The truck regulars adopted Stevie as their official truck-stop mascot because they __________ him.
A. pitied
B. liked
C. worried about
D. biased against
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The rhetorical device used in the phrase "a ripple of excitement" is called __________.
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. hyperbole
D. irony
Frannie sighed when she told the truckers about Stevie's surgery because __________.
A. the surgery was not successful
B. Stevie would not be back for a few months
C. the truckers didn't show any concern
D. she worried about Stevie's medical bills
The Thanksgiving was a special day because of the following except __________.
A. Stevie's 10 confirmation calls
B. Stevie's first day back to work
C. the donation of over $10,000
D. the warm celebration
In the sentence "Truckers don't generally care whobusestables as long as the food is good and the pies are homemade."(para.2 line 2 of unit 1 in book 3), the word "buses" means ________.
A. large vehicles that carry passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off
B. to take the dirty plates, etc. off the tables in a restaurant, as a job
C. to transport sb. by bus