her an old car he had had for six years. She learned to drive and loved it very much. She liked driving very fast, and was proud of the fact that she had never been caught for a driving offense.

　　Then one day she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her and the policeman in it saw her pass a red light without stopping and she was taken before a judge. The man looked at her and said that she was too old to drive a car, and the reason why she hadn't stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak because of her old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

　　When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs. Young opened her handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she chose a needle(针) with a very small eye, and threaded(穿线)it at her first try.

　　When she had finished it, she took the thread out of the needle and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, "Now it's your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that your eyesight is good. "

　　The judge took the needle and he tried to thread it. After trying six times, he had still not done it. At last he had to set the old woman free and her record remained unbroken.

　　1. Mrs. Young's car was______ years old.

　　　A.16 B. 33 C.40 D. 53

　　2. Mrs. Young was never caught for a driving offence because _______.

　　　A. her car was nice B. she seldom drove her car

　　　C. her eyesight was good D. she was good at driving

　　3. As______, she was taken before a judge.

　　 A. Mrs. Young's car was too old. B. Mrs. Young hadn't made way for the police car

　　　C. Mrs. Young was rude to the policeman. D. Mrs. Young hadn't stopped at the red light

　　4. Mrs. Young threaded before the judge in order to _____.

　　 A. prove that her eyesight was still good B. get the man into trouble

　　　C. do some sewing D. wait for the man's judgment

　　5. We know from the text that .

　　　A. her husband bought a new car, leaving her old one.

　　　B. Mrs. Young's eyesight was poor because of her old age.

　　　C. Mrs. Young was a smart and healthy woman though she was very old.

　　　D. Mrs. Young was taken a judge and paid the fine.