礼貌引起的。]

　　2．The underlined word "give­and­take" in the 4th paragraph probably means " "．

　　A．politeness and impoliteness

　　B．good manners and bad manners

　　C．offering help to others as much as possible

　　D．willingness of each person to give in to each other's wishes

　　D　[词义猜测题。第二、三段讲述了道路礼貌问题，第四段又谈到了汽车在不断增加，要想避免交通问题的发生，道路使用者需要具有"互让"的品质。]

　　3．According to the writer，a good driver should ．

　　A．beat back when forced to face rude driving

　　B．be able to recognize politeness when he sees it

　　C．encourage old ladies to cross the road whenever they want to

　　D．join in traffic stream quickly however other people feel

　　B　[推理判断题。从第二段最后一句可知，现今很多驾驶员在亲眼目睹道路交通礼貌的表现时却意识不到这个问题，所以一个好的驾驶员应该能辨认出交通礼貌的表现。]

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　　I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation.The small room was filled with other families and friends who were 1 waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.

　　There was a young boy sitting quietly in the 2 ．He held a small box of 3 in one hand and a tablet(写字板) in the other.Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something.As the hours passed I began to see the room almost 4 ．And there was a strange silence.

　　"Daddy，when is Mommy going home？" the young boy asked，breaking the 5 ．

"Tomorrow，" his father replied.The boy picked up his crayons and 6