题目内容：

I drove a taxi for extra money east of Toronto thirty years ago. Each time a taxi drove up to the front of the Greenwood Racetrack, a group of local kids would run along the sidewalk angling for position by the passenger door. One lucky kid, or rather, the most aggressive one, would open the passenger door and say “Good luck, Mister!” The man getting out of the cab would vaguely say thanks and throw the kid a quarter. It was a routine everybody knew.

Throughout the summer, one kid caught my eye. He was bigger than most of all the other kids but pushed away by even the smallest. He never made it but never gave up. One day, his chance arrived. As I was pulling up to the sidewalk, all the kids were pushing for a cab just ahead of mine. The boy saw me and walked toward my taxi. As I positioned the passenger door right beside him, he never paused and opened the passenger door, warmly saying, “Good luck, Mister!”

But the man neither said thanks nor flipped him a quarter. He pushed him aside so hard that the boy fell on the sidewalk. I knew it hurt him badly. I got out in less than 10 seconds, but the man was gone in the crowd. So I looked for the kid. I decided to give him $20 for the effort. By the time I spotted him he was far up ahead, walking away in the opposite direction through the crowd and his head hanging down. When I got the cab turned around I lost sight of him. I never saw him again. I’d like to find him one day and tell him that if only he had stuck around a little longer I would have given him a whole $20.

I learned from this kid that when things seem so hopeless that you are ready to give up, it’s the time when things are most likely to turn around for you.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The passenger was ready to give a tip to the kid.

B. The author was a professional taxi driver at that time.

C. The lucky child was the toughest among the local kids.

D. The driver would work with and benefit from those children.

2.Why did the kid never succeed in opening the passenger door?

A. He was modest.    B. He was the shortest.

C. He made no effort.    D. He pushed his way.

3.Why did the author get out of his taxi?

A. To catch up with the kid.

B. To encourage the disappointed kid.

C. To give the kid some money.

D. To intend to demand the tip for the kid.

4.According to the passage, which goes with the author’s intention?

A. Never give in to difficulties.    B. Sunshine comes after a storm.

C. Face up to competitions.    D. Each road leads to Rome.