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A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便車).

"I can't leave her out in this weather," the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.

"Do you want a lift?" she asked. The old woman nodded(點頭) and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, "Have you been waiting a long time?" The old woman shook (搖晃) her head. " Strange," thought the woman. She tried again. **Bad weather for the time of year," she said. The old woman nodded.

Then the young woman noticed the old woman's hands, which were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she realized that **she" was a man! She stopped the car. "I can't see out of the rear screen(後擋風玻璃) ,"she said. "Would you mind cleaning it for me?"

"The old woman" nodded and opened the door. As soon as "she" was out of the car, the frightened young woman drove off as fast as she could.

When she got to the next village, she stopped. She noticed "the old woman" had left "her" handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a gun(槍).

46. When the young woman talked with "her", "the old woman" only nodded or shook "her" head because "she"_______.

A. didn't want the young woman to hear "her" voice

B. didn't want to trouble the young woman any more

C. was so tired that "she" didn't want to talk with her

D. was worded that the young woman had seen "her" hands

47. When the young woman found something strange, she________

A. drove away as fast as possible B. thought of an idea

C. went on driving as usual D. drove her car to a village

48. The young woman asked "the old woman" to clean the rear screen in order to________.

A. see more clearly B. drive fast and well C. make "her" speak D. throw "her" out

49. From the story we can see that the young woman was______.