It was one of those cold winter nights in the Haight district of San Francisco. I was driving an eyesore (难看的东西) that could only be __1__ as a "car" by someone who was either a shameless liar or a good friend.

　　It was a __2__ car to drive because you had to keep your fingers and toes crossed to keep the engine running. I tried to imagine I was driving a huge clumsy __3__； that way I didn't __4__ the slow speed.

　　That night I must have uncrossed my fingers to scratch something. The car __5__ in the middle of a four­lane stretch of Oak Street. I __6__ for a place to turn off, but the street was lined with parked cars.

　　There I sat, in __7__ evening traffic, as tons of steel and plastic screamed by. In my rearview mirror I saw a pair of headlights __8__ and stop behind me. I knew what was coming. Soon the horn would start and someone would be __9__ at me. But I was __10__.

　　A stranger got out of the car and came to my __11__. He shouted, "Do you want a __12__？"

　　I was surprised but must have __13__ in the affirmative (确定). He __14__ to his car and two teens piled out to apply themselves to my bumper (保险杠). When I was __15__ delivered to a side street, they got back into their car and rejoined the sea of __16__. I didn't get to __17__ them.

　　Over the years I've realized something about the __18__ who stopped to help. I've noticed that every time I'm in __19__， he appears. The one true thing in this world is an unasked __20__ provided by a stranger.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者驾着自己的老爷车上街时，汽车突然熄火了，作者正着急的时候，后面的司机下来帮作者把车推到了一边。陌生人的帮助令作者无比感动。

　　1．A.laughed at　　　　　　　 　B．referred to

　　C．looked down D．talked about

　　解析：选B　根据语境，作者驾驶的老爷车十分难看，只有少数的人会把它当作汽车。refer to sth. as"把......当作......"符合语境。

　　2．A.difficult B．beautiful

　　C．funny D．special

　　解析：选A　从下文作者要把手指和脚趾的劲都用上来驾驶车辆可知，他的车很难开。

　　3．A.truck B．elephant

　　C．cow D．snail

解析：选D　从后文的I didn't __4__ the slow speed可知，作者试图把自己的车想