DuringthelongvacationIwasacceptedasatraineebusconductor.Ifoundthejobfiercelydemandingevenonashortroutewithatotalofabouttwodozenpassengers.Ipulledthewrongtickets,forgotthechangeandwroteupmylog(行程记录)attheendofeachtripinawaythatdrewhollowlaughterfromtheinspectors.Theinspectorswerelikelytocheckatanytime.Aconductorwithtwentyyears'servicecouldbedismissedifaninspectorcaughthimacceptingmoneywithoutpullingaticket.

Itwashotthatsummer:100°Fahrenheit(华氏)everyday.Insidethebusitwas30°hotterstill.Itwassojammedinsidethatmyfeetweren'ttouchingthefloor.Icouldn'tblink(眨眼睛)thesweatoutofmyeyes.Therewasnohopeofcollectinganyfares.

InthesecircumstancesIwasscarcelytoblame.Ididn'tevenknowwherewewere,butIguessedwewereatthetopjustbeforeMarketStreet.Ipressedthebell,thedoorsclosed,andthebussurgedforward.Therewereshoutsandyellsfromdowntheback,butIthoughttheyweretheangrycriesofpassengerswhohadnotgoton.ToolateIrealizedthattheywerecomingfromwithinthebus.Theautomaticdoorsatthebackofthebushadclosedaroundanoldlady'sneckasshewasgettingon.Herheadwasinsidethebus.Therestofher,carryingashoppingbagwasoutside.Iknewnoneofthisatthetime.

WhenIatlastsignaledthedrivertostop,hecrashedtoahaltandopenedtheautomaticdoors.Thewomandroppedtotheroad.Unfortunately,thecarbehindturnedouttobefullofinspectors.Sinceitwouldhavemadeheadlinesifauniversitystudenthadalmosthalf-killedawomanofanadvancedage,Iwasgiventheopportunitytoleavequietly.

1.Whatdowelearnabouttheinspectorsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Theyfoundthewriteramusing.

B.Theyneverworeuniforms.

C.Theywerefearedbyemployees.

D.Theydistrustedolderemployees.

2.Whywasthewriterunabletodohisjobproperly?

A.Hewasn'ttallenough.

B.Thebusesweretoofast.

C.Peopleavoidedpaying.

D.Hecouldn'tmove.

3.Theoldladyintheincidentdescribed________.

A.wasinjured

B.fainted

C.wasdragged

D.hitherhead

4.Whentheincidentwitholdladyhappened