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Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car driving along at 22 miles per hour.
He thought to himself, “This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!’’ So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.
Getting closer to the car, he noticed that there were six old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back, wide eyed and pale faced.
The driver, who knew nothing about what happened, said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?’’
“Ma’am,” the officer replied, “you weren’t speeding, but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers. The same as a speeder.”
“No, sir. I was doing the speed limit — exactly twenty-two miles an hour!’’The old woman said in a ( ) voice. The officer, almost unable to control his chuckle, explained to her that “22” was the route number, not the speed limit.
A bit embarrassed, the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for pointing out her misunderstanding.
“But before I let you go, ma’am, I have to ask... Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem to be shaking badly and they haven’t made a single sound this whole time,” the officer asked.
“Oh, they’ll be all right in a minute. We just got off Route 119.”
A. sad B. sweet C. proud D. weak
(From the English test paper, Senior High School Entrance Examinations 2019, Henan province, China)
The answer key is option C. But I think options B and D are also possible. What do you say?
He thought to himself, “This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!’’ So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.
Getting closer to the car, he noticed that there were six old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back, wide eyed and pale faced.
The driver, who knew nothing about what happened, said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?’’
“Ma’am,” the officer replied, “you weren’t speeding, but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers. The same as a speeder.”
“No, sir. I was doing the speed limit — exactly twenty-two miles an hour!’’The old woman said in a ( ) voice. The officer, almost unable to control his chuckle, explained to her that “22” was the route number, not the speed limit.
A bit embarrassed, the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for pointing out her misunderstanding.
“But before I let you go, ma’am, I have to ask... Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem to be shaking badly and they haven’t made a single sound this whole time,” the officer asked.
“Oh, they’ll be all right in a minute. We just got off Route 119.”
A. sad B. sweet C. proud D. weak
(From the English test paper, Senior High School Entrance Examinations 2019, Henan province, China)
The answer key is option C. But I think options B and D are also possible. What do you say?
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