，故感到吃惊，不知我为何问此问题。
9. A。因为我的无知，朋友忍不住笑起来，并向我解释carpool的含义。
10. B。refers to 意为“意指”。
11. C。汽车行使用动词drive。
12. C。当我的朋友向我解释之后，我很尴尬。on doing sth 的意思是“一…就…”。
13. B。根据上下文可知，邻居从自家过来有事相商。
14. D。从下一句I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow 可知，朋友不能与他共车。
15. A。I was puzzled说明我不明白carpool的另一含义。
16. D。事情就发生在今天。
17. A。朋友再一次向我解释carpool的含义，而这个carpool是邻居讲出来。
18. C。轮流开车上班可节省汽油。
19. B。while 表示对比，意为“而”。
20. A。对刚到美国的人来说，在短时间内弄懂某些习语是很困难的。
