A Chinese traffic policeman prevented a terrible accident thanks to his experience. His action helped him win a lot of praise from the world.
Li Weiqi, the traffic policeman on duty on April 21, was working at a big busy crossing in Hangzhou. At some point, he noticed there was something strange about the road, as small cracks showed.
Li didn’t miss the signal of danger. He directed passing cars to get away from the questionable road part. It was not an easy job as the crossing was quite busy. Soon, he brought some road cones(锥形警告路标)from nearby. His partners came and helped him to surround(包围) the area to tell the passing cars to stay away from it.
It was only four minutes from the time Li noticed the problem to the time he set up all the cones. Then, a two-meter-deep hole appeared suddenly. Thanks to the police’s quick action, nobody was hurt.
Li Weiqi said he never met this situation before, but he knew it might be something wrong and needed to be careful when he saw the cracks. He said there was a heart-stopping moment when a driver tried to go over the dangerous area but he did his best to stop the car. The driver was not patient at all and asked him if he broke any rules angrily. Just at that moment, the road collapsed(塌陷) in front of them.
“He kept saying thank you for saving his life, ” Li said, “ I told him it’s not a big deal, this is just my job.” And many other drivers praised him in many different ways. But to Li, he always thinks it his duty to keep the traffic easy and safe, as well as to keep the drivers safe and healthy.
21. What was strange about the road in Li’s eyes?
A. There were too many cars on it. B. There were some small cracks in it.
C. There was much rain water on it. D. There were many walkers on it then.
22. How did the driver do in Para 5 feel when Li stopped his car?
A. He waited patiently. B. He went over quickly.
C. He argued with Li for being stopped. . D. He thanked Li for saving his life.
23. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. Li says what he did is the right thing. B. Li felt frightened about the accident.
C. The other drivers thanked Li much. D. Keeping drivers safe isn’t Li’s work.